pearl95sc
Registered User
Alright, odd little sound here. Before I pulled the motor apart, there was a sound that came from the back of the drivers side of the motor. Now, I figured that is was probably a very tiny start to an exhaust leak from the manifold, and when I took everything down, it appeared that there was. Now, everything's back together, car is running. Last night, I put the rest of the factory exhaust on so I wouldn't tick off the neighbors (I was out drivin and it's kinda loud). And now, what I thought was a small exhaust leak through the flexpipe that mates the collectors to the rest of the factory exhaust, turns out not to be. I got that same damn tick coming from the front of the passenger side of the motor. It goes faster with more rpms, and is really annoying.
Now comes the questions. Could this have been part of the cause to my original bowed valvesprings? What causes it? Is there a way around tearing the engine back apart to fix? If not, what lifters can I go with, factory good enough, or crane, etc? And if I have a cam that has a .499 lift w/1.73 rockers, what size pushrods do I need to make a .520 range lift.
The car overall, drives great, really solid. I just don't wanna screw anything up here, and snow will be on the ground soon, so the car will be garaged anyway. Any feedback is much appreciated.
Thanks, Alyn
Now comes the questions. Could this have been part of the cause to my original bowed valvesprings? What causes it? Is there a way around tearing the engine back apart to fix? If not, what lifters can I go with, factory good enough, or crane, etc? And if I have a cam that has a .499 lift w/1.73 rockers, what size pushrods do I need to make a .520 range lift.
The car overall, drives great, really solid. I just don't wanna screw anything up here, and snow will be on the ground soon, so the car will be garaged anyway. Any feedback is much appreciated.
Thanks, Alyn