96 Loud ticking noise and overheat
 

Dont know much about engines but i would like to know why my 96 z28 needs in order to run smooth, everything is stock. Tranny, engine, everything. I would like to know if i need to rebuild the engine completley. My camaro turns on and is drivable but overheats fast and makes a loud ticking noise, the more i step on the gas the faster it starts to tick. I was thinking of doing a ls1 swap but i dont know wut the price would be. Im not sure weather to fix my stock engine and throw in some performance parts on it or just do a ls1 swap. Wut do you guys think? What would be the smart thing to do? Any info would be appreciated thanks in advance, :)

Re: 96 Loud ticking noise and overheat
 

Basics first to start,do,and check. How many miles on the camaro,The overheating... is there coolant in the radiator? Usually overheating fast could be water pump not working properly,but how fast is it overheating? Are u using the correct t stat for the lt1 engine

The ticking you mentioned where do you hear it from? The ticking can be a number of things.

And IMHO about the ls1,it's better to just buy an ls1 rather than swap motors bcuz you will need to swap a butch of things and it's not worth it.

Re: 96 Loud ticking noise and overheat
 

The smart thing to do is take the car in and have it checked out.Ticking can be an exhaust leak.Overheating can be a waterpump.Have it diagnosed before you spend the dough.My02.