I was racing a new Evo with intake, chip and exhaust and we both were running at 55 mph we went on the 3 beep and we went he was neck to neck for about a second but the stock LT1 with 130,000 miles, K&N cold air, SLP loudmouth, and pretty sure stock Automatic not rebuilt, I beat him three times and I got my 20 bucks when we went back to Ruby Tuesday parking lot where I was the only American car and the kids there respect my car. But when I raced him my car was TICKIN!!! I thought it was the lifter and as the month went buy it got so loud you can hear it from a block away. I went to my friends shop he said he heard air he put his hand down there and said your sparkplug is loose. The head was stripped. The ticking was so loud that when you gased it more and more it was like a faulty lifter from an old truck it was so loud and very embarassing. Got a cold weld and now the car runs mint. LOL Just wondering did I ruin anything bec I was running on 7 cyc?

 

It runs good witht eh cold weld in the head the plug fits well and runs like a champ

 

What is the cold weld you are referring to? Did you properly helicoil the bolt hole or did you goop some JB Weld in there?

 

My friend thats works on the car we went to Autozone and got the helicoil. not cold weld or whatever its called. But will this last me long? Doesnt really matter bec im getting AFR heads later on

 

Ive had a loose plug back all the way out and it sounded aweful, but didn't hurt anything.

 

properly installed helicoils will last a good long time. Especially if you use it for spark plugs since you don't have to change them often

 

i've had a ticking on my car as well lately, and when i give it gas it gets louder as the more gas i give it, to where you can clearly hear it over the exhaust. i recently put in my headers so i figured it was an exhaust leak somewhere, but at the same time we replaced 4 of the spark plugs....so i was wondering which, if not both, it could be. (and thats how loud the ticking is, i have a full exhaust with a loudmouth and i still hear it) gonna check the spark plugs later and see if thats the case. i've also heard that if they header gaskets aren't tight enough you'll hear the tick but it goes away after the car warms up, and mine doesn't go away at all.

 

Very easy for header bolts to back out after a few cycles, making sure they are tight is an easy first step in finding your problem.

 

i kinda have the same prob. now..but my tick goes away after like 5min cruising on the highway and only get loud if i get on it hard light to light..im thinkin mine is a lifter...but glad to hear u fixed it

 

i have the same problem also, ticks constantly, worse when cold and gets louder with acceleration..im thinking mine is a lifter but i will be able to check the header gaskets and plugs very soon when i put in my LT's and tune-er-up..maybe ill get luckly and have a loose plug also, prob not tho, im not a very lucky person,haha..but glad you got it fixed fairly easy!