Disaster strikes

04N20GT · April 10th, 2010, 02:18 AM

Ok, before anyone starts feeling sorry for me or anything, let me just say that my MMR 950 stroker gets here next Friday.

Ok, so my car already had a chipped piston on the number four cylinder, but not big enough to not drive. It would only have a slight miss at idle. Well last week after a hard second gear pull, I started hearing a ticking sound. I got home and my initial thought was the fly wheel. I had a guy tell me that if it were the fly, it would make a lot worse noise than a clicking sound. He said to check the UDP, to see if a bearing went bad. So today, I started it and tried spraying lube on the pullies, but still same thing. I got down under the hood and listened while moving the throttle body. I narrowed it down to the driver's side valve cover.

The clicking sound is a repeatitive sound, but it is not there all the time, and it gets louder and faster with rpm. tried driving it, and it seems to be normal aside from the clicking. When driving, it kinda goes away when i let off the throttle, and it starts again as soon as I touch the gas the slightest bit.

What could it be??

trent2590 · April 10th, 2010, 02:25 AM

it could be time for a new engine lol

sounds like a just starting off rod knock

02GT89 · April 10th, 2010, 06:10 AM

rod knock or Lifter!

red01 · April 10th, 2010, 08:56 AM

Sounds like your getting ready to throw a rod, happened in my old NPI motor....kinda glad it did though

04N20GT · April 10th, 2010, 01:22 PM

I was thinking a lifter myself. When you say about to throw a rod, do you mean a conecting rod in the shortblock? I could see that doing a lot of internal damage to the block and heads. Not too worried about the heads, but I wanted to rebuild the block for later use.

April 10th, 2010, 02:18 AM	#1
04N20GT Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 12.84@108 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 950 iTrader: 4 reviews	Disaster strikes Ok, before anyone starts feeling sorry for me or anything, let me just say that my MMR 950 stroker gets here next Friday. Ok, so my car already had a chipped piston on the number four cylinder, but not big enough to not drive. It would only have a slight miss at idle. Well last week after a hard second gear pull, I started hearing a ticking sound. I got home and my initial thought was the fly wheel. I had a guy tell me that if it were the fly, it would make a lot worse noise than a clicking sound. He said to check the UDP, to see if a bearing went bad. So today, I started it and tried spraying lube on the pullies, but still same thing. I got down under the hood and listened while moving the throttle body. I narrowed it down to the driver's side valve cover. The clicking sound is a repeatitive sound, but it is not there all the time, and it gets louder and faster with rpm. tried driving it, and it seems to be normal aside from the clicking. When driving, it kinda goes away when i let off the throttle, and it starts again as soon as I touch the gas the slightest bit. What could it be?? __________________ MMR 950 Stroker TFS 38cc Heads MHS TFS N/A stage 3.5 cams 11.5:1 compression Nitrous Express wet kit 12.84@108 2.0 60' on motor. race weight was 3750lb 354whp 330wtq motor, 480whp 500wtq 150shot. Proud Iraq and Afghanistan Vet

April 10th, 2010, 02:25 AM	#2
trent2590 Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 846 iTrader: 0 reviews	it could be time for a new engine lol sounds like a just starting off rod knock __________________ LED third brake light to replace old sun damaged one, shorty antenna, new PI Intake Manifold with aluminum crossover (my original was all plastic). Bosch Platinum 4 Spark plugs (awesome set) Last edited by trent2590; April 10th, 2010 at 02:27 AM.

April 10th, 2010, 06:10 AM	#3
02GT89 eating 1 ricer at a time 2002 mustang GT not sure only ran on the streets so far! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,444 iTrader: 3 reviews	rod knock or Lifter! __________________ Power in the hands of a few Buy your coffee from 02gt89 I guarantee better than starbucks click here

April 10th, 2010, 08:56 AM	#4
red01 Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 330 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds like your getting ready to throw a rod, happened in my old NPI motor....kinda glad it did though __________________ 1997 Mustang GT 04 PI 2V, bolt ons, gears, tune 255/292 www.covertmotorsports.net

April 10th, 2010, 01:22 PM	#5
04N20GT Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 12.84@108 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 950 iTrader: 4 reviews	I was thinking a lifter myself. When you say about to throw a rod, do you mean a conecting rod in the shortblock? I could see that doing a lot of internal damage to the block and heads. Not too worried about the heads, but I wanted to rebuild the block for later use. __________________ MMR 950 Stroker TFS 38cc Heads MHS TFS N/A stage 3.5 cams 11.5:1 compression Nitrous Express wet kit 12.84@108 2.0 60' on motor. race weight was 3750lb 354whp 330wtq motor, 480whp 500wtq 150shot. Proud Iraq and Afghanistan Vet

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