I think I fixed the tick!

[LaserSVT]

So as some know I posted a couple months back about my Cobra having a tapping/ticking sound for a few seconds on startup and very faintly after warmup. I thought it was the normal "tick" Cobras get I was just outside playing with the car and decided to see how she runs with the Jet chip pulled and upon startup it was emediatly (spelling) apparent the tick was gone! Completly gone! I wont know till tomm. if its all good with a cold start, but this appears to have done it!

Now I know why I have NEVER seen a Jet chip in a Stang
Third experience with a Jet chip and they all stunk. Previous owner put it in, glad I pulled it. Althoe I did notice a slight performance decrease

Oh well, better safe than sorry!

 

[Uncle Meat]

I find it hard to understand what a chip plugged into the ECU could change that would cause a tick in the first place?

U.M.

 

[LaserSVT]

I find it hard to understand what a chip plugged into the ECU could change that would cause a tick in the first place?

U.M.

My guess would be timing causing det. But then again I have no clue because it still makes the cold start noise Sorry I guess I jumped the gun If you know what a Gecko sounds like (not the one from Geico) then you know exactly what my tick sounds like.

Oh well back to the drawing board. Another thing is my heads only have about 5K on them. The previous guy used the original parts (valves, springs, rockers etc.) but the heads were new pieces

 

[attackkatt]

I fixed my tick this week too. I just sounded like a typical lifter tap but the oil pan was full of metal. I really thought it was a broken valve guide and bought new heads and was ready to replace them. So now I have an 05 Aviator sittin in it hope to have it running next week.