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Valvetrain or something else... this new car hates me

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Winfaulker

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Well, I was all excited about getting all my Lectrical gremlins sorted out so I take my LX for a spin. I matted it in first, powershifted second, and fishtailed down the road-nothing new right.... Well she sounds a bit different now, Seems like a bit of a flutter coming from the drivers side, very noticeable at low RPMS, but I hear it throughout all RPMs. No apparent power loss, no loud noises... I hoping I just blew a header gasket... I have had experience, with other motors, bending valves and that just blows. I have SVO aluminum heads stock 89 pistons, and an unknown crane cam. Gonna check for leaks in the morning, and maybe do a compression test... Any other thoughts
 

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Please explain what you mean by "flutter".
 

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Well it is not like a tick... More like a low pitched sound, almost like a really bad exhaust leak would sound... sounds close to a missing cylinder, but not exactly the same. Basically, I can't tell which of the two it is, time for some test i guess...
 
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