Sr20 people!!!!

[SlideWayzS13]

Ok so I finally got my car running....question is why is the top end so loud??? I have Tomei solid lifters n 272 cams big valves retainers and etc..... I am told the head will be louder cause the lifters are noisy. Anyone have any info for me?? Or know?

[Vince@R/TTuning]

solid lifters are a lil more noisy(i would call it crisper if thats makes sense)...but if you can here you lifters over your exhuast in higher rpms them u might have a problem...

[SlideWayzS13]

I dint think you have to bleed the tomei lifters...was thinking maybe that...but yeah it is a lil on the noisy side.......any recomendations what I should check b4 any real damage is done??

[Vince@R/TTuning]

solid lifters dont need to be bleed...but double check ur valve clearance and make sure u modified the rocker arms, tomei has instructions on the site i think....

[SlideWayzS13]

Originally Posted by Vince@R/TTuning

solid lifters dont need to be bleed...but double check ur valve clearance and make sure u modified the rocker arms, tomei has instructions on the site i think....

Rocker arms were not done...I had told the machine shop about it and they also looked at the directions that came with the lifters and they said they checked all the clearence's multiple times and that if I had gone a cam size bigger I would of needed to have them machine. Could that be making the noise??? The machine shop guaruntees their work, So Idk if I should just go with it and see what happens or what.....

[Vince@R/TTuning]

well yank the valve cover to check your valve clearances and at that time check the rockers to see if there is any marks and that will let ya know. Im sure they rolled the motor to check, but after you get a motor broken in and get a few heat cycles in it, things move and valves seat...so its always good to recheck things...

[SlideWayzS13]

Yea worked on her all day today she quieted down...drove her on the dyno lift and as we were backing it on heard a LOUD "death tick" turned it off pulled the valve cover........turned the key to see what the noise was and the Fu**in intake cam gear bolt backed out!! Thought all the intake valves were bent. Did a leak down test re-timed everything tightned everything under the cover down and put new oil in and she sounds awesome!!

[TurboTagTeam]

Originally Posted by SlideWayzS13

Rocker arms were not done...I had told the machine shop about it and they also looked at the directions that came with the lifters and they said they checked all the clearence's multiple times and that if I had gone a cam size bigger I would of needed to have them machine. Could that be making the noise??? The machine shop guaruntees their work, So Idk if I should just go with it and see what happens or what.....

What cams are you running? I'v never heard of anyone running solid lifters without machining the rockers.

[SlideWayzS13]

BC 272's I haven't either but I ran the motor for a while and checked for any wear on the rocker arms and there isn't any. I am just gonna keep my eye on them till I am 100% sure.