Any updates?

 

im having the exact opposite problems, cold start quiet motor then when it warms up i hear a ticking under idle and little into the rpms.. any ideas? just did an oil change with mobile 1 10-30

 

Is common my friend, happens on my Evo 8... as well as 9 of my friends here lol. DSM motors have a bit of a tick.

 

i hate it and always worry, ive always been a toyota guy so the sewing machine sounding valve-train usually doesnt bother me but on these cars it worries the crap outta me

 

sorry guys i havent had time to get the head off yet. got alot going on but hope to get to it shortly.

 

Gsc zero tick lifters it wont tick after its warm

 

i was gonna try them when i replaced my lifters but i found more ppl on here switching to the no tick lifters with no change.

 

mine only tick when warming up then they are silent. but go figure now im hearing a knock sound ONLY when the car is warming up then it gos away and runs perfect. idk i love my evo but damn this car is crazy with sounds

 

I also have the GSC stage 2 cams and the beehive springs, and I also have the same ticking you describe. I have been told by several people that it is just lifter tick. Other than it being noisy, it really hasn't effected the car at all.

 

yeah thats what im leaning twards just something ive had to get used to. my car runs fine and its been almost 5k now with numerous road trips without issue.

 

Mine seems to come & go. It still performs well so I'm not going to worry too much.

 

Although it has got a lot better since I fitted some Ross Sport 3mm lash adjusters.

 

i did topline lifters and it made no difference in sound. i even installed thicker valve spring seats that came with my gsc beehives and still no change in sound.

recently i installed a coolant temp guage and have been monitoring it now that its gotten cooler out. on an 80* day im sitting in traffic with the ac on my temps didnt go higher than 188*. now this morning on my way to work with temp at 30* outside one my thermostat opened the highest temp i could get was 169*.

ive read that the 180* is the optimal temp for the stock motor and im guessing since my block is built i shouldnt be below that number and maybe what im hearing is poston slap. the sound is more pronounced in the cold weather but there is still no signs of performance loss.

im dont know if anything i just said has any weight to it though, just a thought.

 

bump! i have the same exact thing......did you ever resolve it???

 

not yet, my next try is pulling the head and doing the oil mod i found on the dsm forum plus i used an evo 8 head gasket last time it was off so im gonna try thr thicker 9 gasket.