so I get home from work last night to hear the the dirtiest ticking noise coming from the head of my bf xr6 when it idols so I tried this morning and it was there but not as loud so the hotter the engine the louder the noise

gave my mate a call whos a technician at ford and he seems to think it might be a damaged lifter but until he comes over and sees and hears it for himself he cant guarantee that that's the problem. if it is though where gunna pull her apart as soon as possible and replace the lifters but I thought while weve got it apart I might as well replace the cams and lifters for performance ones. .

ive looked at crow cams options and will give them a call to see what they think the best option cam is but anyway was just wonderin if anyones cammed their n/a 6 and what gear they used and what people would reccomend. .

any help would be much appreciated thanks guys

gday mate, type in "cam for xr6 n/a" in the search topic space or just go to page 2 and scroll down

Give Brad at Atomic a call.

BTW, I've heard rumours of a 700hp N/A getting around. Anyone know where/who that is?

Edited 23/12/09 01:30 PM23/12/09 01:30 PM by straughsberry

Sounds exactly like what happend to one of my mates car . He was pushing it 2 hard and it started ticking like mad , turned out to be a broken lifter , doesnt cost much to fix and is pretty easy . Definately upgrading your cams while its open is an awsome idea

thanks for the replys guys,

think im guna go with crow cams, only problem is I tried to give them a call today to see what theyd recomend and of course they're shut for christmas so I doubt il be able to get it in til after new years now..

certainly picked a good time to do it haha

hey mate

my car is making a similar sound also, at idle I can hear it after a decent drive, and also on the freeway its I can hear it fairly loud.

it sounds like its coming from near the injectors or fuel rail? around that area, could be lifters though, not too sure.

did you end up finding out what it was?

I think I may have the same problem also.

would it have anything to do with the injectors or fuel rail?

and would it be bad for the motor to drive it in that condition or is it alright for short term till the bank permits

make sure it isnt the purge valve... hows the oil level?

BTW, I've heard rumours of a 700hp N/A getting around. Anyone know where/who that is?

definatley wont be an na 6 lol.... even with the best of the best of the best money no option I doubt you could make more than 200-220 at wheels out of a ford i6

Definitely is an N/A 6! So how about a Forumla 1 engine that has a 2.4 litre capacity and makes 800hp?

18 to 20,000 rpm & gallons to the mile.