:whine:So I took my 04 cobra to the track for the first time last night. I haven't had the car very long. I drove like a ass and spun every pass terrible. I never hit the rev limiter. On my last pass the car ran normal not down on power at all,but I noticed a noise on the return road so I went back to the pits. Its a ticking but high pitched. It speed up with revs and noticeable at idle. Its coming from the back of the pass side. Car had a comp test before I bought it looked good. I'm just sick about it. Since the sound is so fast I don't think its bottom end. I almost thought exhaust leak or something in the head. Any light shed on this would be greatly appreaciated.
Absolutely Terrible Night at the Track
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spun rod bearing maybe?
would it show up in a comp test?
as fast as the sound is I think its top end
Can you make a video of the noise?
i'll try to make one later
Maybe your just paranoid. These cars have a lot of engine noise
No its pretty loud
FORDSVTPARTS
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The infamous head tick, not cheap to fix but better than a whole motor.
for sure the head tick? It is a 04 I thought they had that issue fixed then
its coming from the back of the pass side valve cover
Do another compression test, if something is out of the ordinary, do a leak down test. And a spun rod won't show up on a comp/leak down test.
When my buddy spun a rod it sounded more like a hammer smacking the block than a tick. I think FORDSVTPARTS nailed it for you.
FORDSVTPARTS
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No way I can be sure but it sounds like it, I've seen the head tick show up on plenty of '04s.
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Scuffed piston.
the heads that fixed the tick were Jan 05 revisions. i think some 04's just got lucky they haven't seen it yet. cheaper to have a machine shop fix your heads than to buy the revisions. just did it with my head gasket job.
what exactly causes it?
Poorly made valve guides. if you are going to have to remove the heads get all the guides replaced with good guides. Silicon bronze.
But it may not be that. Several engines have been unlucky enough that they threw a follower. It could cause all sorts of noise as it rattles around in the valve train. At least you were 'lucky enough" that it's on the passenger side and it is possible to get that valve cover off with out a ton of grief.
i would check for a possible exhaust leak since this was the first time you went to the track with the car.......you just might get lucky and not have hurt the motor.
mine had a slight tick which ended up being (1) missing & (1) loose header bolt on the passenger side.....just a thought
mine had a slight tick which ended up being (1) missing & (1) loose header bolt on the passenger side.....just a thought
It could be as simple as a loose spark plug..
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