I ran into a very nice Javelin in town last night. I talked to him and his wife at the stoplight, and they had a baby in the back in a car seat. When the light changed I wasn't expecting a race and was driving slowly away in first gear. We were going about 15-20 mph when he hit it and took off. I punched it and went sideways because I was still in first. I know it revved way too high. I ratcheted into second, fishtailed a bit the other way and straightened it out and blew the Javelin away. At the next stop I could hear what sounds like a lifter tick. It is rotational and changed with speed. I remember it doing this once last year, but only for a few minutes. Now it won't go away. I don't know if over revving did it, or if I have a bad lifter, or what. I am running Comp hydraulic roller lifters, so you wouldn't think they would have an issue. What do you all think? I want to take it apart this weekend, but I want to be proactive and either have suspected parts in hand or available to pick up at a local speed shop. Any thoughts on what it could be? Also, I wonder about a different, more radical cam at the same time I disassemble, but I don't want to lose low end torque. Any ideas on that? This is what I run now:
408 stroker
1992 360 magnum block
scat 4" stroke crank
Scat forged i-beam rods
Diamond flat top pistons (11.8:1 compression)
Total Seal rings
Engine Pro main, rod, Cam bearings
Fluid damper
Cloyes double roller timing set
Cometic head gaskets
Edelbrock performer rpm heads (gasket matched w/ light porting)
Smith Bros pushrods
Comp 1.5 ratio shaft mount billet roller rockers
Comp hydraulic roller lifters
Comp Cam
242/248 Dur@ .050, .3660/.3630 lift @ .050, 112° lobe sep. 549/544 gross valve lift
Comp valve springs, retainers, keepers, locators
Melling hv oil pump
Edelbrock RPM Air Gap intake
MSD Pro Billet distributor
bronze dist gear
Holley 750dp mech secondary manual choke
Mopar MSD 6 Ignition box
408 stroker
1992 360 magnum block
scat 4" stroke crank
Scat forged i-beam rods
Diamond flat top pistons (11.8:1 compression)
Total Seal rings
Engine Pro main, rod, Cam bearings
Fluid damper
Cloyes double roller timing set
Cometic head gaskets
Edelbrock performer rpm heads (gasket matched w/ light porting)
Smith Bros pushrods
Comp 1.5 ratio shaft mount billet roller rockers
Comp hydraulic roller lifters
Comp Cam
242/248 Dur@ .050, .3660/.3630 lift @ .050, 112° lobe sep. 549/544 gross valve lift
Comp valve springs, retainers, keepers, locators
Melling hv oil pump
Edelbrock RPM Air Gap intake
MSD Pro Billet distributor
bronze dist gear
Holley 750dp mech secondary manual choke
Mopar MSD 6 Ignition box
