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M1Combat · 03-12-2019, 11:20 AM

Thanks for the answers. I really appreciate it. This is an amazing car and I'd love to get it all straightened out

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3. If it's a lifter what's the best course of action? Also... It's intermittent. It just plain comes and goes. I can certainly hear the valvetrain at very small throttle settings. This sound is in addition to that. I feel like if it was a lifter it would be consistent or wouldn't be changeable with the throttle. I may have to go take a ride but I'm pretty sure that if I open the throttle a touch when it's happening I can make it silent. Maybe something with the variable valve timing setup?

4. Maybe it was for the older 98x chassis but I read somewhere that the swaybar end links (not the swaybar itself) are a little thin and can bend, and cause alignment issues. Basically when they bend it would cause a pre-load/cross-weight at the ASB.

03-12-2019, 11:20 AM	#3
M1Combat Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: AZ Posts: 39	Thanks for the answers. I really appreciate it. This is an amazing car and I'd love to get it all straightened out . 3. If it's a lifter what's the best course of action? Also... It's intermittent. It just plain comes and goes. I can certainly hear the valvetrain at very small throttle settings. This sound is in addition to that. I feel like if it was a lifter it would be consistent or wouldn't be changeable with the throttle. I may have to go take a ride but I'm pretty sure that if I open the throttle a touch when it's happening I can make it silent. Maybe something with the variable valve timing setup? 4. Maybe it was for the older 98x chassis but I read somewhere that the swaybar end links (not the swaybar itself) are a little thin and can bend, and cause alignment issues. Basically when they bend it would cause a pre-load/cross-weight at the ASB.