read this and be warned about your motor

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by funkdefino

What test can be done or what do I tell my mechanic to find out if I have bad lifters?

Your mechanic should have a trained ear to recognize the tappet noises... A dyno run will show if the engine is low power, but you'll need other graphs from similar cars to know what is actually low power..

The only way to know is to pull the lifters and inspect them...

I know the main contributor to this issue, but will not post it, because it would start WWIII...