Tick Tick Tick Tick......

[Mark B]

Hey everyone,
I was wondering if anyone knows a way to reduce "header tick?" Under light acceleration, I get an annoying ticking sound coming from my engine bay. Took it to the local exhaust shop & told them to look for leaks, but they didnt find any. They said the sound is a normal header tick. My car has made this sound as long as I can remember. Are there any ways of reducing this sound? How about ceramic coating? Will that help?

Thanks in Advance,
Mark B

[PontiacFan]

Also look for spark plug wires that may not be fully seated.

[Joe 1320]

Hey everyone,
I was wondering if anyone knows a way to reduce "header tick?" Under light acceleration, I get an annoying ticking sound coming from my engine bay. Took it to the local exhaust shop & told them to look for leaks, but they didnt find any. They said the sound is a normal header tick. My car has made this sound as long as I can remember. Are there any ways of reducing this sound? How about ceramic coating? Will that help?

Thanks in Advance,
Mark B

Might be worth reading:

http://www.f-body.com/forum/showthre...t=Quiet+header

[Mark B]

Thanks Joe. From that thread, it sounds like what I am expirencing is pretty normal for headers. I wanted to get the headers ceramic coated anyway, so I will probably just do that & hope that it helps with the sound. If it doesnt help, I can always just go full throttle everywhere. Who needs part throttle? haha