JohnnySVT:
Since you're using a stock intake that's modded... I'm pretty sure it'll fit with minor clearancing if any. You may need the MM adapters but I doubt it. You can check clearance by tossing a ball of play-dough on top of the intake from a 96-98 cobra and seeing what's left. If you have a full inch and change then I don't think there's a big worry.
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Originally Posted by 97gtstang
ty red will try that and get back to ya ;> i sure hope it aint a rod bearing lol i dont wanna have to tear the motor back out and it sounds like from valve covers i hope
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Definitely sounds like a lash adjuster. You won't have to pull the motor but you will have to pull the cam covers and find the wiggly one. Pull it out and replace it or see if you can compress it, then let it expand in a bowl of oil. If it doesn't decide to pump up after that then make sure it's oil galley isn't plugged (dental tools required there). If all else appears well, replace the lash adjuster (actually go ahead and replace all of them in that case).
If you put the Lucas oil treatment or the STP oil treatment in the blue bottle and the problem goes away then just use a thicker oil as it would seem you have low oil pressure, possibly from a thousandth of an inch too much clearance on a main or rod bearing.
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