Lifter noise

[Force Fed Mopar]

How loud are these TIII's normally? Some say they are a little ticky normally, even if everything is in A1 shape. Just wondering, cause I got my 2.5 TIII running yesterday and I can hear them. It's not bad, and I don't have a belt or radiator on it yet, so I dunno if it gets quieter when warm. I'm also putting a built 2.2 TIII together for a guy, and I need to know what's normal and what isn't.

Can someone with a good running one take a video of it for me? I know phones and cameras pick up more noise than you can normally hear, but I can take a vid of mine and compare it to a vid of one in good shape and see if there's a difference in sound.

[turbovanman²]

In all my builds and others I've built, they are the quietest engine out there, especially over an 8 valve. If it ticks, you most likely have a bad lifter or missing the disc under the lifter.

[rx2mazda]

+1

with good lifters the TIII is pretty smooth

[iTurbo]

Yeah definitely make sure you're not missing any lifter discs. They can and do fall down into the oil pan if a previous mech wasn't careful. Trying to reuse stock lifters can be a frustrating mess.

[Force Fed Mopar]

Tell me about it lol, been hunting good or new ones for months now for 2.2 TIII build. He's got some sent to a rebuilder to see if they can do anything.

[DoubleD]

On this note, does anyone know which way the lifter discs are suppose to be installed? They are dished on one side, does that go up or down?

[turbovanman²]

Dished goes towards the rocker arm.

[Force Fed Mopar]

Wait, there are supposed to be some kind of discs above the lifter inside the rocker arm? Pics?

[rx2mazda]

Wait, there are supposed to be some kind of discs above the lifter inside the rocker arm? Pics?

lol, YES!!!

[Force Fed Mopar]

Lol, I realized this after looking at the MB lifter swap, made this post then decided that needed it's own thread... what exactly is the purpose of the discs?