what does ticking mean when it is sporadic, when I get all over it for a few seconds, it will start doing it sometimes. Then if it sits, it goes away, or if I just keep it at lower rpm's it will stop, and sometimes it wont do it at all..... weird, and it holds about 50 psi of oil at 3 grand, and about 40 at 4500, it drops a little, but not enough to be unsafe, but not what it should be doing, that is why I think a lifter is shitting out and bleeding of psi, or a bearing is bad and bleeding it off, I DON'T KNOW, YOU ARE THE PRO !! http://free.***boat.net/ubb/smile.gif