Recent content by BrandonSVT

@Canuck714 I haven't had the issue at all for at least the past two months. Not sure if it is the vct camp phasers or what. I watched a video and they actually have a little filter in them that maybe has some debris in it causing insufficient flow until the oil gets warm and flows better? It...

I put a video of mine with a knock/chirp at idle. I never found a smoking gun but I definitely thought it was a rod knock at first. The one thing I did was switched to Amsoil 5-30 from Mobil 1 which I ran for 85k miles with no issues. This could have also coincided with the weather getting...

Looks good to me. Did you make those little brackets?

As for cable ties I thought about trying these for the wire ties https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/cable-ties/black-cable-ties-10-pack-16-inch-long-stud-mount/3480/1730/

I ordered them from Autonation Ford White Bear Lake. BC3Z-6582-G was back ordered for about a month but I think the pair was about 230 with shipping and everything. A little more more than buying some on eBay but these are brand new with new gaskets and bolts. I had a hard time finding decent...

Are these 6.2 engines from Raptors? Are the cam specs you posted from these two engines? Reason I ask is because the pic of the shaft/rocker assembly picture you posted doesn't have the match marking that i saw inside my 2012 raptor.

Finally got my metal 6.2 valve covers from backorder and got the VHT wrinkle blue paint on. Pretty happy with the results but there are areas that didn't wrinkle up even after applying additional coats. As long as they don't start peeling I will be happy with these. Now to find some stud mount...

Sorry I don't have any updates on this guys. Seems like switching from Mobil 1 5-20w to Amsoil 5-30w has made this issue less frequent but every now and then I still hear it. I think its something that's been there but was amplified by the longtube headers.

Also worth noting that if you wanted to know if your engine was a raptor 6.2 or other 6.2, all the engine components have markings from the factory where they where torqued and then a match mark put on them. Pretty cool.

So I pulled both intake and exhaust rocker shafts and inspected the hydraulic lash adjusters. The video above is what I found. The intake and exhaust side had 2 of the four adjusters that I could compress by hand and 2 I couldn't. I bought a new OEM exhaust shaft rocker at a deal so I would know...

I gotcha. I guess I will have to find a local powder coater and see if they can do the textured ford blue. Trying to get the same look as my whippled 03 Cobra.

A few pics of my inspections. Again, amazed at how clean everything is in here.

After getting my Kooks installed I started the truck up one morning to go to work and noticed an odd sound from the driver's fender well. Sounded like some sort of knock but then it sounds like a bad pulley bearing and then it goes away. It only comes on a cold start and sometimes it last 5...

Are these valve covers painted with the VHT wrinkle paint? I just ordered a set of aluminum ones to replace my stock plastic ones on my 2012. I really like the blue with the "Powered By Ford" unpainted. Ordered part numbers BC3Z-6582-G and BC3Z-6582-H from Autonation Ford for $230 shipped...

If you still have the bumper when you come to the Carolinas I will take it.