I just bought a 2008 ram 5.7 hemi and it does not tick at all , but it only has 600 miles on the motor , is this not enough miles for it to start ticking or are there any lucky ones out there that theirs don't even tick at all.

 

HPI sucks!!! Team Associated followed by Ofna is the way to go

I have done lots of reading about the Hemi tick. Some people do get lucky and it never appears. Some people swear by Mopar oil filters with the special valve prevents it. Some people say its a clearance issue inside the valve guides in the head. Who knows...

 

I have 50k on mine and it ticks...barely.

That's nothing! You should hear my wife's Wrangler 4.0 with only 38k, it sounds like a diesel.

Chrysler engines are notorious for being noisy IMHO

 

get an HPIbaja and you would think diffrent .

 

You are right about that. I really do like driving that particular buggy. I used to be a sponsored 8th scale truggy driver but now im a sponsored RC helicopter pilot...

 

sorry to be off topic. i have a baja5b

 

but do you have a engine tick?

 

a slight tick with mine, with 49K. It had it when i got it, but i already knew about the hemi tick.
don't notice it after its up to temp.

 

I think mine has it at 24K miles, but not sure. Is it a high pitch type ticking, Or does it sound like typical lifter ticking?

 

mine is a very light sound, similar to a tick from a valve.