i got a compression test done on the gsr and adjusted the valves because some were loose...

numbers on the compression 220,210,215,215....what you think?

after adjusting the valves, there is a ticking noise, not loud but noticable...the shop told me it was normal. A friend of mine just built his entire motor and he says he has the same thing....is this really normal???

 

Compression looks good. Is the car stock?

 

just i/h/e

 

The ticking isn't normal. A valve lash adjustment should get rid of the ticking, not induce it.

I would drive it a little bit and see if the ticking goes away. If it doesn't, it could be something wrong with the rocker arms or lost motion assemblies.

 

any other ideas?

 

slight ticking on a cold engine that goes away when warm isn't a problem, one or some of the valves are a bit loose. Slightly loose valve adjustment won't hurt anything, too tight will.

 

Yeah the slight ticking is ok. You have to think, there is metal touching metal, your gonna hear something.