okay i have hydro locked my car a couple times with nothing breaking, but on my ls/vtec there is a weird sound thats been coming from me cylinder head, its a continus (sp?) clicking/ticking quickly from the cylinder head that seems to go away after 4000 rpm and i had a friend analyize this and he said its "valve lash". i've never heard of it before and i had all the valve train rebuilt about 40,000 miles ago with all new components. anyone have a clue to what this is? also its easyiest to hear from idle-3500rpm. sounds like i can hear each and everyone of my valves opening and closing with a ticking sound ?

 

Your lost motion assemblies (LMA's) are screwed up.

Edit: BTW, this is probably a stupid noob question, but what's hydro locking?

 

try adjusting your valves. my car used to do the same

 

what is lost motion ***.? hydrolocking is where your cold air intake sucks up water into your cylinders

 

can i adjust my valves my self or do i need to take it to a shop here in atlanta?