Update.....finally got the F23t installed yesterday, topped off coolant and added new oil and filter...recirculated the oil and coolant without the coils plugged in. Then ran the car for about 20 mins to burp it a bit, was running very smooth, no leaks or weird noises. I turned the car off, went inside to update my AP for the F23t baseline map from Stratified, installed in Black Widow.
I started her up and it was misfiring really bad....i let it run a bit so the AP could collect the codes and hoping the computer would work things out......it continued to stutter and stammer bad. I turned her off, flashed it back to the previous map (cobb ots stage 2 93 oct) it continued to do much of the same.
At first i thought it was the F23t map, then i realized that it continued to have the same symptoms and codes read....
Cleared them and started the engine again and they came back and now there is an added ticking sound and the engine dies.
I'm thinking that my cam tensioner may have gone and hoping that i don't have bent valves.