These motors have somewhat noisy lifters in many of these engines. The tappets in my 200K mile 3.3 in my beater Intrepid clatter and have for as long as I have owned it. Other than that, it is a great running engine and very strong.
In extreme cases, rockers have failed a few times in the 3.3/3.8 engine family. Remember, these are roller lifters, which can be somwhat vocal.
2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab: 5.7, 65RFE, 4.56 gears with locker, Hemifever tuned, AFE intake, 87mm throttle body, JBA headers, 3" Flowmaster exhaust, split to dual 2.5" exits. 13.57 best ET so far.
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