My 5.7 Hemi Ram has 300,000 miles on the original motor and no tick. My Hemi Charger has 250,000 on it, no tick. Good oil and filter at 5000 miles, limit idling, and enjoy the power.
Most ticks are broken exhaust manifold bolts. A very small percentage are lifter/cam failure, mostly from excessive idling. Because the repair cost is so high, a lot of noise is made of it.
Ram owners know to go to the Ram Forum to get vehicle specific advice,
Yes. I have a friend who also has that problem with his Ram. My lifter problem has been confirmed by two shops. One was the GM dealership, the other is the company I’m using for the install. I’d do it myself but there’s so much crap to disassemble just to get to everything. Plus I’m not as strong as I used to be and don’t want to risk messing the job up or messing myself up.