Hey

Here is what is bugging me. The car will not really rev past 2500-3000 RPM. It almost like the car is trying to go up a *very* steep hill or like you are driving the car at full throttle with the brake pedal pressed almost to the floor. It is like the car is fighting itself to get going.

You can hear the turbo building boost and when you shift you definitely hear the BOV. Any ideas as the the above symptom I just pointed out?

The ticking in the valve train sounds a bit abnormal. I know you said the 1Gs tick but this is almost a banging rather than normal valvetrain noise. It sounds like a diesel powered Mercedes Benz!

Thanks for your help