Ticking in my Engine Bay 1.5K-2K RPM only
 

So.... the infamous TICK of death has come to haunt me. It's winter here with lots of snow and as I was ripping through some ice piles last week I started to notice a tick from under my hood. It's a quick ti-ti-ti-ti that goes in time with some kind of obviously moving motorized part. It is only audible when I am accelerating around 1.5-2K RPM not when I am idle and not when I am at a higher RPM. If I am slower from 2.5 to 1.5K RPM it also makes the sound (so not just acceling) I am going to have my wrench buddy who works at Subaru take a look at it but just wanted to get any preliminary ideas of what we should expect to find if anyone here has Insight. Thanks in advance SL.
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Oh and nothing is performance modded either besides INJEN CAI and Exhaust.

Further investigation the tick seems to be only when I have the acceleration pedal very slightly pressed. Like when you just start to actually increase RPM's and the pedal is 10% pressed down, the ticking is always there. Once you go anywhere past 10% and actually start accelerating it goes away. Comes back as you decelerate past that same 10% point. Hmm

same here...is it very loud?...cause mine you have to really listen to it it isnt loud be noticable

Could be a thrown rod? happened to my buddy in his teg... bad news if thats the case

you said you had a injen CAI?? if so thats it