[Mike-92RT]

ok sooo i haven't really given up yet totally.. i dont really wanna spend my insurance downpayment money on a tow and labour fees.. my engine STILL runs like crap, anddd i am going to investigate the rattle today.. i had my bestfriend's dad, who i've known since i was 4yrs old, take a look at my car, he has been working on cars his whole life, restored a dodge dart for himself.. anyways, he was gonna say turn the car on until i told him about the rattle/knocking sound i've been hearing in the front valve cover.. i told him i might have dropped a washer in there or w/e, which i might have, i dont know.. but im really hoping its not my camshaft.. im really pushing for this car to be on the road for this summer so i can pick up babes haha.. my car needs a lot of work, i was going to buy a new engine in the winter and drop it in... so if its my camshaft that mysteriously started to knock after i took my intake off, then im just gonna cancel summer time for my car and buy the new engine now from JDM, rebuild it, then put it in... i dont wanna give up on it because i wanna gain as much automotive experience as i can, and this is a good example.. but i can't figure out whats wrong, its driving me up the wall.. could it be my ignition coil? in one of them, there is corrosion starting to happen on the one sparkplug wire, with dust of some sort in the coil part.. all the wire ends are gold/copper colour, and the affected one is like a grey colour.. i put a new throttle body gasket in, that leak is gone, my TPS is fine, my IAC is clean, intake is bolted down tight, plugs are all in.. MAF and wiring for MAF is fine.. my O2 looks fairly new.. i dont know what else! please help me with this people.. i want my car on the road by next week or the week after.. and right now im in a hole. can anyone help me? thanks!