Thinking back.. I put together a 383/estreet head/comp steel roller rockers and ended up getting a 70-74 Cleveland pushrod. Worked out great.
My new stock stroke 400 build
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I looked up those Manleys on Summit and they appear to have oiling.
Even all the Smith Brothers ones I looked at had oiling unless you went with a custom one.
I'll let you know what we come up with after I talk to my engine shop on Thursday.
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Just for laughs you could set your checker to 8.400 and see what it looks like.
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I installed my checking springs and did more checking today. I set the adjusters to one turn and reset the pushrod length. It will probably be closer to 8.450, but I will let them measure exactly tomorrow. While I had the checking springs on, I rotated the engine through a complete cycle and was happy to see that even with the 3/8 checking pushrods, there was no interference with the heads. I was concerned because of the 1.6 rocker ratio.
How much lifter preload are you putting in it?
While I had the spring compressor out I decided to remove all of the valve springs. I was really pleased with the factory finishing work in the bowls, nothing to be gained there! I planned on lapping the valves myself, but I noticed several intake valves which seemed tight to me, so I will let the machine shop go through them.
I'm planning on one full turn.
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