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Jon

When I was running a MILD 428, a well known builder told me not to bother with a lot of the fancy valve train parts. He recommended stock steel rocker stands in the center, Dove end stands (for the same reason Chopper speaks of), new shafts but not necessarily the hardened ones, and stock type adjustable rockers for both solid or hydralic lifters . Check the rocker/valve contact pattern for proper alignment and correct valve train orientation, and check for spring binding under full lift.
Then you will be good to go. I ended up running the motor pretty hard, 6500rpm for short bursts, and never had a single valvetrain related problem.

McFEZ