The heads are are just like Vic Edelbrock intended them to be....bone stock. I don't have the budget to go messing with them now. That's one reason I was leaning toward the matching Edelbrock cam kit. In theory I will not have to change anything.
The problem with the wiped lobe is very likely self induced. I have been building the motor over the last 10 years, and the cam has been sitting in the block for most of that time. I saw in another thread that one should not let the moly lube sit for very long before break in....I also did not remove the inner springs. I did have good luck with 15/16ths of the lifters, in school that would have been good enough for an "A"
The cam was a PAW house grind and the lifters were Comp Cams.
Custom pistons are also not in the budget. I'll most likely get the TRW's again.
Thanks,
Jon