Again, thanks to everyone.
Luckily I did not screw up everything. I used the cam stuff on the faces but used STP everywhere else. I also honed out all the lifter bores and made sure they all were free. I actually found a nick in one that needed attention. The lifeter spun freely with the cam in one position but when the cam was "off lobe" it was sticky.
One thing I just can't see is pulling the springs out. Not only is it way too much work it seems sort of useless. Why would 30 +/- percent less pressure make any difference to a tapered hardened cam lobe with hardened lifters?
From looking at the oiling system of the 427 SO- the cam gets
oil up from the bottom of the cam. So when the car sits for a long time and gravity drops the
oil back down onto the crank and into the
oil jurnal- Doesn't it essentially dry start anyway? My springs are nothing really extream Just Crane Dual FE Street/ Strip.
Why am I wrong?