Another check you can, and should do, is to check the exhaust lobe timing after you get the intake lobe where you want it, the exhaust lobe should have the exact same amount of advance that the intake has, IE cam is ground on 108 lobe separation angle and you install the intake lobe at 104 ATDC, the exhaust lobe should be in at 112 BTDC.
Cab, good info (going in my notes). Also if running juice lifters I would mockup with a pair of junk hyd lifters and your intended pushrods and with the top cup JB welded securely in place the same distance below the snap ring as the preload you intend to run (or washers below the cup to do the same thing, cup height). this duplicates operating conditions exactly.
