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BTW...I do not have pushrod oiling and don't even have lifter oil galleys in my block (KB).
I've freshened the motor up twice since 2006. Put new valve springs on both times just for peace of mind. Sent the lifters back to Isky and they haven't needed a thing yet.



Ken Black offers gun drilling to get oil to the lifters, but it was not really necessary in a race engine. BAE and top fuelers don't use oil galleys either. Everybody figured the splash would take care of it, and it works quite well with RPM as long as you don't have a lot of spring pressure and you don't idle for long periods. And some rocker arms are just crap when it comes to getting oil where it needs to be.

If I build a KB solid roller HEMI that is going to sit in long lines or worse yet, a parade, I ALWAYS get oil to the pushrod cups or things will start to burn up.

BTW: I'm on vacation so ... I'm outa here !!! See Ya.