Rockers with needle bearings on the shaft are not needed on a MOPAR - even a pretty hot one. The shaft roller bearings are expensive and subject to failure.


This statement is simply not true. I've been buidling Mopar engines for 27 years, and I have used a lot of different rockers. Within that period, I have used many many sets of roller bearing rockers, and on some pretty stout pieces, without failure.Internet folklore loves to scare people off with roller bearing rocker failures. 99.5% of the time, if one DOES fail, there is another reason that should have been addressed or corrected to begin with. But to make a general statement , they are failure prone, is misinformation.
Now, on to your next statement:


Just stay away from the low cost/cheapie aluminum rockers as they can fail early.

This IS true. This is the only reason that a roller bearing rocker arm typically fails. The offshore rocker arms are garbage.

Just to be clear, I am NOT busting your chops, merely sharing many years of experience and subsequent engine diagnosing from stock drivers to blown alcohol engines.