Most of my decisions are value related. I am building this motor to be a 7.00/11.00 motor so about the 500 hp mark. Those pushrods were only $25 and I am only running 155/330 (solid flat tappet) for spring pressure so I feel like the pushrods don’t have to be the best for what I am doing, if I were running a roller I would reconsider that position. So at this point I have $100 to correct the loss in lift and probably gain some stabilization with the thicker pushrods. I consider it a good spend, the same with the Oberg filter I posted in another thread, for $50 to be able to filter the oil from the pan seems like a good deal. In the end I am looking for the best value in a performance upgrade or something to increase reliability.