Bent Pushrods on a rebuilt 318

Here's what I take away from the EM test.

1.4 hp/CID isn't that impressive.
Peak power was always about 6500, which doesn't surprise me. Do make a hydraulic lifter make power above that is a pain in the ***.
Lots of talk about the "big" cam but never did I hear the specs.
Never showed if they changed pushrod length. I can tell you that the roller rocker needs a different length pushrod, at minimum. I think RAMM did some magnum heads and showed his work (which from what I've seen on here is impeccable) and to get the geometry correct he had to move the rocker stud, which is a pain in the ***, but a must. That will affect the test results.

I come away unmoved by the testing. That's not much cam. Not much spring. Neither of which were the specs provided. 6500 is what I turned my stuff in 1980.

I'm not a fan of needle bearings on a reciprocating shaft. I know it's done, I don't like it. If you are running a Chrysler shaft system, the shaft is bigger than what the GM shaft systems uses. A bushed rocker, with the geometry corrected is the best system. I've run 340 pounds on the seat and 800 plus over the nose at 8500 and never stuck a rocker to the shaft, or even galled one.

IMHO, that test leaves must to be desired and wouldn't base my rocker arm choices on that test.