What do you make of this, hot push rods.

I still think you need shorter push rods,

The only significant change was the cam. Cam had a different base circle requiring a pushrod change.

this may help

16 If the pushrods are the correct length, the adjusters will be centered in the rocker arms. For maximum strength, you only approximately two or three showing below the rocker body.

taken from here- check out some of the pics
(half way down that page, the picture before the pic of just the rocker shaft)
Shows a good pic of the oil hole and proper adjuster position...

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/techarticles/1307_value_your_valvetrain/