Ticking sound, Help please

Can you be more specific about exactly what valve train setup you are running? Maybe part numbers? I missed it if you posted that info.

I am not running it anymore, but I also don't have the part numbers for the rockers also. They stopped making these rockers a long time ago. And they are fords, at the time that I purchased them (6 years ago) I read that ford and chevy rockers were the same, but they actually are not because ford rockers actually hang over toward the exhaust side a little more than a chevy rocker. The stud and guide plate conversion is the CRANE conversion kit, which is suppose to be for mild engines. I am changing it all because I was not smart enough to do the research before I threw everything on my stroker engine.

I am running ford self aligning rockers on guide plates, which is a BIG NO NO. That is myself thinking it would be okay. I am fixing this whole situation and going with the HUGHES setup, which has stronger studs and better rockers.