who is running MRL (BAM) Lifters without lifter bore sleeves

Ok, I'm going to have to read that book and see what the author is saying.

Don't know about the cooling mods, as I've posted what I've done on those before and the majority of them don't do anything except make you feel better. And that isn't always a bad thing. I do lots of things I can't prove and yet I still do them because they make me feel better.

I guess I have to buy the book first though lol.

I did that center cooling mod on a hot 406 sbc I built, except I drilled and tapped the block right between the two center cylinders, and fed them off the sides of the water pump. That and drilling and tapping the back of the intake for extra cooling lines to a home made thermostat spacer , made a big/big diff. in keeping that engine cool.