Here is another question related to the tensioner type like shown on the Mancini site...... the plate used for that tensioner looks a lot thinner than the thrust plate used in an LA. That is gonna move the cam back in the block. At some point, doesn't this become a problem with where the lifter ride on the lobes?
Maybe there is enough tolerance so that it is not, but I was wondering what the plate thickness ought to be for an LA. I realized that I don't have one here to measure the thickness.
Edit: Never mind... found one. .156" thick.... 5/32"