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No, everything EXPANDS with heat. Even cast iron. I’ve never ever seen a cast iron block and head combo loose lash with heat. Never. They grow. Cast iron block and aluminum heads grow more. An aluminum block and heads will grow as much as .020 depending on the how tall the block is.

So you cold lash tight. How much depends on what the block and heads are made of.
Then How come solid lifters clatter when cold and quiet down when hot? Everything expands and the lash gets tighter.