So here we start....150$ 318 LA short block

Yeah but you still need at least an anti pump lifter which requires adjustable rockers to run zero or a very tight lash, so why not go solid and get even more benefit? A standard hydraulic lifter will not hold up to sustained or frequent revs to and past 6K without issues.

Or to put it another way that cannot be argued with, "I" am not going to recommend it. "YALL" can run whatever the hell you want. lol
"NEED" anti pump up lifter??? Come on, RRR, you've been around the block before!! LOL. :poke: I used factory valve train, yes stamped steel rockers, pushrods, and a normal hyd lifter with a hyd flat tappet cam and hit 7k more than once in my 340. I shifted it at 6k because it ran the best ET there. That engine never had valve train/cam failure after several years. Had it in a Demon, a Dart Sport, D100, and lastly a Duster. Now, your recommendations are good ones, but I don't know if "need" is in the word in order... :D