I've been around this stuff a long time. I hung around with my brothers hot rod hoodlums around 1954. We searched junkyards for cars and parts. I got introuble for thinking all those old cars in the yards were "junk" and I "removed" about a dozen shift knobs from 30's/40's cars until the yard boss made me aware that I was stealing his stuff...ouch !
Anywho...
I am thinking it's time to do a pre-assemble on the top end of my race motor so I can order some pushrods. Switching from Mopar adjustables to the T&D's I got with the engine.
I remember a time, not so long ago, where we NEVER measured pushrods on our stock rebuilds or dirt track engines save for the ones where we swapped non adjustables for something else. Never. Ford FE, Cleveland, Mopar, Studebaker even SBC ( I shudder to use that term).
We may have shaved the heads, decked the block and we used the same pushrods even if we had non adjustable rockers. The juice lifters took up the distance. Today that's blasphemy... you would think taking .020 off the heads and deck was a mortal sin (if you believe in that sort of thing).
I do... but I am not afraid my 3rd grade nun, Sister Mary Adolf Hitler, will crawl out of her grave and swat my behind with her 2x6 cleverly disguised as a yardstick. I don't think she cares.
So I figger many these new pushrods that are sold today by the advertising agencies and publicity departments of of Manton, Smith Bros (I DO like their coughdrops), and all the myriad cam grinders that also sell pushrods.
It's kinda like someone using scare tactics to encourage an entire nation (in this case the Gearhead Nation) to use/buy something that may not be needed...huh. I know that is impossible...
OK I have said my piece. Now back to my search for some NOS Duralube teflon engine treatment to go along with the new Tornado supercharger for my air intake.
