No problem. I do not think you are at all being an ***. The last engine I did was a small block chevy about a year ago with a friend. It runs great. Those old SBCs practically fall together by themselves. I hope I did not come off as an ***. I was just trying to show you that there are millions of engines out there with flat tappets that did not experience problems on initial startup. I use a liberal amount of Royal Purple assembly lube on everything when I assemble a motor. Now there may be something to be said for camshaft quality not being what it used to be. That is why I stick with Comp. I have never had a problem with them. There is no question that rollers are better.
