5.9 stroker build

Yup.. it was something i was glad i did on the engine stand.. would be 100x worse in the car..
Agree.
Circling back to one of your previous posts, you said that at 1 1/2 turns, about .0615", you still heard lifter noise. I assume that was from the plunger contacting the retainer. If that's the case, what would cause the lifter plunger to rise that much? Could it be spring pressure, high lobe lift? Was the noise more noticeable at lower or higher rpm's?