New Small Block Stroker Engine Noise

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I wanted to warm the engine up prior to adjusting the valves. So I adjusted the timing some more and tuned the car a little while it was warming up. That seemed to quiet it down some and the noise made me think it was a header leak. It seemed to be noisier on one side so I decided lets take the header off and see. This is what I found:

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