I am installing Dart 205's along with a bunch of other bolt on's and was wondering if I will have any valve clearance issues or trouble with lifter peload. I will be running stock rockers and stock PR's and GM graphite gaskets. I have heard different things on the lifter preload and all and was wondering if everything will go together fine. Last time I had heads off I torqued all rockers to 22 ft/lbs w/ thread lock and that was it. Do I need to do anything to the lifters before putting them back in b/c they are not pumped up when I torque rockers down? I just want to make sure I know the proper process and that I will not have any clearance issues. Thanks

 

First you dont want to use the stock pushrods buy some hardened ones from a sponsor. You also have have to find out if those heads with that gasket is the stock pushrod length correct, I'm sure someone on here will know. As for the correct torque on the rocker arm bolts they are 22ft/lbs