[homemade87]

I thought you were going to reuse that old cam . What I was referring to was measure the lift on that old cam when it was in the motor to get the lift . Any lifter would do that .

Being you are putting a new cam in , heres what I would do . Those rocker studs look to be screw in ones . I would remove them and add some guide plates for the push rods ( could be the rockers were walking sideways ) . The stainless valve are a good option . I have always run stainless valves . They are pretty durable . I also would replace the rockers . I feel if the old valves have damage so does the rockers ( those stamped steel are not the best ) . May even look into a roller tip rocker as well . By all means check push rod lenght and get the proper swipe pattern on the valve . This should get you running .