rocker arms- what works and wont break the bank?

Matthew, there are plenty of cheaper ones out there. This is something I have been researching myself, as except for the crankshaft, rocker arms are the only large purchase I have left. All of my research says STAY AWAY from the overseas stainless rockers. Lots of times, I don't have problems with overseas stuff, but you can find plenty of horror stories regarding the overseas rockers. I would go with either the Comp pro magnums or the hughes. I think they're both about the same price. I actually ran the comp pro magnums years ago on a 360 I had. They worked great. In the lift range you're talkin about with roller spring pressure, don't chance it man. You're gonna have a lot of money tied up in it. Wait til you can afford just as good of a rocker arm as the rest of your engine. Just talkin to you on here, I know you know what you're doin....so do it right.