big shout out to mike @MRL I had a lengthy conversation with him on the issue, its definitely the lunati Lifter, their EDM style lifter is not a good fit for a higher lift cam. We went thru specs on the howard EDM's but my pushrods will not work since the howards sit a little taller. I just replaced the rocker adjusters and pushrods with custom length smith bros pushrods 2 weeks ago, I wish I addressed this sooner, for now I may just deal with issue until the end of the season then tear it down and replace the lifters, I will check with smith bros maybe I can send them back and have them shortened if I go with the Howards or look at alternative lifters.
I really wish Mike from MRL was closer to me and built our stroker!!