Edelbrock head valve spring assembly

Yeah, you caught it. the 292/.509 with 1.6s is .543valve lift.
The shims were pounded out and came out looking, heavily-scratched, lightly-saucered. I mighta bin floating those valves. It's really hard to tell with .020 or less lifter preload. I mighta bin pushing the limits of the stock Eddie spec. But hey, I caught it and remedied it shortly after it began. That's what winter tear-downs are for right?
The following winter I caught a migrating wrist-pin bushing.
The next winter I caught the headgaskets trying to escape.
The next was a winner, no changes required.
You gotta love re-usable gaskets.

My current Hughes fast rate is an old HE3038. Specs are; 230/237/110/in at 106. the advertised is at .008, and is 276/286. The lift is .549/[email protected] It ain't that fast a rate; 276-230=46*. But they measure it at .008 whereas others measure at .006. But notice the lift for the duration. It's only the clearance ramps that are average. The lift/deg is quite good; .549/230=.00239(1.6s). I increased the spring pressure a tad over Hughes specs, in case I missed a shift. Or forgot to shift. Or just held it a lil long. That cam just pulls and pulls and pulls. I don't actually know where it quits cuz I usually pull the lil stick at 7000 to 7200. Mostly.I mean how often do you get to hear a 360 screaming at those Rs? I share it it with whoever might be listening. It's only 53mph in first! I haven't heard of a law that says I can't scream my engine as high as I want to or until it blows. And since the exhaust is louder than the tires..Ima hoping to get away without a ticket for that. And since at normal Rs the Dynomaxers are surprisingly quiet, I'm hoping about those as well. So far so good. 15years and ticket free. Well except for this one time, in year two I think it was. Oh wait, that was a fun summer, I think I got 2 that year. Ok so revised statement;10 to 12 years and ticket-free!
I love this cam, and the combo.
It's kinda like this one; http://www.hughesengines.com/Upload/TechArticles/land_dyno.jpg
http://www.hughesengines.com/TechArticles/11360dynotestfeb2000.php

Oh, yeah, those tickets? They had nothing to do with csreaming mufflers or screaming tires or a screaming engine. They had everything to do with screaming passengers, who were having a blast, that they will never forget. I just wish I woulda picked a better spot. Cop said;" You know you can't do that here, right? But you do it pretty good."