65 Barracuda daily driver

@junkyardhero :

what's the gauge say PSI wise on a cold start? > goes up to 60 pretty quickly (pretty much like the video on top of the page)

did you ever fix that exhaust leak? > nope, but the tick is worse now, so I doubt the exhaust leak got worse

i'm sure that we've discussed it and you've checked it, but are the rocker arms the right way around? > rocker arms notch is on the correct side, but I just read the notch needs to point down, which I'm sure it does, but I will check.

when you had the arms off, did you check each rocker for wear? how about the tops of the valve stems, pretty even? > did not specifically check the rockers for wear, but looked fine to me. Valve stems looked fine as well.

what oil are you running now and how long does the ticking go on for? > Rotella 15W40. There's a more intense ticking at cold start for 3-4 seconds, but there's also a tick when it's warmed up and idling.