What would you do?

Ok heres the issue. I had my 360 built by a reputable place. I dont doubt anything is built wrong. Still need my spec sheet but thats another matter

From the start the car had a lifter noise. BAD. I am running Johnson lifters, Smith pushrods and racer brown 1.5/1.6 rockers and a racer brown cam.

Talk to the builder and after several adjsutment sin go 16 new lifters. Run great for about 20mins and then #8 intake will fail to stay pumped up hot at idle.

Oil pressure is very good. 30-40psi hot @ idle and 65-70psi with rpm

So talking to the builder again he HATES steel lifter motors and recomends either the nice Schubeck lifters which has a price that scares me OR he says we should go to a solid cam. I am getting tired of trying to iron out valve train issues on a new motor I have barely driven. But the engine is down on power -I Think- Its a fresh 360 with 9.5:1 Diamond pistons and rings, mildly worked J heads etc. Distributor is curved to amtch runnign a 650 speed demon etc. Its all matched.

I am hopeing its jsut valve timing killing power because it will hardly rotate the tires. With rpm it flies! But it doesn;t feel much more impressive then my tired 340 I took out.

So questions is. Solids or Schubeck? This is a street car which may see the drag strip on rare occasions. I have to drive the car 3hrs to get to a strip or to car shows etc.