I appreciate the head's up on the tapping the valves to make sure they're seated. I've heard mention of people tapping them with a hammer & socket or whatever, but didn't really know to what end. Sort of related, I got bored at work and window shopped that NIC cam, and there is a good bit of supporting crap to go with it to, it looks like (dbl chain and all the stuff to make that work, as well as the balance shaft delete, which as far as I know, shouldn't be done with the motor in- car). sounds like the remedy for me is going to have to be to source a spare motor to build. Wonder how amicable the wife would be for father's day
