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Do It Right
* When adjusting the intake side, your exhaust should be approximately halfway open at its 90-degree mark, as it's on its way down.
* When adjusting your exhaust side; the intake should be halfway closing at your 90-degree point, as it's on its way up.  Prior to torquing the stand,...  Prior to torquing the stand, we preassembled the bar with the mounting bolts, along with the appropriate shims, and placed a liberal amount of moly-lube onto the bolt threads. On most performance cylinder-head applications, the threads will go into the ports, and the moly will not only seal better, but will also prevent future vacuum and water leaks.  Jesel recommends torquing...  Jesel recommends torquing the rocker stands to 55-70 ft-lb. However, since we opted to use moly-lube, QMP suggested torquing the stand between 50 and 65 ft-lb.  When checking pushrod clearance,...  When checking pushrod clearance, you should also check to make sure the pushrod will clear the cylinder head (arrows). Depending on your cylinder head of choice, some heads will need to be massaged a bit in order for the pushrod to move without any interference.  To check for proper pushrod...  To check for proper pushrod length, we started with the No. 1 cylinder. With the lifter and adjustable pushrod in place, we rotated the motor until the lifter rode on the backside of the lobe. (Do not completely rotate the motor with the pushrod in place, as it could bend and give you an inaccurate reading.) Next we torqued the rocker arm to 27 ft-lb with oil and loosened the adjuster nut all the way out. From there, we turned the adjuster back down by one full turn. Lastly, we adjusted the pushrod until it was snug against the rocker arm, removed the adjustable pushrod, and repeated the process on the exhaust side.  Access to a 10-inch caliper...  Access to a 10-inch caliper certainly helps obtain precise pushrod length, but isn't required.  Before final assembly, we...  Before final assembly, we placed a liberal amount of engine-assembly lube into each rocker mount and onto the tips of valves. We then placed the supplied Jesel lube onto the backside of every rocker-arm cup and each individual pushrod.  To save time and avoid rotating...  To save time and avoid rotating the motor for each rocker-arm assembly, we first found which lifters were already riding on the backside of the lobes of the cam and adjusted the rockers to zero lash.  For final valve adjustment,...  For final valve adjustment, we started with the No. 1 cylinder by rotating the motor until the exhaust valves began to open. Looking at the degree wheel, we continued rotating the motor to the nearest 90-degree mark, adjusted the intake valve, and repeated the process every 90 degrees, based on the firing order. For example, the next intake valve to be adjusted was the No. 8 cylinder. For the exhaust side, we repeated the process, only we rotated the engine until the No. 1 cylinder intake opened completely and began to close on the nearest 90-degree mark.
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