I spent countless hours trying to solve the noisy valve train on my engine and came to the conclusion that certain cam profiles and lifter combinations along with the canted valves are just noisy. If they all sound about the same you should be good if the pre-load was check when the engine was built. This was verified by a well known engine builder and other Cleveland experts. The Pantera engine bay tends to amplify the noise as well.
Mike
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