Yes alloy heads & alloy block you subtract approx. .012" (depending upon the actual physical size of the engine) from the Hot lash spec, the alloy parts grow more than the hard steel parts
http://www.crankshaftcoalition...usting_solid_lifters
at .022" Cold you could be near .035" Hot, the studs may be getting pounded loose?
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