Marv,
I am not apposed to going SR and I will at some point. $200 for springs and shims is a lot less than the $2,400+ to go SR. I am fairly confident that if the springs don't fix it, than the push rod change will (which will happen after I confrim the springs did/didn't fix it).
The new goal is to go 9's NA with the hyd set up. I got my work cut out for me
LS motors require the heads to come off to change the lifters. Sooo...
$1200 in rockers arms
$600 in lifters
$175 for push rods
$100 in head gaskets
$400 for cam