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V · 09-27-2012, 06:06 PM

i had a MS3 and no piston to valve clearance issues.

I assume when you said the rocker came apart, you mean it blew out the needle bearings. Ive seen people count up all the bearing pieces and be ok afterwards, but that's pushing it. I had my stock rockers rebuilt with trunion bearings when i put the cam in.

As for oil, after a new rebuild you should be fine running 5w30, 10w30, or 10w40. Just change oil often to begin with. Don't run old outdated oil.

At this point...
1. Yank the cam and have it checked out or send it back to Texas speed and have them check it.
2. Have the block sent out and cleaned, flushed and inspected
3. Replace ALL your bearings(cam/crank/rods),
4. Install new oil pump
5. Install GOOD aftermarket or rebuilt rocker arms(especially since you push it to 7k and stay with stock ratio)
6. Install ARP rod bolts.
7. Install dual spring valve springs for over .650" lift (you better have these already though)

....You do all that, run regular oil(don't bother with synthetic) and you'll be fine.

09-27-2012, 06:06 PM	#133
V Stalker Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 12,077 iTrader: (12)	i had a MS3 and no piston to valve clearance issues. I assume when you said the rocker came apart, you mean it blew out the needle bearings. Ive seen people count up all the bearing pieces and be ok afterwards, but that's pushing it. I had my stock rockers rebuilt with trunion bearings when i put the cam in. As for oil, after a new rebuild you should be fine running 5w30, 10w30, or 10w40. Just change oil often to begin with. Don't run old outdated oil. At this point... 1. Yank the cam and have it checked out or send it back to Texas speed and have them check it. 2. Have the block sent out and cleaned, flushed and inspected 3. Replace ALL your bearings(cam/crank/rods), 4. Install new oil pump 5. Install GOOD aftermarket or rebuilt rocker arms(especially since you push it to 7k and stay with stock ratio) 6. Install ARP rod bolts. 7. Install dual spring valve springs for over .650" lift (you better have these already though) ....You do all that, run regular oil(don't bother with synthetic) and you'll be fine. Last edited by V; 09-27-2012 at 06:10 PM.