D. and 68 coupe....good info. with respect to spring pressure, I fairly certain the spring pressure is 130 lbs on my Jegs heads, I 'll have to re-check that, but remember, I used those same heads with a Lunati cam and lifters and had no issues. The Comp was a new grind and the ramp increases may have been a problem, but I feel that if that could have been an issue that Comp should have made sure that I understood that possibility by including some additional info in their install instructions. If adding Rotella oil had been a good idea, that should have been included. If removing the inner spring was a good idea, that should have been included in Comps instructions. Reading it in Hot Rod Magazine is not the same as including that type of info in the install instrcutions provided by the manufacturer.
BTW, I completely disassembled the engine last night ...and the oil pan, all engine components etc. are covered with with very fine dark grey metalic residue. The pistons were new and the skirts show wear that should not be there for a 20-30 minute engine. The main and rod bearings looked 10 times worse than the bearings in the 800 mile engine I have sitting in the corner. The pistons in the 800 mile engine look new. The crank bearing surfaces, both rod and main appear 'stained", not really damaged necessarily but will need at least polishing before reuse. The engine is full of the finite remains of the cam/lifters. Cylinder walls look OK. The engine had a new HV Melling oil pump. My plan is to use the crank, rods and maybe the pistons from this 302 in the 289 block that has the 800 miles on it. thanks again for the reponses.
outlaw
