Using the SE adjustable pushrods, (32 tpi) you would need to turn the adjusters 4.6 turns out to achieve the .145" that you're recommending. SE instructions say to turn the adjuster 2.5 turns out. So you're saying to go almost twice as much as the instructions call for??? And if the lifters travel .200 and you want to set the pushrods in the middle of the travel, why would you load them to .140"-.150" when .100" would be the middle of .200"???
Seems to me that 2.5 turns might not be enough for the SE p/r's, but 4.6 is way too much. If one turn = .0313" then 3 turns = .0939" which is still a little shy of .100"
The 2.5 turns that SE recommends would only load the lifter at .07825"
I recently put in the SE p/r's and went exactly 2.5 turns (15 flats), and when the motor gets up to operating temperature, I'm hearing a little more valve train noise than before. Think I'm gonna turn the p/r's out another 1/2 a turn and see if that makes a difference. I'll still be under .100" overall, so I don't think I'm asking for trouble here, but I'll gladly listen to any suggestions, or corrections on my numbers.