been driving for about 300 miles on the new head/cam and have been trying to hold my judgment until things wear in, but she's just not at 100%.
what's been done:
re-built head
set valve lash at install, then hot adjust after an hour or so of run time
set timing to 35 degrees max with no vacuum advance (seems to get best result so far)
all new injectors - nos oem
new CSV
all new sensors at the thermostat housing
checked/cleaned all bullet connectors from sensors
checked/