Who would have thought that so many people were so passionate about rocker arms?:o
Lots of good replies in this thread and I appreciate them all. Here's a picture for you to consider:
https://i.imgur.com/SqKjUWj.jpg
Keep in mind that if I don't go with rollers, this is my alternative. I'm not claiming that this will turn my car into a bullet, but using bearings just has to be better than the friction that is created by the current setup, no? After all, this engine is almost 30 years old. It can't hurt to improve it with a couple of things that have come along since that era, right?