[Shockwave78]

Just checked the rocker nuts, and when they are torqued down per the manual, I can watch the valve open. I backed the nuts off to adjust them like you normally would with an adjustable valvetrain, did a compression test and it returned 175 psi, a bit more than I was expecting, given the whole engine is stock except the cam. Regardless I am definitely switching the nuts out today! I had to swap the valley pan after break in and had a chance to check the cam and there were no wiped lobes or abnormal wear, thank god. I have also been using the car as a daily for the past year or so, which narrows down other potential problems it might have, but this is a really good starting point (hopefully the only problem)!

Thanks for all the input and ill report back with updates after the new rocker nuts.