[scottj]

You think you're pondering.

While my application is extreme, imagine my thoughts the first time I took my new 9.5" aluminum block, 6" Carrillos, and 1.5 CH pistons, and 4" crank to my engine builder and I learned this:

The brand new crank was to heavy, the block was too tall, the piston at 1.5CH were too heavy, and the rods were too short. They said if they built it with my parts it would probably tear the pins out of the pistons in short time.

Realize that the combination I described may not be necassary for a street build but, as the envelope is pushed with these stroker combinations, especially in dirt cars and offroad truck racing, this is the combination you will find...and they're bullet proof.
Scott