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Originally Posted by L4ces
These last two posts are quite interesting. Fresh thinking that makes sense and we are not focusing on it is shocking. I had the exact same question before seeing rantarM3 post his two questions. I'd like to hear more, after all, it seems like the bearing problem is solved on the Dinan but there are no claims of it.
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Dinan has been increasing clearances since the very first strokers. They were setting rod clearance to 0.0024 inch IIRC. No word on what they set main clearances to. Today I believe Dinan uses BE Bearings in their builds because they've bought a bunch and Bert heard from a customer that Steve Dinan has recently told people to use the BE Bearings.
Regarding the weights.
Factory piston + rings + wrist pin: 480g
Factory connecting rod + bolts: 580g
RD Sport stroker piston + rings + wrist pin: 425g
RD Sport Carrillo rods + bolts: 530g
The factory pistons are already very light, lighter than most other engines you'll find. I don't see piston or rod weight being an issue.