It's not an either/or option- - - -it's both the press fit and the epoxy layer. By using a custom length big block Chevy connecting rod, a 4" stroke, and either a 292 Ford or a 265 Chevy piston, the "261" can gain a few cubic inches in the process, and use commonly available, less expensive parts than the conventional 261 bits and pieces.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
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