Changing the stroke and/or the rod length makes compression height much less of an issue. Decking the block a little is also a possibility. Tall deck Diesel pistons with 1/2" thick crowns can be machined down if they're too tall. Having a few brain cells to rub together opens up all sorts of possibilities. At one time, Chevrolet parts departments sold a "semi-finished" connecting rod for 350 V8s with no wrist pin hole and a small end area over an inch tall. Custom engine builders could decide how long they wanted the rods to be and finish-machine the rods to the desired length. That was very useful for oddball bore/stroke combinations. Outsmarting tech inspectors at the circle tracks where we ran was almost as much fun as winning races.
Jerry

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