I know you're looking for real world experience, but you need to find someone that has broken stock rods and under what conditions they broke under. I have run these to 6500/7000 N/A and never lost one. Probably lucky, but it is what it is. In a stroker situation, the piston will take more abuse, due to speed, then the rod, imo. If your really concerned about this with what your planning, i'd just go aftermarket and be done with it....By the way, did you get your crank squared away while you were in Florida?