bore vs stroke

You have to keep in mind that the bore has exponential influence on volume than stroke... Area = Pi * radius squared... Radius is half the bore, so radius has more influence on volume than stroke, therefore the radius is not a 1:1 influence vs stroke on volume... Radius is bore halved, then you square it to get volume...

Is not about volume but the surface area of the piston. The more surface area the more the expansing gassed can push against the piston.