I argue this all the time. It’s just not even worth it any more.
Stoke doesn’t make power. Power IS rpm. Arguing that is foolish.
It’s now 2025 (because PBR is so excited to get to Christmas I’m going right through new years) and valve train is so much better than it ever was.
If he puts a striker crank in it all it will do is make more torque below peak and reduce rpm.
Seriously, on Chrysler oiling and a 59 degree LBA you can easily, easily turn 7500 and not hurt parts.
Given the same engine, one with let’s say a 3.79 stroke verses the much loved 4 inch stroke, even that little bit of extra stroke requires more cylinder head and induction to keep peak torque and power at the same rpm.
And I won’t even get into how the dyno can lie to you.
RPM is power. I can never see reducing rpm making sense. It just doesn’t.
It affects the chassis too.