I've heard of guys doin this in small block chebs to get rid of side loading on the piston and free up a few ponies.It moves the pin in closer to the cam and for all practical puposes does its job but decreases the longevity of the engine due to increased loading of the crank at the main caps.And we all know about loading Ponts in the mains causes cracked webs
and such.I do not recomend it for street car.Maybe in a properly preped race only block but if you have the money for that then have a set of properly designed pistons made to move the pin
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