Glad to hear you got my subtle hint that you shouldn't expect out of the box to be perfect and that things should be done in order, not just slapped together.

dragram440, yes all precautions should be done and everything should be assembled with care, but sometimes there is the 'all I can afford' or the 'good enough, it's still better than factory' mindset. There will always be the dirt driveway rebuild at under a grand with a set of tools that came in a suitcase and a borrowed torque wrench. That guy needs a runner and can't afford the time and money to make everything perfect.

With the cost of stroker kits coming down to the point where it's almost as cheap as stock pistons, rings, bearings, a crank grind, reconditioning the rods and new bolts, some may decide to get one for a few bucks more and not be able to afford or do all the stuff that 'should' be done. Maybe it's a case like the member in South America where he can't find a decent local machine shop and shipping/import would be more than the parts.