The big en d width comes with a lot of side plat with the chevy rods....Is it ok to race an engine with so much side play ?
Of course it is
To many keyboard racers focus on the wrong things on race motors
I've raced NHRA Stock, S/ST,S/G , I've built my own blue printed motors and helped several other former NHRA World champions on there Mopar cars engine builds, rod side clearances can be close or loose and the motor will still perform the same on the dyno or at the track
I've seen ONE stock Mopar V8 motor that had near the minimum Mopar FSM recommended rod side clearances, it was a early production 1966 street Hemi motor that had less than .016 on all the rods, I've also seen as much as .042 side clearances on 318 motors
My first pump gas 400 block stroker build with BB Chevy rods had from .052 to .039 side clearances, it ran fine, didn't use oil and revved like a SB did
I shifted it between 7000 and 7800 RPM with no issues ever
