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Sometimes old school habits, good or bad, die hard Todays hypertutic(SP?) pistons are ran with a lot less clearance than the OEM cast pistons did back in the day. That trick on flipping the wrist pin offset was worth around 8 HP (reduction in internal friction )according to one of the old inside track information Mopar spnosored racers, that was a good, cheap, legal gain when you where basically looking for one or two HP I've seen that gain from using Pro Blend on a 500 HP motor, which is right at 1.7 % gain

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Hi Cab!!!!

Pro Blend?
So if a person was to order pistons, it would be worth having the pin offset towards the cam?

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you might be missing the point , offsetting the pin in the offset direction was an HP gain because of the negative effect of it being in the opposite direction.

Do you really think the technology has gone backwards in the past 2 or 3 decades ???

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"Do you really think the technology has gone backwards in the past 2 or 3 decades ???"
That's kind of a loaded question. We really haven't progressed all that much in engine technology since the late 50's. In the main mechanical design. Other than roller bearings on everything

Free HP is free HP. No matter how you look at it. So reducing friction or side load, for a 1.7% gain. I'm not sure if piston technology/design has improved that much in 2 decades .
Other than the piston coatings that help reduce friction and heat.