2.0L build questions

so I was looking at the stroker crank as well, and it says you need longer rods and custom shorter pistons. Is this really a requirement? because my philosphical mind wonders... if the connecting rods move another mm why would it matter whether they were an inch longer or not? they're still going to move that much more. so then if you can use the stock length rods, can't you also use the stock pistons?
 
Umm you have to custom machine the stock pistons to work with forged rods anyways. And since your saying 1mm isnt alot you obviously havent done any machine work or put a motor together which requires you to measure in thousandths of an inch. you really dont want to skimp when it comes to the most important part of your motor if you want to drop 1.5k on a stroker crank get the right rods and pistons to go with it
 
Oh I know that, I'm just saying its not a huge difference like with what they do to the Honda's. Like from the d15 to the d16, or f20 to f22. Anyways, I've rebuilt engines before, but some of the stuff doesn't make sense to me, other than people wanting more money than is necessary. And I'm not planning on using the stock pistons if I do a build, I was just saying the stock size/compression. I'm not saying I don't want to buy the right rods and pistons etc etc, it just seems like you wouldn't have to get everything "custom". There isn't another "f" engine that is bigger is there? Cause I know that everyone and their dog does a 383 stroker. Taking a Chev small block 350 and throwing a 400 crank in it. It's such an easy thing to get so much more torque potential. I just wondered if we had anything like this available. I can't think of any, because the 2.3 in the new Mazda's are a new engine, the Duratec I believe, and the only bigger engine that I know of is the K-series v6's. Anyways, just brainstorming.
 
so in theory i can use a 626 block with a p5 head? has anyone tried this? i tried a 626 head on my p5 block with p5 cams but it would start
 
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