there are some possiblitys with that theory. my last motor, i wish i didnt sell, i had balanced all the rod and piston assemblys and had the clevite performance cam and that was very smooth, i could tell a major difference over any 22re.
i went with a little more cam this time ,crane 704-0014, and didnt touch the rod assemblys and it doesnt feel near as powerful as before basically with the same set up except for the full length header vs. short header.
i had gotten the lce efi/pro split duration cam before and gave it 1000 miles, but was not impressed so it came out and crane went in. i think it feels better but i still dont believe it is up to what i thought it would be, so what i am going to do is after i get back in town in 3 weeks this motor is coming out again and i am going to go through and shave my rods down like before, i took a total of 1/4 lb off 4 rods and pistons, and see if i can get back that feel i am looking for.
i getting ready to leave on a 4000 mile plus round trip in my truck so wish me luck it makes it back <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />