Josh wrote:
Going back i misunderstood what Inodoro had said. My bad. Sorry about that.
Seems like we're both misreading each other. No apologies needed.
Let's see if I can make myself clear:
There are 2 main problems here:
1. Rod to stroke ratio.
We know the stock B6 rod has a center to center length of 131 mm.
Being that the stroked crankshaft has a 13.3 mm longer stroke than stock, we know the stroker rod will have to be 6.65 mm shorter (center to center) than stock, or 124.35 mm. That has NOTHING to do with the engine rpm range, nor with its valve interference characteristics. It has to do with the piston not hitting the squish areas on the head at TDC.
Now, it is widely accepted that the rod/stroke ratio should be kept ABOVE 1.55:1, to have an acceptable redline (that doesn't mean a possible redline before the engine blows up, it means a SAFE redline, that can be sustained for a period of time, without the need to rebuild the engine completely afterwards). An engine with a 1.52 s/r ratio will go up to 6000 rpm, while an engine with a 1.48 s/r ratio will have a hard time going over 5500 rpm.
In the stock B6, with a 131 mm rod, and a 83.6 mm stroke, your s/r ratio is 1.566985646:1. Not great, but still above the limit.
In the stroker, with a 124.35 mm rod, and a 96.9 mm stroke, your s/r ratio goes down to 1.28328173:1 which is HORRIBLE.
That translates to a higher side load on the pistons (because they're pushing on the rods at a higher angle), and a higher side load on the main bearings (because THE RODS are pushing on the crankshaft at a higher angle).
Now, the B engine bottom end is not particularly strong to begin with. 2 bolt main caps, a support tray that's a lot more effective at controlling oil windage than at supporting the mains, and the fact that the caps are independent (unlike the K series caps), don't make the B6 such a prime candidate to endure that kind of stress.
2. Piston speed.
In the case of the stock B6, with a stroke=83.6 mm, at 6500 rpm, you have a piston speed of 3565.6 feet per minute (18.113 m/s), give or take. A little higher than it'd be desired, but not terrible.
In the case of the stroked B6, with a stroke=96.9 mm, at 6500 rpm, now your piston speed is 4132.8 feet per minute (20.995 m/s). That puts you in motorcycle engine territory.
To keep the piston speed at about the same numbers as stock, you'd have to limit the rpm to about 5600 rpm.
Keep in mind that an increased piston speed not only creates more wear in the piston and cylinder walls, but also produces a higher inertia (and remember that piston inertia can not be balanced out, as it is a reciprocating movement, not a circular one), which produces even more stress on the mains.
All in all, I'd be VERY SURPRISED if a stroked B6 lasted more than a few thousand miles, if regularly revved over 5000 rpm.