Hell no...lol. A question for you tho... Where do you measure the diameter of a piston?
Brian, I think a lot, yes, but I think simply saying because there's thousands out there running that they all will reach 50K miles is not thinking enough...lol. I agree the output and rpm of any engine is the key to life and that by asking the mechanical parts to perform at a much higher stress load (in this case meaning heavier side loading and faster average piston speeds regardless of rpm), they wear faster. Pretty simple really. Just like every other engine.