Piston pin offset "controversy"

It does reduce drag inside the engine, supposedly with an increase on noise, but it's barely noticeable, mostly when cold. I have done it for 35 years in re-ring type performance builds with stock pistons, and "replacement" forged TRW pistons which are also offset. The 1/16" ring TRW "performance/race" pistons are centered pin. On a 440, with 2355F 6-pack forged pistons, reversed at .0035" skirt clearance, there is barely any noise factor cold. A 360 with Badger cast pistons fitted at .0015" and reversed, no audible piston noise at idle cold that I can detect. I cannot verify back-to-back performance gains, however.