QUOTE(lonewolfe @ Dec 28 2015, 08:25 PM)
Whether or not the case needs clearance should not be a limiting factor on what size stroke you're looking for. It's easy to clearance a case. You don't have to remove much material.
I agree here too. Had to clearance the case, did a reduced base circle cam, and the connecting rods need to be ground a bit too. I can't tell you how many times I put the case halves back together, try to slowly spin the crank and it hit something. It was a trail and error thing.
I also cheated a bit with a picture I found on Jakes Facebook page. The removal of material he showed in this pic gave me a great starting point. (The red boxes are what I found, I'm sure there's more tricks I didn't see!!)