Thanks Bluebird. I found Kelly's site and Lupdiesel's post on the correct rod installation. They both talk of the bearing offset and rod chamfer and their relation to the crank radius.

Now, I need to tear it apart to see why mine apparently is unaffected by this misinstallation. If mine is truly backwards it sure is turning freely. I found no indication of a problem during installation and clearance checks. Maybe my radius is smaller than typical.

BTW, I looked at pics of the previous build and it clearly shows the rods turned around from the way the are now.