RHS pump gas 360
The reason I asked was my buddy is pushing me to go the cheaper route and build a stock stroke 360 using the parts I have and then have you work over the Eddie heads. He thinks the 408 would be overkill for a weekend warrior / car show cruiser type of ride.
Strokers don't have to be Max power efforts.
I got my 392 built because I wanted a lot of tractable torque to make up for running a three speed transmission.
The extra torque made by the stroker at lower RPM makes for a much better behaved street car...
- more effective lower speed passing,
- less radical idle for the same cam duration
- faster between speed x-y acceleration,
- cooler running lower comp for the same HP, etc etc
But as Brian says, that must be balanced against extra strain on the trans, diff and axles.
Stroking is an old hot rodders trick...they did it because it made for a better "streeter".
I wouldn't go back.
My 2c.