Stroke or Not?

Looks like I am buying back my first car after finding it. a factory E-58 1976 360 Duster. Fairly rare build as I can't find any info on 360 cars from that year.

The main issue is the body is all done, interior i in great shape but the engine is out and apart. The previous owner had a really wild 360 in the car, pulled that out after awhile and was going to warm up the stock 76 block.

I'm buying the car back now and am trying to decide what to build for an engine.

Going to use the 360 block which is virgin, may need to go .020 or .030 over. I have the stock crank, rods still.

Other parts that I have to pull from are a set of Edelbrock heads that I WILL use no plans to do any real work to them.

Edelbrock air gap
750 demon carb
TTI Headders
MSD Pro billet dist.
edelbrock mech fuel pump
3 different converters ranging from 2500 - 3000 plus stall


Car is to be a street car no drag strip or trailer queen. Must run on no better the 91 octane. Full street weight of a 76 Duster. 727 has been built up already and has an 8 3/4 under it.

I plan to swap the 4.10's out for 3.23 or 3.55 at the most as this car will be driven. Staying with a mechanical fuel pump and headers. Also a roller cam so I can avoid all the zinc issues with the current of the shelf oil.

I have been looking at stroker kits from hughes or just building a stock stroke 360. For a street machine with 3.23 that I want to be able to smoke the tires and just enjoy cruiseing it is a stroker more then I need?