Advantages of a stroker for daily driver

1973dusterkid said
I would be doing about 7500 miles a year.I am not looking for a drag car But I do want a car that can get up in go when you floor it so I am thinking around 300-350 Hp.I want the power but I want 15 or more MPG.I am going to run the comp cam big murta cam and stock heads(because I don't have money for alum heads) flot top piston but I still would like the 10.1 compression because of the faster revving.I have not diced on the tranny I would like a manual but they are harder to find so if a find a good used 727 or 904 before a 833 I would go with a auto set up.

While I was waiting on your response I looked at your past threads and learned some more about you and your car. Because your car came with a slant six you most likely have a 7.25 rear-end and you've also mentioned you have a 904 (older threads).

Based on your knowledge level and goals I recommend you first ensure your brakes, suspension, tranny, and rear are healthy and happy. Then and only then should you upgrade to a 318 (cheap and plentiful). Or, keep your slant and hot rod it.

Forget about all the cam hype and compression ratios and focus on building a good 318 with a dual plane intake, 600 cfm carb with electric choke, headers with dual exhaust and a properly set up distributor with vacuum advance. Keep the 904 and a stock stall convertor, but add a shift kit (just for fun). Your 7.25 should live with this set up as long as you’re not doing neutral drops.

You can learn a lot about small block Mopars from a 318 and you can learn how to tune for performance and decent gas mileage.