Stock Rod Limitations?

yeah when my bro was planning on using those rods he also had a vintage set of 1976 2.08 w2's. i run them on my 416 stroker and they work awesome. there was an article in a mag i think it was like 1978 and the guy had a 73 dart sport that ran like 10.50's on gas. it was what my brother was going to build until he went 440. anyways about the stock rods and it's kind of cool because your young and i was young when i had my rods done . they work really well and if u can have the work done cheap , go for it. one thing i'll recomend if you go that route is to use a stretch guage instead of just tourqing them when u put the engine together. sounds like you know your stuff and just like stated earlier keep learning the trade. it will save you thousands