stroking a 440??

LOL you beat me to it. They do sell blocks, and good ones at that. If 600hp is a limit for a BBM, I guess I need to make a lot of calls to tell some of my customers that their engines I built many years ago are no good.

HP is not the limiting factor, its Harmonics, detonation, balance ect! Tame these, and you can make a ton of power without worry.

That's right, because excess harmonica, detonation and imbalance can explode even the best aftermarket block. Nothin will stop it from coming apart at those HP levels if it's not right.