build strokers or buy them

Build it right, build it once is true, but I don't think we need to .000 deck a block or put girdles on a daily driver.
That's a difference of opinion. I don't believe in girdles but you can bet your *** if I do the build it will be a perfect deck height, flat, parallel to the crank centerline, and the right finish and if it's getting a longer-than-factory-offered stroke it's getting main studs and align honed. The return on investment is longevity, performance, and economy. I'd rather get the work perfect and get another 2mpg over a life of 60K miles than say "it's only for a daily driver."

I couldn't agree more with this! I've seen it myself, not only on engines I built when I was younger, and thought I knew everything. But others engines who chose not to do any of the above. I believe it makes a difference in longevity, and even performance. There are just things I do now, that I'll never change. I'm still learning new tips and tricks too....And I have a lot to learn.