Best stroker combo?

Mad Dart said

External balance it. Here's your rods.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCA-2ICR612...Parts_Accessories&hash=item589a63227c&vxp=mtr

To get a stroker to breath and make good power your gunna need heads. The same 360 with good heads will out power a stoker that does not breath. Stock type heads touched a bit on a stroker will make prob 430hp ish or so. The 360 with good heads will be in the 500hp+ mark for less $$.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeX3LWkJKWg

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When you build a 500hp engine you are almost guaranteed to need new rods and pistons and having the assembly balanced isn't even a question.

In that scenario the only money you're truly saving is the cost of a crankshaft itself. (lol this is something of a sore point for me coz I didn't stroke my 318 but it ended up costing me as much as if I would have)

Last time I checked the cost of a stroker crank is about $650-700

What can you get in the way of top end upgrades for $650-700 that is going to net you more gain than an extra 50 cubes would do?