I like YRs thinking,
and banging gears with an aluminum FW,and 4.30s is a hoot.
But you have 3.54s:
With a starter gear of just 3.54x2.66=9.44 and say 28s, your effective gear is just 8.09 corrected to a 12" radius. IDK about your blown 408, but my little NA 367 makes a lotta low rpm torque, with over 185psi cylinder pressure, and it did not like that meager TM, even with a heavy steel flywheel.
So I increased my starter to 9.75 corrected, which is 20% more TM. Now it's almost a dump it and go deal. Blip the throttle and almost dump it, letting the flywheel do the work.
With street tires, you will never need to rev that stroker up, to launch, cuz there's just no traction, not even with just 400hp, not even with 325/50-15 BFG-DRs.
So, IMO, you might as well not sound like a Mustang, and just keep the heavier FW, for the Mopar-is-king-of-grunt takeoffs.
Blip,dump,chirp, and gone.
IDK how heavy my FW is. It's out of an old 340 car, rebalanced for my 360. I'd guess probably close to 30#.
Besides, if you don't like it it only takes 17 minutes to take the trans down, and that's taking the GVOD down first, and the dual 3" TTi system from the collectors to the muffs. And unless you run a scattershield....maybe 10 more to see the FW on the floor.
But I know you'll get to really like that 30 pounder on the street.
Blip,dump,chirp, and gone.
Just my opinion
