340 to 372 stroker kit

good post krooser
and all
shapes the decisions
lets look at it from another direction
Those heads or any heads flow so much air
heads are what make the top end horsepower no mater how many cubic inches
as said they may not make the maximum possible horsepower on any block- there is always a better head >$$$
but what I like to do is make the maximum HP/ Torque
get the head to its maximum airflow
at the lowest rpm and keep maximum airflow as long as possible
it will still have it's maximum airflow at maximum rpm or at max hp (whatever that is stroke/ rod angle/ cu in dependent)
but it will have a much broader torque/ HP curve- more area under the HP curve, not as peaky
which gets me back to Stroker McGurk- you can't beat cubic inches and the only substitute for cubic inches are more cubic inches-(apologies to Tom)
keep the compression and rpm (and detonation) down and no worries about the caps- or do the caps and studs- what do you think Krooser?
now if you are building a class hp/ cu inch car you do it differently
now shop carefully for the dished pistons as mentioned above no mater which stroke and rod (longer is better)you might be able to use popular 4" stroke pistons with longer rods with one of the shorter strokes your bore size makes the search somewhat harder