serious street power.

$2K isnt enough to go thru it properly IMO. And not even close to the stroker setup. You dont need 500" inches in an A body to run quick. You do need a solid shortblock. After buying pistons and wear parts, and haveing the basic quality machine work done, you wont have enough to get the rest done... A sick thing about the convertor... What you have, will change drastically when the engine is actually making some steam. I would replace the pistons w/KB hypers, have the rods re-done with ARP bolts, internally balance it, and then bolt up everything you have now. Replace the carb with a 4150 series 850cfm and the car should have enough once it's debugged to run way into the 11s on pump fuel. But Id wager the cost will be cloer to $3K.