To stroke or not to stroke......

I bought a "How to build big inch Mopar small blocks" book on e-bay.
It's a book about strokers. Buy one and it may answer some of your questions. Check out e-bay item # 180017087817 $18.00+s&h

All of you have valid points. Stroking a smallblock is a matter of personal choice and of function. Both engines can be built to produce lots of power for about the same $$$$ The stock stroke engines seem to last longer if you plan on running your car another 100K miles. Do you want a screaming small block or a big cube torque monster? Your choice. Mike