383 vs 400

either will be fun. i thought th eonly 383s that had decent compression from the factory were the hp ones? 2 brl motors had the piston way down in the hole, no? werent the hp figured rated differently between the 383 and 400? you are looking at complete cars, but if you were doing a swap, i like the 400. i just did my 3 rd big block a body with a 400. i used the power steering setup the electronic distributor, spool motor mounts that came on it. the 452 heads are on the shelf, but i like those too. the cast crank is ok unless you are going with a stick. my car is a stock 400, i honed it new cast rings a steel crank since it is a stick, new bearings timing chain, small cam close to a factory hp cam, shim head gaskets 906 heads that i had, headers and a performer intake, i was using a thermoquad but it turned into a headache, i want to be out driving it, ill go back to the thermoquad. it really screamed when those secondaries opened. it isnt the fastest car ive owned but it will burn rubber like no tomorrow. definitely a fun car and the 400 is about as close to stock as you can get.