349 CI on the cheap

Guitar Jones said
But you can buy an Ohio cast 4" stroker for $299. If you have to buy pistons anyway why not go with the cubic inches.

Just something to think about. Certainly if you are bucks down and just happen to have this stuff laying around, by all means, have fun. But if you have to buy some or most of this stuff, go with the cubes.

Just to add a little fodder, I really liked my 3.31 stroke engine, That thing really sang on the top end. My 3.58 stroke engine still gets the job done but it's not the same on the big end.

High RPMs and stroker cranks need a little more work than just bolting together a few off the shelf parts. You have to add more air flow and not just for the added CI but you also have to factor in piston speed. As piston speed goes up the time to fill the cylinder goes down. I did not factor this in 10 years ago when I built my first storker motor and I had to pull the heads and port to wake it up.