To stroke or not to stroke?

Depends on your application and budget, spend the money on heads & valve train first that's where the power is plus intake and exhaust and if your got the money left over stroke her. Make sure you budget in the drive train also so you'll be able to put the power to the ground and without breaking parts every time.

when i bought my stroker kit it was 1700 shipped... it was cheaper to buy that then it was to have new pistons bought, everything balanced, the rods re-done and rings and bearings and on and on...
all in all it cost me about 200 more for the 512 kit vs stock bottom end with new pistons...