New to V8's. 340 or 383?

X2. There are way more 360s out there.

Yes 360 would make the most sense it has the best compromises for it CID with bore/stroke and rod ratios but at the same time as you say that I shouldn't run my 273 cause its 80+ smaller I could say why would you not run a 440 cause its 80 cubes bigger. For the Hp and rpms I want 273 fits for me plus its alittle more for a challenge to build a strong running 375-400hp 273 than a 360.