Help me win this argument 400 in a 72.

I still think a stock stroke 400 would make a ripping street engine if built right. Look at bore vs stroke. What makes the 340 a better performance engine than the 360? Compression an bigger bore with smaller stroke. That baby winds up fast. 400 is similar. Just needs compression and a cam to breathe fire. If you build a 400 and a 44o exactly the same and put in same car I bet the outcome would be very close at the end of the 1/4. What the 400 lacks in displacement it would make up for in weight and revs. Just my opinion.