390 w/open chamber heads

Frosty The Punk,
Thanks for the great advise!! I already have the intake (actually two intakes) so not having to spend money on another one helps with the heads, crank and pistons. Will probably follow most of your advise on the heads except I've read that you it's better to CC the heads before valve job so that you don't accidently nick a seat as you smooth and CC each chamber?? I know the pistons are expensive and I've planned for that. It's nice to know that a cast crank will be OK I just wasn't sure about which manufacture (I had heard some bad things about regal, beagal or whatever it is). I just hope the cast crack can handle it off the line...I installed a narrowed Chevy 10 bolt posi with 12 bolt 30 spine axles and I have 10" thread tires so I'm going to get lots of "GRAB"
I have also read about "swept displacement" on the strokers so I agree with you on that. That's why I need to get my chamber volume before I order the cam.
As for the cam I was thinking of ordering one custom from Hughs, they seem to know what they're doing with Mopars?? this way the cam will be made for the engine with the torque and RPM range I'm looking for.
I already have the 2.02 and 1.88 SS valves, I've always heard that Mopars need all the help they can get on the exhaust side so that's why I went with 1.88s???
Sure is nice having all this knowledge to draw from. I'm a Chevy man but I love my Barracuda because I had one back in the 70's. I hated selling it back then. It was an old 273 4 speed, I could lite the tires up big time (off the line) but then it would fall on its' face after the tires stopped spinning and I'm determined to make a better Barracuda now that I can afford it!!!

I also appreciate everyone not wanting me to build a drag car. I'm going to be taking my daughter to school in this thing so it has to be tame enough for that but I still a young kid inside of me that wants to have some fun after I drop her off!!!

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