383 vs 440 help
When you posed your question you only offered 2 choices. Either a 383 stroker or a 440. Everyone that gave advice to avoid the 440 did so because you said the car was your daily driver.
If you are set on switching to a big block I hope that you are taking into consideration the extra expenses that you will encounter and the compromise in handling you will have over keeping the small block. If you consider how much power that can be made with a decent small block build, you should have realized that you can easily surpass 500 horses. - And you can do it without adding weight to the front of your car. More than likely you'd have better handling and possibly better fuel economy.
It's your car and you can do with it as you please, but the advice given is based on the small amount of information that you've provided. Personally I love the sound of a big block. I've got a 440 in my '72 Duster. - But it's not a street car and if I had built an engine for it for street use, I would have chosen a small block.
But your reasoning may be based on some unnamed criteria. - Maybe you love the sound of a big block too. - Or maybe you want to have bragging rights after stuffing a 440 into it. Not every decision I make is the most practical. - And some choices I've made were for reasons that might sound stupid to others. But in the end we will all applaud the end results after your car is done (unless it turns into something hideous LOL).
