To Stroke or not to Stroke?

Hmmmmm, idk

Im thinking I need to just build this as a 340 and make everyone a believer that a good designed engine with a short stroke CAN make the power without having to rev it to the Moon. With the right air flow, and the right cam, it can be done. Plus as we all know, the non stroker will NOT make as much low end power, but it may also help it hook up sooner and better and off you go. Not everyone has a race car with race car suspension/tires. Yes its fun to smoke tires, hell my minivan will do that. But to hook and be gone like the wind while the other guy is spinning his life away, thats even more fun.

I love the discussion on this thread, got some people thinking.

Trading cubic inches & low idle rpm for High RPM's

900+ late model Holley carb & super victor intake or
tunnel ram
300 cfm heads
1.6 or 1.7 rockers
solid roller lifters/camshaft
crankshaft scraper
milodon or kevko oil pan

i don't think this is much of a challenge for Mr. Liston, just a long list of dilligent (sp?) work. He already built a relatively mild 470hp 340.
maybe a 500hp 318, 600hp 371, stroker poly block, or high winding 400BBM if we are daring to be different/challenging him

at any rate, he could sell a 340 or 360 -the real challenge for him as an elite engine builder is to do it with less trick parts