A few questions about stroker small blocks

harrisonm said
For quite a while, I have been seriously considering putting a stroked small block in my 69 340 4 speed Barracuda. The current 340 is built to about 375 HP now, and it is a blast to drive. I have even rat holed some money away for one. But the other day, I was cruising FABO and came across the video where the Engine Master guys tested a 360 and a stroked 360 with the same cam and heads. The stroker made a few more HP and more torque, but I'm not sure if the numbers were good enough to offset the extra cost of building a stroker. I was thinking that the stroker in this test probably did not perform the way I expected due to the heads. I assume that if yo are going to add 70 cubes, the heads better flow really well. Got me to wondering if a lightly built 440 (450 or so HP) might not be the way to go.

Fitment can cost money as well, remember that room isn't plentiful on an a body when it comes to big blocks.
The price diff is around a couple hundred dollars between a stroker kit and remaining the old rotating assembly.
That test shows what the wrong cam can do with small heads on 410, and how port volume will lend advantage or disadvantage
Had they had 180cc ports...the 410 would have hung on longer in the rpm and made a few more than it did...its all as simple as proportion.

Now you must look at the thing that moves you up to speed, it's called torque, the 410 makes more than the 360 "equipped the same". You could argue not, but if your doors in it all the time to keep up...there goes the mpg argument. The 410 is a compact 440, it's stealth and it's cheaper in the long run.