A few questions about stroker small blocks

Having originally built a stoke stroke motor for my 69 Dart this time I went with a stroker for my 68 Dart. Both engines had very similar builds (unported Edelbrock heads, roller rockers, similar cams, same intake, same carb, same headers) and the 340 made 390 hp at the crank while my 408 made 485. I can't remember torque on my 340 but the 408 makes way more (511 at 4300 rpm). Even with unported Edeobrock heads it still maintained 475ish lb/ft torque from 3500 to 5300 which is a pretty nice torque curve imo. Eventually I plan to have Brian at IMM or someone else port these heads to unleash the motors full potential but for now I couldn't be happier with the torque and hp my stroker made.

I thought about going big block route and actually had a 500 stroker all lined up for my Dart. After figuring out cost with a new trans, motor mounts, TTI headers, new radiator, etc I just decided it wasn't worth it when I could make big block power with a small block stroker. Either way you go though I'm sure you'll love it.