400 block is it cheaper to buy stroker kit

I just sold a 470 shortblock for $2500. It had about 30 dyno pulls on it. Needed new bearings and put back together. It was a Molnar crank with Molnar rods and custom JE pistons. So something like that might be an option too.

Last swap meet I was at I was asking $100 for a std/std forged 440 crank. I have some cast 440 cranks that are std/std that I'd sell for $50. The cast cranks would work just fine in a mild performance build. So sometimes you just have to figure out the path to take and then find the parts.