Ported Edelbrock versus W2 out of the box !

p slug and a closed chamberd head (AKA Edelbrocks) which worked very well at zero deck. A sizeable cam and 93 octane was just fine here.
I do like the idea of a light weight slug in a stroker application. A lot depends on how short the slug gets. I don't know much about longevity and the slugs rocking around. I'd like to build a big incher and have it last a long time. I don't think I'll see a 100,000 miles out of it but.... LOL!

My Ross Pistons were much shorter than stock but they also recommend a piston to wall clearance of only .004.
I thought that was pretty tight for a forged piston, but I have to trust the piston engineers on that. Just like the current theories on big ring gaps on the 2nd ring nowadays.