School me, 3.79 strokers

The 400 M Cleveland has a 4" stroke which fits the small blocks with a little work although I think the offshore iron has pretty well replaced that conversion
Agree with YR- get as long a rod in it as you can
If you are going for HP/ cu in then YR is spot on
If you are trying for a broad hp curve then you want to max out whatever head you are using at an as low rpm as possible- so build it big
you do not loose too much at higher rpm but pick up midrange
We ran two dragsters with the same heads one 4" stroke the other 4 1/4 extra 50 cu inches won (also 1/8 bigger bore)
The heads will determine the HP in any case- at a higher RPM for the smaller motor no matter which head
racing best head wins