360/410 Stroker Questions

I'll scratch that even a little deeper...imagine a guy winning a NASCAR race. He's running in front and clearly has a few more HP than every one else.

Freeze frame the whole thing....then go take off one of his cylinder heads, mill the block .003", and put it all back together. Un-freeze it. Is he gonna fall back in the pack? Or is he gonna keep right on truckin'?

My money says he's gonna stay in front and keep on winning.

I'm all for precision assembly....but I also think too many guys get hung up on numbers without keeping perspective on what they mean.

I also think precision assembly will, ultimately, have for more to do with how smoothly and engine runs and how long it lasts than total power production.