New to V8's. 340 or 383?

rumble got it right several pages ago
me- stroked 340
but wait- that's a 360
much easier parts availability and on the street cu in rule
cast cranks do not break and are a lot cheaper than forged

most power per dollar starts with a magnum takeout
look at it another way and start with heads

or 383-400 with aluminum heads is not much heavier, heads flow a lot more, bigger valves etc