Any love for a 373 SB

replicaracer43 said

Using stock components was the whole idea behind this combination in the early 70s when there were not many stroker parts available. These days its cheaper to build a 408 or 416 (with shelf parts) rather than a forged 3.58 stroke 340, which will be pretty much custom everything, more expensive, more machine work, and less cubes in the end.

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I remember the article reusing the OEM stock parts for the build. That’s all there was back then. I’m not sure there were any stroker kits or just stroker cranks back in the 70’s at all. It was a smart move to look at all the parts and think about how they can be repurposed.
Here are a few of today’s options from Hughes engines.
They are all cast crank and Hyperutecic pistons for a closer direct comparison of parts used. The last one is the cost jump of forged crank & pistons as well as additional stroke.
Hughes Engines
372 = $1596
Hughes Engines
340 - 416 =$1676

Hughes Engines
360 - 408 = $1781

Hughes Engines
340 - 435 = Ka!-Ching!!!!!