340 Build Advice

Scody21 said
the 904 is plenty strong for 5-600 I'd run it before buying a 727. But a 4 speed is king. The gearing, tire setup you have is good. Would not mess with it.

as for budget, you can figure 10 is a solid number as the code of things just keeps rising. A stroker crank set up is around 2 grand. Machining about 2K, 2K in labor, there’s 6. Add 2K for heads, 1000 for rockers, lifters, push rods, 500 for a carb, 500 for MSD, 500 for water pump, alt, starter, **** adds up quick….. did not even get to the 4 speed swap yet…

One of the main reasons I'm thinking about changing trans is because the 904 appears to be original to the car and definitely needs a rebuild. Also the converter definitely isn't sized correctly for the current engine so I'll need to be buying one anyways. I'd prefer to have a 4 speed just for the experience if anything.

With the budget, I figured I'd be looking at around 1ok for a build, which I'm okay with. The car needs a new engine one way or another and I prefer to put the money into building something good rather than just a rebuild of the 360. Thank you for the info.