You will have at least $1500 in machine shop, if you build a stroker, so $3000 is spent. Do a stock rebuild on shortblock and good rod bolts then buy the best heads you can afford, then get a camshaft to match. You will still be over your budget.
When you mean "stock rebuild" on the short block... do you mean new cylinder bore and hone, new pistons, resize rods, new rings, bearings, oil pump ?
Or do you mean refresh short block ... old pistons, hone, resize rods for ARP rod bolts, new rings, bearings, oil pump? Hopefully it doesn't need crank polish
