Torn between 360 or 408 .. Advice??

Don't skimp on the pistons..i myself prefer Diamond brand,as for cranks i run the Mopar performance "cast" in my 416..k1,eagle or scat rods should be fine but if your going to make any "real" power or rev that motor up around 8k,you want the best rods available and the best rod bolts..most of your power will be dictated by what cam and heads you choose,i have a 360 in my duster right now running the heads off my stroker and same cam..the 360 has gone 11.79(will be faster with the new cam going in soon) and the 416 runs 11.0's..so as you can see a 360 properly built can hang right with most strokers....