Just over 2yrs on mine. No issues, a few thousand miles on the engine. All surfaces were true, valve stem heights were even ( intake and exhaust ) ... I disassembled, cleaned and lapped the valves . Mild cam in my .030 over 383
I'd keep the 383 to the side for future sale with the car ... but, to answer your question ... you can have lots of fun with a 383, big cubes and still snappy with the shorter stroke!