Help me decide: 302 based stroker or 351?

My opinion, go with a 69 block 351. Have it bored out to 357 and install good forged internals. With a set of decent heads(like AFR 185's), 8.5-9.0:1 compression, and all the boost the S trim can put out you should be in 600rwhp range. You should be able to do that relatively cheap compared to a R302 or Dart block. I don't think the S trim will make much more power than that, the most I've seen from one is 650rwhp with the setup I listed above except with a Dart 347.

sorry to get off topic

low5-0 who did you get your 418w internals kit from

coasthigh.com says that there are clearance issues with the 69 engine block deck height

i was just wondering cause i'm lookin into the 351w stroker

i think just being able to say your car has over 400 cubes is enough to go with 351w (the power and torque is just icing on the cake)

The_Mustang said:

Hey, 600 HP would be fine by me! It would be nice to run with the GT500s. I'm just worried about having to convert an old block like that to a roller block.

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Just spend the $400 for retro fit lifters. That's actually one of the lower priced engine parts you need when you get into high HP territory.

sn-95matt5-0, I bought it as an assembled short block. The pistons are Probe, and AFIK the kit came from CHP.