Well I've been out of the hot rod scene for about 15 years, previously owning 4 viscious FoxBody's. I just dropped the 302 roller I picked up off of Craigslist...checking for cracks and punching over. Hopefully there aren't any cracks and I can get started on my project. I'm leaning towards a supercharged stroked 331. I'll continue to post the progress I'm making on the build along with questions that come up. The first question(s) I have is (and I've asked this question to others) how much horsepower can a stock 302 block handle? Is it RPMs that split a motor? Is it torque that does it? Can I run a bunch of HP and keep the RPMs below a certain threshold? Is it the build quality? The internals? Can I realistically get 600 to the wheels on a stock block? If not...what should I be aiming at to not split this block?