MRC, here's a good budget, maintenance-free, pump gas stroker combo for the street:
  • Stock block with oiling mods
  • 500 cube stroker kit with 4.14 stroke crank, 6.800 H-beam rods, .030" overbore 32cc dished pistons
  • HV oil pump
  • Lunati 61605 hydraulic cam
  • Ported C9VE heads with 2.19" intake/1.76 exhaust valves, requisite port work, springs retainers, locks etc.
  • Quality roller rockers, such as Crane Gold Series or equivalent.
  • Weiand Stealth part number 8012 aluminum intake manifold
  • Holley 950HP
  • Recurved Duraspark distributor or MSD breakerless
  • Headers
  • (this makes a 9.8:1 c/r)

A well planned version of the above build ought to manage at least 550 HP and have the potential for much, much more with induction changes and a camshaft upgrade...but at the cost of fuel economy and preventive maintenance.

Paul