Well those are exactly the responses I was looking for. I am not going for 700hp, rather a fun, reliable and snappy ride. I really don't care much about mpg's as this is strictly a "fun" car, not a daily driver (except to work on all nice days, work is only a mile away from home).

So, now that I'm leaning towards the 400 stroked, tell me how you would build it.

What kit?
How many cubes?
Heads?
six pack? dual 4's? efi? single?
others?
estimated price (roughly)?

I hope this is not asking to much and I'm sure answers will be all over the place, but would be nice to get a bunch of opinions. Again, don't care about high hp, lets just build a fun motor that doesn't break the bank!