Very Very Very happy I went the stroker route w/ my Lil' Red Express.

I wanted a very strong engine that would behave like a good street engine...something that sounded tough pulling in at the cruises and hang out spots, is more than a match for most vehicles in the stoplight-drags or at the drag strip, and plenty easy to live with without using crazy gears/torque converter. The truck made every goal easily.

Engine: 408ci magnum based stroker. 10.5:1 compression, Eddy AL heads modified w/ 2.08 valves/ported, HYD roller cam (228/236 @ .050, .550/.565, 108 LSA), Eddy performer rpm, Holley avenger 780.

Idles decent (good lope idling in gear), with more than enough vacuum for power brakes, pushes the truck easily w/ 3.55 gears...probably low 13's as it sits in the 1/4, maybe quicker...will light off the tire at any speed under 30mph, yet can take on long cruises, idle in traffic, etc.

I think it would have been harder to pull off the same feat using a standard cube 360 and be as happy with the driving characteristics.