along the lines of using the chevy rod, did anyone see the latest issue of car craft. they built budget 383 using 440 crank offset ground with mains turned down to B size.

they used the stock chevy rod and bored it so the chrysler 1.094" pin would fit. they did state that using the chevy rod will produce .065" of side clearance, and after one dyno pull, they acted as if that would not be a problem ever because they did not blow it up.

pistons ended up at 0 deck after they took .040" off the decks and compression was 10.3:1.
final displacement was 443" (.060 over block)

with stock, untouched eddy heads, they made 557 lbs of torque at 4200 rpm. the motor also made 527hp at 5600 rpm.

I have no idea if this the best way to go, but I thought this buildup fit in with the discussion of a "budget" stroker build up. However, I don't know how much money is saved doing the machine work to the chevy rods. how much are the stock pistons they used (kb silvolites) vs the stroker pistons talked about here?