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I am rebuilding a 440 and is about to come out of the machine shop and I am at a cross road. My first idea was stroke the 440 to a 511 from Ohio Crankshaft. Now my friends are telling me it's a waste of money that the stock 440 will make about the same as the stroked 440. they both will have Eddie heads and intake. Whats your take on it?

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Peak power numbers don't tell the whole story! For the street or lower rpm strip, I would stroke it. For a dedicated race car, I'd probably leave it stock stroke and turn more rpm. But then, I like rpm. The cost isn't much different, so it's pretty much what you want.