With what is available for heads these days, the only way I can see a std port stroker combo being the preferred choice is if for some reason the big single plane manifold just doesn’t fit in well with the rest of your plans/combo.

As in........you want to run milder gearing, low-ish stall speed, a lower compression ratio, etc....... and along with those items comes a milder cam with a lower rpm operating range.

But if you’re trying to “make some power”, and are going to build a motor in the 500+ ci range, and are okay with running the appropriate support pieces....... I’d just skip right past all the std port stuff.


And then....... there will be those middle-of-the-road combos where the choice of std or MW isn’t all that cut and dried.