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5600 lbs , at the very least I'd get a 360 in there and I'd seriously consider a BB which may very well end up being cheaper than a stroker 408 build would.

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I guess I should define 'horses'. 3300# trailer, 1000# horses x2, some addition, carry the 1, uhh, I think that comes up to 9,999# gross No wonder the truck has trouble going up hills, lol.

I don't think a BB swap would be more than a grand cheaper than a 408 build would, considering how much would be the 'same' between the two builds. A 360 build would be a lot cheaper than the BB swap.

360 needs pistons, maybe rods
408 needs crank, rods, pistons
440 needs pistons, maybe rods, & all hardware to make the swap (headers, wp, engine mounts, oil pan), & BB 727 + rebuild.

Probably different heads for each build.

EFI is basically the same for all of them.

Machining, rings & bearings, etc, are close enough to the same for each build to cancel out. Basically the only difference is the cost of the stroker crank vs. the new hardware for the swap.

The 360s I know of locally are cheap enough it doesn't make sense to not use them in a new build.