[tooski]

I am considering (mostly dreaming) of doing a 4" stroke (433 ci) for a bit more torque for my heavier car. I would go with a forged crank. Off the shelf forged pistons instead of the costlier custom racing pistons would be a plus. Also same with the rods. The Pontiac H beams rods tend to be a bit more expensive than the BBC. Then again if the added cost of the forged crank can be handled, why worry about a few extra bucks for rods n pistons.