428 stroker OR 400 buildup????????????

[knova70]

looking for opinions on either building a 428 SBC stroker or 400 buildup,Cant make up my mind on which one to build,I using the bowtie aluminum block I have and the 6 inch rods I have,getting ready to buy the crank and pistons,just want ing to know which is gonna be my best bet for HP,this motor will be blown on alcohol!

[billhendren]

With your 6.0 rod i would use a 3.75 stroke otherwise your ring pack will need to be to far up on the piston for a blown application.Bill

[Robert1320]

Unless you are building a tall deck and then put more stroke into it.
I am with Bill 3.75 for a std height block.
Piston design outweighs rod length.