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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mr. OAM" data-source="post: 379175" data-attributes="member: 9816">It sounds like you bascially want a fun car, quick and responsive but because of budget not a world beater. You will be fine with the stock block.This next paragraph is not aimed at you, it is aimed at everyone that says "306"...306.....it's a 302 with the usual .030" rebuild overbore in order to square up the cylinders to the crank and to make the cylinders concentric. It's a 302 bored over. 4 cubic inches (1/2 cubic inch per cylinder) is a 1.3% increase in displacement for the entire engine and is not going to be a determining factor in producing power. When the block gets decked to square the head surfaces up to the crank as well you can lose about 1/4 cubic inch per cylinder so now you are down to a 304. To mention these numbers is pointless. Back in the day it was always just said that the block was "30 over." We need to return to that. My 440 Mopar that was bored .030" over was not referred to as a 446, just "bored over". I would go with the stroker kits. No replacement for displacement. What kind of manners do you want the engine to have? If you go for higher HP numbers your idle will suffer. For the street, torque is king. It's what snaps your neck when you punch it. You'll need to decide if you want a torquey engine or a more serious HP engine. Steve</blockquote>