project.65

I have a '69 351w layin around the garage. The motor came from a tired cougar and needs a rebuild. I was planning on just doing a master rebuildand adding some nice top end parts like intake, heads, cam, dizzy, carb, ect. I was looking through some old threads and was reading how some people were building 393 strokers by simply getting a 393(3.850) crank, and 302 pistons. Does anyone have any personal experience or opinions with a build of this sort. Theres no way in hell I can afford $1200 stroker kit rite now, but was just wondering wich of the 2 coices would be better? pros & cons.
1) 351w with a master rebuild and some nice top end parts.
or...
2) 351w stroked to a 393 by changing to a 393 crank and 302 pistons and some nice top end parts.

How much of a diffrence (power/reliability) will the "budget 393 stroker w/ power parts" make compared to a nice rebuilt 351 w/ power parts ?
This will be a hard driven daily driver and Im looking for some decent power.

67coupe

I haven't done a 393, but the locals who have say it will out rev the larger stroker versions. As far as the difference goes.....if you are making one HP per cubic inch then another 42 cubes is 42hp. No small increase.