[blykins]

Glen, I know you're fighting hard for "short stroke, high rpm" crowd, but you're really making this a lot more difficult than it is.

A Scat cast stroker crankshaft, forged I-beam rods, and forged pistons will hold more horsepower than what a 302 block will withstand. These components are no more special than what I would use for an equally rev-happy 289/302.

If you compare what it would cost to take a factory 302 crankshaft, have it reground, have the rods resized, reconditioned, and fitted with ARP bolts, new pistons, new rings, new bearings, etc., you are not but about $200-250 off from buying a brand new Scat rotating assembly that's not 30-40 years old.

Keep in mind that you have to buy pistons, rings, and bearings no matter what, and those costs are generally about the same, give or take a few bucks. A brand new Scat crank is $250 and the rods are about the same.

Why pass up on 50 cubic inches plus a great amount of horsepower and torque for $250?

I've said earlier that you seem to have already made your mind up, so we may all be wasting our breath here. But building an engine simply around an rpm number can lead to lots of issues and disappointments.