JS, you'd probably end up with a nice reliable street motor, but no where near the Windsor's max HP potential. Take it from me, stroking is where it's at. I was running a 400+HP Windsor (crank HP) and recently upgraded to a 427 Windsor stroker. WOW! A number of the Cobra guys here in the Atlanta area are running 396 Windsor strokers and love them. I wanted to match the badges and squeeze a few more HP. You should SERIOUSLY consider a stroker.