[Excaliber]

It is an interesting question as originally posed:

302 stroked/bored to 354 vs STOCK stroke/bore 351W

Now let me ASSUME both motors would come with similar cam, heads, fuel (carb or EFI) etc.

I would put my money on the 302 for being the better of the two engine choices for overall performance. Street, track, strip.

As the stroke is SO close 3.47 vs 3.50 I'm not sure it would make a big difference either way. So WHY would I go with a 302? Gut feeling tells me it would it MIGHT build rpm quicker and put out more h.p. as well as offer at least SOME weight savings. And I DO suspect 100 pounds is quite possible. Wheres the weight? Crank? Flywheel? Block? Not sure, I just remember reading it was about 100 pounds difference. And weight is EVERYTHING when it comes to racing, especially ROTATING weight!

Ernie