[Remod]

Mark,

I can vouch for Eric. I have the 418 stroker and it performs flawlessly. It dynoed at 526hp and 523 torque. Thats big block cubes and power from a small block!
If I were to do it again, I would go with a high compression 302 at around 400hp. Why ? IMHO 500+hp is a lot to handle unless you are running the quarter mile and willing to break stuff. 400hp is more than enough in a 2500# car, and after hearing a few high compression 302's, I gotta say they are very sweet sounding. The high compression does more for the sound of a motor than cubes I think. That and the fact that I end up with a mixture of 2-3 gals of Rocket 111 in my tank anyway, I may as well run straight fuel. The corn fuel is crap. It smells funny coming out of those side pipes.
Most folks can tell you're running race gas and almost always results in a thumbs up!

Just my 2 cents...

Good Luck!