I bought this car back in January and spent a lot of time getting the swapped in 302 (originally a 390 car) running just so I could drive it. Since then I have made up my mind I'd like to take back to an Fe block. I did a little searching and ended up with a truck 390 and c6 transmission for 500$. The engine was running and transmission shifting just fine the day before I bought the combo. Since I have stripped it down to bare block, and have the block at the machine shop being cleaned and magnafluxed. Once I get the word back from the machine shop, I'll have to decide what exactly I want to do. I'm a little torn, a part of me just wants to put together a performance 390, or bite the bullet and put a stroker kit in it. This will be the first engine I've ever attempted to build. I'd like just a good strong street motor that I might take to the strip once or twice a year just for the giggles. I've been doing a lot of reading and have been having trouble finding much in the way of a hot 390, everyone seems to be leaning towards strokers. Is there a reason for this? If anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears, trying to absorb as much information as I can before I start buying parts.