To stroke or not to stroke

[Merritt5]

I have a fox body that I'm building that I would like to compete in the optima street car challenge with, but mostly it'll be a fun street car that i will autox.

Now, I have a stock short block lq9 and t56 sitting in my garage, along with a 4" crank and rods....just need pistons. I was originally planning on stuffing it into a drag car, but I've been heavily considering sticking in the fox.

Would a 408 stroker be too much for a fox to autox or should I just build the stock lq9?

[analyte]

How much is too much depends o. Your available grip and your right foot. My stock bore LQ9 has plenty of power for autoX, but it does fall short of some of the guys with Mast or LS7 engines.

I plan to go through it in another year or two, and I may stroke it at that time for more power. By then my seat time will have increased so I'll be ready for more...

[xsboost90]

my buddy stroked his ls1 said it was the worst thing he's done. Piston issues and not much hp gain truthfully.