TNT, My poor old stock LT1 is almost dead. 75k miles and close to 1000 runs. Need your advice on a stroker. I bracket race a lot and need something strong. No power adders will be used. I would like to run 12.0 most of the time in my pig heavy car (3600+). Turbo 400/4.11 12 bolt. Do I need a forged crank and rods? I was looking towards ARE crate engines. Thanks, Jim