350 vs. 454
I have a mild 350 street/strip engine that runs low 7s in the 1/8th on nitrous, using cast internals. I have a guy interested in a trade, he is wanting to trade me a 454 .30 over, he says the heads have been redone, 10.1 compression ratio, forged flat top pistons. The motor looks good on the outside and done right, I see no oil leaks or cracks anywhere, and it runs and sounds good. I know what I have in my engine. However, I dont know who did the work to his 454. I have a turbo that would melt my 350 cast pistons in a second, and the forged flat tops in his 454 should handle the boost well. But I dont know if it actually has forged pistons in it or not. Should I trade and take the chance of not knowing if it has cast or forged pistons and throw boost to it, or keep what I got and be happy with it?