Thanks for replies. I know there are tons of aftermarket and stock rods, pistons and cranks that are better than a stock 70's 440, my main question is can I re-use my stock rotating assembled and get my hp from machine work, head porting and cam. I don't want to buy parts that are more expensive than reusing my own.
I ran a 9.82 in my Duster (440) with a .030 over TRW pistons, 906 heads, stock reworked rods, and a stock forged crank so YES 400 horsepower on a 2000 dollar budget is possible. And this was around 35 years ago.
