When I first put my 440 together to go into my satellite back in 1981, when I really had no clue as to what I was doing, it was a fairly stock build.
Block just got a skim cut, bored .040 over(no plate), I used the correct 2.030 c/h pistons, heads looked okay(to me at the time), so they just got cleaned really well, valves wire wheeled and lapped in, and new springs and retainers to go with the Crower Monarch 280H cam I bought for it.
280/280, 224/224-110, .460/.460
Original Torker intake and a Holley 650DP, exhaust manifolds hooked to a new stock replacement Maremont dual exhaust for a 383, because the 440 H pipe wasn’t available.
12” converter, 3.23’s, G50-15 Kelly Springfield SuperCharger tires....... best ET was a 14.04. I think it broke into the 99 mark, but I don’t remember the speed for sure....... other than I know it never broke 100mph.
Shows about 265hp on the morose chart.
