OK stock looking so stock looking big pan, windage tray, scraper
vac advance
what fast68 says about cams
Engle .904 series, Mopar Performance, Crane .904 series are not excessive
Howard and the Comps HL are more so
Voodoo somewhere in the middle
Bullet has both available
Chevy profiles like the XE series are fast action but since they use a smaller portion of the lifter they do not look like it in their specs
do keep the overlap down so you do not blow heat out the exhaust
do not open the exhaust early long rod engines are more sensitive to BDC valve events than short rod engines like chevy
stock 440 Magnum cam runs hot in this application due to long closing ramps
stock no quench pistons also runhot
In 440 buses we dropped EGT 800 degrees with quench and cam change (Moon)
Endurance 440's tend to run the center two exhaust valves hot so I stand by the head suggestions
You are better off with a long rod and light piston as someone suggested compared to a six pack rod and heavy piston (which will live- but not as quick
I like the efi if not AVS or TQ (better) make sure the secondaries are not opening at cruze
Lots of improvements in valve springs since 440 was new
I'd rather have stock rockers with oil through the pushrods and lash caps than cheap aluminum roller rockers (given no fast rate cam and moderate springs)