Agree with the above from personal experience, except my 406" street 360 DID accelerate a lot better, even with basically stock heads.
Did a nice valve job & port-match, otherwise very stock except it already had headers.
Pulled 17 MPG @ 70; 3.21 gear, 28" tire, '74 Duster, & ran AC too. Engle HFT with about .470/.504 lift, 214/224 @ .050.
The more expansive answer depends on budget, the rest of the combo, and use.
The stock heads are the limiting factor, and for stock-appearing BBs I like ported Stealth heads.
Less stock-appearing to sharp eyes is a Performer RPM, but I've removed the Eddy lettering on those on a couple 440s.
You can move the torque curve & peak around a bit with stroke, it's pretty much longer = lower.