feets I'm not telling him what do do, he asked for advice, I'm not the only one who has said stay w/ the 440. if his 440 runs like a dog he should tune it. no reason it can't keep up w/ a 5.7 as it is.
Did you read?? he wants to CARB the motor and not run EFI. If he has deeeeeep pockets and skill it's going to cost A LOT of money and time. I think people see these fancy builds in magazines and think wow I should do that. Not knowing what is involved. Most guys aren't like you and figure all that stuff out, make custom parts and harnesses, weld and so on so they will have to PAY somebody to do it. It's not like upgrading from a SB to a BB. There's no reason a 440-6 can't be dependable and fun to drive. If somebody wants to do the swap then do the swap don't come on and ask for advice.