Did you read?? he wants to CARB the motor and not run EFI.
Not true, he did state he wanted EFI. I suggested a carb to save money.
I would suggest trying to get the 440 to run correct before making the leap to a 5.7.
With a well tuned single 4bbl and proper cam selection there is no reason the 440 can't get in the teens for mpg and run 12's all day.
Been there and done that.
There is no shortage of modern tech for a 440 (heads, cams, pistons, rods, intakes, etc) a 5.7 isn't a magic bullet. It just has the advantage of being sorted out in an EFI configuration already.
