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Ali, you'll never get through to Yuck and some of the others. Progress is good.
The architecture in the new hemi is light years ahead of the old wedges that were based on 50s era technology.
The only thing the new engines lack is displacement. There is simply NO WAY an old 360 will make the same power as a 5.7 without giving up street manners and efficiency.
The 6.1 will make more power than a similarly equipped 440.
It's easy to make stupid power out of a 440. The same things can be done to the 6.1 to make it just as strong. It takes a pair of big money wedge heads to match the flow of the stock 6.1 heads. Add a little work to the new stuff and you'll be chasing B1 or big Indy heads to keep up.

Doesn't anybody rememebr the Jeep SRT running 9s with a full interior?

The new engine is a little pricier than the wedges. It's a little more difficult to swap at the moment too. However, those swaps are getting easier as more people get on board.

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I don't really have anything against them. However right now it's NOT a cheap swap. And it souldn't be entertained by somebody that doesn't have deep pockets. I think Daytona has the best reply here by running down the actual cost of things. For the OP to think he can drop a 5.7 into his Challey and roll and spend less time and $$$ than by building a mild 440 is crazy. If somebody gave him the 5.7 he's still looking at thousands of dollars not mention the time to get it all up and running. AND it might match the HP numbers (oh and he's not talking about an 09 engine) it's at a much higher RPM and will make no where near the torque of a 440.