i bought a 1970 duster n left to korea the next day .i left it bk home in tx with my wife it currently has a slant six in it but i bought a 440 for it n a 727 tranny to go with it but dont knw were to start off on fixin the 440 wanna gt around 500 or 550 horsepower out of it i thought bout buying the pistons n cam first but dont know espaecially since i cant touch it for another 6 months till i gt bk home any suggestions will help cus im new to mopars

 

well you know you want 500 550 hp, 550 shouldnt be to hard to acheive, heads will help alot, port work, bigger valves, how do you want the car as far as drivability? good street manners?

 

well i'd send the block to machine shop find a good one then tell them what you want and start from there no sense in buying pistons if youre not sure on the motor

 

true,

 

IMO you need to decide what you are going to do with this engine... Street, Racing or some of both.... Once you make that decision you know the next step... Find a good motor shop.. Don't know where in Texas you are (when you get back in country) but in the Houston area Diamondback Engines is well known for building stout Mopar engines... Damon is well versed with SS and BB mopars... He will advise you based on what you want to do with the engine... Then you have it exactly as you need and want it to be.... Just another idea.....

 

i wanna do a little of both racing and weekend car im from midland but trying to get based in san antonio next .thank u for all the help guys i really appreciate it