Your opinions on my 440 please

[rrockchrger]

Hello all. Just got my 440 rebuilt by a friend of a friend.  He's been building motors for 17 years so I trust him but not sure about his expertise in mopar engines.  I started with a '69 BB with stock heads, steel crankshaft and an Holly street dominator intake. I told him I wanted a streetable engine with maybe 400 -450 HP.

MY question is does this look ok if I just want to drive fast on the street but not race?  Or should I have something changed up?  Any opinions appreciated.

Here's the list he gave me of the work done on my engine (all for $1100):

-Block bored .030" to make total size 447
-Reconditioned Connecting Rods with new bolts
-Reconditioned crank. Polished and turned .010' undersized
-New TRW Tri-Metal bearings
-New TRW Pistons with New Rings. Approximately 9.8:1 compression
_New Performance Hydraulic Lifter Camshaft:
.480" lift
.275" duration
-New Hydraulic Lifters
-New Performance Timing chain
-New Freeze plugs
-New Melling high volume oil pump
-New Gaskets
-New Valve seals
-New Valve job on cylinder heads
-New Valve springs on heads
-New retainers and locks on heads

[skip68]

$1100.   That seems pretty cheap.    I'm not the expert here but I would guess  390 HP.   

[superduperbee]

That is a pretty well matched combination for the street. Make sure you run a higher stall speed converter[around 3200] and a descent set of gears. 3.55 or 3.91 for the street. Get small tube headers [big tubes will kill torque] a good 3" exhaust system with X-pipe or crossover and Flowmasters or similar mufflers. I f you want more power later port the heads or get Edelbrocks. Don't forget frame connectors. Have fun! Ray

[Runner]

looks like a  rebiult stockish 440 with a little bit of cam,  you wont need alot of converter 

[rrockchrger]

Thanks for the opinions guys.  At least it gives me an idea of where the engine is at.  $1100 was a "friends" price so I couldnt be too demanding on how I wanted it done.  Maybe later I will get the heads ported and get a bigger cam.

This engine is not quite done yet and I'm going to be getting some more help finishing it off. 

Anyway, thanks again.

Rob.

[Rayzor]

If its not all together you might want to spring for a good balance job.

[firefighter3931]

If its not all together you might want to spring for a good balance job.

money well spent !


Ron