What would it take to make 1.44 lbs-ft per cid ?

Here’s how I see it, in practical terms…….

However much fuel that 408 was using to produce its peak TQ, you’ll need to use at least that much with the smaller cubes.
But without a dramatically different head/combustion chamber, you’re going to need to turn the smaller engine to a significantly higher rpm to efficiently mix that fuel with enough air for proper A/F ratios.

The two engines aren’t going to have the same power band.
Yes, more rpm. Thats why I said tunnel ram. Both engine builds he posted used RPM airgaps. If he can’t get there with the ram alone, porting both heads and ram needs to be done.

And higher compression to increase efficiency. With aluminum heads he should be able to pump gas it at 11.3-11.5 to 1.