Building my first 440

[Mopar Sam]

Chrys BB heads are quite light compared to some other BB heads. Try lifting a BB Chev head....

Or an early Hemi head.

 

[famous bob]

OK guys, LOL, give me a break! I know a cast-iron intake and heads will practically give you a hernia taking them off of an engine. I may be off a little bit, However, the weight savings would be significant.

my victor type raised port heads are 6 pounds apiece liter than the stock cast iron heads I sold ....

 

[famous bob]

Chrys BB heads are quite light compared to some other BB heads. Try lifting a BB Chev head....

or a stock 426 hemi head...

 

[Newbomb Turk]

or a stock 426 hemi head...

Or a 460 head. Or one of those pig iron 460 intake manifolds.

Lifting junk like that will curdle your milk.

 

[polyjohn]

Where you gonna find a good pair of iron heads at 50 years of age?
I have a garage full of 'em and they is all worn out!

So its Edelbrock's or something cheaper 440 Source etc.
Flat tops and a good camshaft and you is good to go.

I have run mid tens with a 440 with 906 heads!
Big roller cam and lots of trick head work needed.

Buts that so ''last century'' its a different game now with so much choice.
Trickflow's if you wanna make power, so I've been told.

Crower street roller camshaft if you have the budget.
So sick of ruined flat tappet camshafts, so much grief when they fail...