500hp 5.7? Whats it take?

I was looking at a 2014 5.7 truck motor but was scared away by the vvt and mds and all the other things I know nothing about. Can you disable the vvt or mds mechanicly on the 09 and ups? I thought you could with different lifters and cam but then got lost in all the information I was reading.
thats how we do it on our crate engines. Holley HP/Dominator software, a special locked timing set, and a cam swap.