Is this a good engine for the price

I knew a kid that had a 74 Dart with fiberglass front end and bumpers that put a stock 440 with 8:1 compression in the car and turned a 12:45 sec 1/4 mile... Build it up a little and that thing has great potential ...
Yeah I'm pretty sure if I put the same dollars into the 440 as the 340 costs I probably will have a pretty decent engine