Destroyed 440

an entire cylinder missing?!

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That's what I was told over the phone.

I just picked up the '78 motor yesterday and will get it over to the garage this afternoon. It looks in good shape far as I can tell. Oil pan looks deeper, maybe off a truck?

My only concern is the power. After some reading last night, I guess this 440 has a much lower compression than the 10.5 my old one had. Somewhere between 7.5 and 8 from what I've read. And with the mild cam, the hp is pretty low. The guy told me the heads on it for that year performed more like 906.

Anyone have info about the difference between the '78 engine and my old one from '71?