340/416 vs 383 vs 440

if you go to the BB you will need the motor, new exhaust manifolds or headers and a BB transmission.
honestly though, if you want street manners, a stroked small block might be the ticket
the same power as a big block, gobs of torque but not a ton of extra weight over the front axle

on a side note (and this is just a pet peeve of mine) if you have any 340 call outs on the car, you can leave them on with a 340 based stroker
but if your running a 440, or a 383 or even a 360 in there while the hoodscoops say 340, well, i just think it looks silly
completely agree with you on this one... yes I have the 340 decals on my hood and rear quarter that would have to change if I went away from the 340