New to big blocks.....info needed please, lots of newbie questions

RustyRatRod said
You head porting will be a colossal waste of money if you intend on running a mild camshaft and stock rocker gear. What I would do in your case is simply build a stock 375HP 440 and be done with it.

...and not much money. Weight is not a big deal with 500 ftlb of torque.