440 build 500+ hp build

Thanks for all replies!
Headers will be custom made, owner of this car is a pro when it comes to stainless exhaust so no worries here!
About intake, well he loves old school max wedge dual carb look and frankly I’m curious how it will affect the build. Let’s give it a shot!
About head gasket, I was thinking to use .027” mls but do I really need to worry about it here? This is not all out performance build.
This gasket puts me at .045” piston from head where standard felpro gasket at .056”… I have both gaskets so probably mls to get the most off it but I was keeping these for my own engine ;-)


The mls head gasket should work great. .045 is good quench clearance. It really isn't so much about performance as it is detonation resistance. Big block builds can be finicky so no reason not to give yourself the most protection while you are building it.