Drive Train Upgrade Suggestions

Mopar Virgin said
would appreciate people's thoughts on engine alternatives that don't make the car difficult to control or dangerous (e.g. no 440 block for me). Likely will put an automatic transmission with it so my wife will drive it on long trips.

nice stock 318 will do the job.

starting from scratch? if it were me i'd go modern hemi and be done with it.. use all the efi stuff too..

and for the record, a 440 will not make it "difficult to control" or "dangerous"...