FYI for the EXtreme Budget folks: I also think it's worth mentioning that what we are doing to the 440 is really out of "choice of want to" and probably not out of necessity. If somebody really wanted to go cheap, I doubt they need to replace the valve springs, or timing chain (and there were cheaper sets than what we bought) as it is supposed to be a low mileage unit. And, for further cost savings, using the weighted "lo stall" from the RV would have saved the purchase of the flexplate. Just saying, no doubt I could have put this 440 in and had it running for under 500 bucks.
Again, what we are doing/or any upgrades to it is just our personal preference of choice.
