Brainstormin' 440 vs 5.9 ...

You might want to go back and compare the low cr dyno and 380 crate dyno.
You will see the 440 carries over 425 ft lb's from 3000rpm to over 5000, it boils down to how an engine carries torque.
I Notice you skip over all the one's that it had a hard time making 300 hp and less than 1 lbs-ft per cid which is insanely inefficient post #43 finally gets around where 318willrun's engine is ish, then yes after a decent ported head it barely cracks 1 lbs-ft per Cid which is still terribly inefficient. But yes wakes the engine up hp wise (but also barely cracks 1 hp per Cid) and yes would make a good engine for the truck, but will 318willrun build it to that level and if so what would the Magnum do with a similar ported head and cam ? Probably similar hp.