440 ci in A body,will it ever handle.....

:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:Guys im so gratful for the help, i gotta be honest, id got to a point where i just thought it be hard to go back.... i did the 440 conversion myself 2 years ago, the car is a rolling restoration and used most weekends,somone<yeh usual story> put it in my head to go back to small block.....i have done so much and gone so far,1.18 torsion bars / stack of chassis restoration <front chassis,rear spring hangers manty hours>rebuilt the rear springs and yet to buy/fit sway bar / qa1 shocks and other stuff,id got to that point where i figured if its all done as best as can be will it drive and go round bends, theres no way im taking the 440 back out, that matched up nice with my 18 spline 4 speed.there is a light ant the end of the tunnel:love7:i already have relocated battery,got ally inlet,have manual steering box,will get lighter waterpump/housing and eventually get ally heads,two for the price of one, lighter and more power!!! and if it means I gotta go on a diet to then so be it!!! and those K member mods, well interesting, many thanks again for your time and information!

Good on ya! Just remember that for alum heads to perform optimally the compression ratio needs to be at least one point higher than with cast heads.This is due to the fact that alum bleeds heat much faster.