ok .... i have dun the 440 crank in a 400 block worked well as most of you know ..... Now i want to go the otherway ..... was thinking a 361 crank in a 400 or 440 block .... the 340 math .... big bore 3 in stroke. before ya say im defeeting the whole big block thing ... I was thinking i could keep the 440-ish CI but with the big *** bore instead of the long *** stroke. .. any thinking on this???? i have lots of time and parts and the winters are long and cold here...... tnx :thumblef: