hey ponyrider. yes i do have a 440 in my val and sadly no it wasnt a factory option thing, i made it look like a factory install. bit of a tight squeeze, but got there in the end. i will post a pic of my engine bay one day so i can prove that, yes i installed a big block. as for the performance. it's a bog stock 440, so no hp, but torque from idle to 4,500rpm is there. i just wanted to be a little different then the small block crowd. having said that, majority of the small block crowd would thrash me in a race. id probably get beaten by a stock six. but i'd win in a burnout challenge. third gear no probs. and driven daily to work.