Making power out of the 318

Anytime a kid asks what they should build people start spouting off suggestimg all sorts of machine work. It's like they dont remember being a teenager trying to build a car,pay car insurance,buy condoms(awfully optimistic) and take chicks out on a 25 hour a week paycheck at minimum wage.

The best suggestion for a kid is always whatever you can put together with little to no cash outlay.

Quality machine work isn't free.
Tune 4bbl duals small cam gears stall and shift kit, nice basic setup that can do one step at a time. Then the displacement, velocity, cr police come in and confuse the F out of the OP.