Replace the 318 with a Slant

Good choice.
Slant 6 in a truck is ok if you don't pull anything very often and you like shifting down and going uphill at 40 mph unloaded.
It probably wouldn't get better milage than the 318 unless you are on the flat.
And no passing power at all.
My 2 cents.



Sounds like time for a turbo.... probably cheaper than swapping in a V8...

________________________________________________________________
I'll forget sodomy by a frontal lobotomy on some other part of me....