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slant 6, spend the money on the cylinder head to get the compression up, think about a super six intake or something to support a small 4 bbl, and free up the exhaust. of course a cam swap always helps. biggest thing , get yourself some good rearend gears like 3:55s or 3:91s. theres always the turbo option in which case you could get away with lower compression. the 318 you could get away without machine work,do a cam swap ,4bbl intake, headers, and again the biggie is rearend gears. obviously im a fan of the slant 6, and think of the embarrassment someone would feel to know they were just beat by one. this is just my opinion, i just think the slant 6 build would be more interesting to do. either way they are both great engines.