how can i get 400hp out of a 318?

how can i get 400hp out of a 318?

^turbos work too, how do the ricers make power and still have gas millage? simple turbo, it works.

dodge freak said
I know, you think if it was so easy the factories would had stroke the engines years ago and skip building big block engines. What did the factories do, they built the engines for rpm's with forged cranks and pistons. Ford had the 302, Chevy had the 327 and Mopar had the 340, all built to handle rpm's.

U need good heads, ported for sure. Maybe the RHS? forget the small port heads the engine needs to breath.

I would try for 10 to 1 compression and a solid cam for rpm's Comp Magnum 280 has been around for ages and works well. With a high stall converter it drive around town just fine.

My point exactly, I guess I am just cheap since I would rather build a nice stout 440 then stroke a sb. With my spool mount K member I can use all factory parts to put it in and with a few aluminum parts be roughly in the same weight range as a SB. Not to mention the aluminum heads are a bit cheaper for BB.

waggin said
that 318 in the popular hot rodding article was low buck as can get....415 horsepower at 6200 rpm's add a small bottle and your over the 500 mark with streetable ponies seems the guys at car craft spent more $ and made less hp but still with iron stock heads....hmmmm the old school took em to the cleaners

I love this build because it shows whats easily done with a budget and some ingenuity, imagine if they balanced it and decked it?

rumblefish360 said
Stroking it is way to expensive for a mere 400 hp. The Car Craft write up should do it. Unported heads off a 360 engine, healthy street cam and some compression is all it really takes.

yep yep yep, let her breath, give her some comp and a matched cam....

No need to reinvent the wheel, yes you can but personally I would rather put the money into what seems to be forgotten, the suspension because you can have all the power in the world but if you can't put it down whats the point?

On a related note, I have a high compression 360 (11.5:1) that I would love to destroke a 318/340 stroke, does anyone know if they make a crank to do so? I run all stick cars so a light weight high revving engine is perfect the car, and yes I plan on using aluminum heads.