Crazy idea for 318

He has been helpful and positive, but grows frustrated at your apparent direction of backwards even though a pathway has been lit up for you to go forwards.

The mentions you make show your inexperience, and that is OK since we all have been there.

Someone here is selling an engines book. Grab that or run down to your dealer or Jegs/amazon, etc... and get an engines book along with the newest addition of How to Hot Rod your Small Block MoPar.

Spend some time with an engine builder. Get him at lunch time and buy him a big lunch so he'll just want to sit and talk about this project instead of going back to work.