Why are 318's low HP and torque?

Meet-Joe-"Dart";1969497044 said
Such a cool thread.... I've got a 318 sitting on the floor of my shop.... this thread makes me want to build it into something really special.

I guess the thing is though for the amount of money your gonna spend on building a new motor.(let say you buy new pistons, rods, aluminum heads, intake, headers etc....) adding on a couple of hundred for a 360 core( or maybe a 340 if can find it) most guys are gonna go for the extra cubes.

Still I think a SCEEEEAAMIN 318 would be crazy cool!:finga:

You should Man! Almost every thing would swap over from 360 to a 318 or vise versa. you just wont be able to use the 360s oil pan ,damper,crank,flex plate and pistons on a 318.:toothy8: