Any one try this ( Mopar 318 Engine

Any one try this ( Mopar 318 Engine - Cheap As Dirt )

dukeboy_318 said
Well I have 3 engines at my disposal. 2, 318s and a 413 max wedge. I'm going with the 318 in my dart. Why, because I want something streetable, 300-350 hp by the time I get done. I dont want a fast car, just a cruiser. plus the I already have a small black 727 and the cross members as drive shafts. plus I think the 7 1/4 rear will hold the 300-350 hp for now while I save for the 8 3/4. I've built the monster motors, 472 stoker, 600 hp on pump gas. machining, and parts set me back close to 6 grand, if you include the build up in the trans. I bet I can duplicate this 318 build for less than a grand. Probably less than 5-6 hundred.

You will have about $1300 in this build, in balancing, pistons, milling, bore/hone, hard parts, gaskets, intake, carb and a cam, on the cheap. That is a lot of head work. Unless you can port it and do the CC check yourself, you still have to flow them, I'd say about $500 in the heads alone, if you don't touch them, yourself.

I think you should sell the 727, buy an 8 1/4 (skip the 8 3/4) and a 904 to get more of your engine to the ground. That 7 1/4 is going to snap.