Not a A-body but a couple of questions about a 318.

318power said

Thanks! The cam would be the last thing I would do. I may just use the exhaust manifolds that are on the truck now. I am working on a 89 Dakota to so have to watch the money lol. Here is a pic of the Dakota. That's the D150 next to it. I am having a 360 built for the Dakota. It currently has one in it. But it needs rebuild etc... So I will just stay with the 318 for now in D150. I really hope I can wake up the 318!

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I like that Dakota! 360's are great engines and I think that'll be a lot of fun. Someone I know has a stroked 360 in a Dart and it's a wicked car and it runs 10.80's, I want it lol but a 318 can be quick. It would definitely be a lot more peppy with some mods. Do you know what cylinder heads the 318 has? The 302 heads are a good upgrade and will bump up compression some. If you're just going to use the truck as a truck and do truck stuff with it then I'm sure the manifolds would be fine. A dual 2 1/4" exhaust would be a nice upgrade. If it's going to be a hot rod or you're going to upgrade it a lot in the future then you might want to look into headers sooner rather than later. I like 318's a lot. The one in my Dart is pretty mild but has a COMP 268HE cam, headers, Eddy 4bbl, and some other stuff and it'll roast my 295's and it makes all the right noises. On the forum here when people ask about how to upgrade a 318 the common answer is get a 360 if you want more power and use the 318 as a boat anchor. I think beefing up the 318 is a good way to go.