Help me please tryin to beef up 318

Stock 318 head chambers are 68 cc while .040 milled 360 head chambers are 65 cc. I fail to see where the drop in compression occurs.

I've had stock 360 heads at 72 cc's...

I have a set of 67 318 heads that are supposed to be 57 cc measuring at 63 cc.... :banghead:


My brother once gave me a 318 short block with 10.5 forged pistons in it. I used the top half of my 68 318 to complete it and throw it in my car for under $400 out of pocket. It would overheat when the temp got above 80° due to the high compression...

I installed a set of 77 360 heads and never had another problem with it. There was enough of a compression drop to get it to run on cheap pump gas, it didn't need premium...

There was enough of a compression drop....