Help me please tryin to beef up 318

-Cheapest way to go quicker( can't say you'll be quicker than that Ford guy), is to put some gears in it (big gears)and some valve springs on it, so you can stretch it out, And lose 200pounds off the chassis somewhere.If it won't spin, you need a TC. If it spins you need a SG. If it still spins, you need tires. If it still spins a traction aider. If your gears are too big, stop the race before the engine blows up. If it won't stay in the selected gear long enough, you need a shift kit.
You see how that goes? $500 + $500+ $500 +$500 +$500 +$500, and we are still not into the engine.
-You can put that same $3000 into the engine, and try to push it through the peg-leg pizza cutters, but until the rear is up to speed, it won't be significantly quicker in first . Sure it will trap better , but the 5.0 will be long gone. The vast majority of street races are won in first gear from the start-line to 40/50 mph. Whoever loses there is playing catch up after that, and unless he has a lot more power, it ain't gonna happen.
-The other side of that same story is to put the money into the engine, but never start a race at a speed that will get you more than a tiny bit of wheelspin.Just try and talk the Ford-boy into that though!


Part of the reason those 5.0 foxs are quick with M/Ts is cuz they have 5 gears, and a decent factory rear suspension, that works with it.. It's a tough design to beat, especially on a budget..
-I would never start a race from a dead stop, with my S. I know with the 2.0 to 2.4 60ft that my S hits, the race will be over before it starts. I can't even hardly start in first gear cuz the engine blows through the 295s, or even the 325s,all the way to redline. That won't be your problem though, or at least it shouldn't be. As for me, I like it. Nothing beats nailing it at 35mph, and lighting them up! Unless maybe you have a BB and can do it at 45 or 55. But by then it's getting dangerous.

look what just came up, right here on FABO;
For Sale Running 360 engine. http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=331102