1970 Dodge Dart 318 upgrades

Bottom line here: Don't go too big with a cam. Stock 318 2 barrel cars can't stand too much of a increase without adding a 4 barrel, dual exhaust, converter, and rear gears. The cam you choose might not be that much bigger than the stock one and will be a lot of extra expense for not much gain. I have the same combination as you have. I already have duals and I switched the gears to a 3:23. It runs good and I get almost 20mpg/hwy. The next will be a 4 barrel and intake. I may stop there.
This is exactly right. The stock cam works because it keeps the DCr up, and starts making torque right off idle, so the 1850stall TC starts right into performance.