Budget 318 build

Mr Gasket 1121G is the PN you are looking for.... 1441 is for some lug nuts LOL For sure I would use those gaskets! Reusing any head gasket is a crap shoot... maybe if it was almost new but not if it is old. You risk a coolant leak, combustion chamber leaks, etc.

When you go to milling the 360 heads, then I'd do more than 318willrun did... I suspect that was limited to avoid milling the intake side and the added cost. A .040" milling limit MIGHT also keep you form changing pushrods but that is a variable you just won't be able to know with .040: milling until it is being put together. I personally would not want to limit myself on performance to try achieve something that may not happen. Milling .040" will put your combustion volume about 2 cc's smaller than the stock 318... which is not much of a decrease, and especially with the prolonged closing of the intake with the cam you have a mentioned. So IMHO look into doing more milling. You drop 1 cc with each .0055-006" of milling. So milling a total of .060" milling would net you another 3-4 cc's of chamber decrease, and folks have gone past that.

With the 3.73 rear gear, you have changed your operating spot in the RPM-torque map so you should be able to do fair. Just don't expect fuel mileage....
Thanks yea that is the right number lol ok I guess I will start looking for them hopefully I can find some on here a little cheaper. Btw I am talking about porting my 318 heads not the 360 heads. If I port the 318 heads I can keep my compression stock instead of losing it with 360 heads and I can get more flow looking at those vidoes the 318 ported heads will flow just as good as the stock 360 and Won't decrease my compression and its free so it fits my budget!! I think that is my best case scenario for the money I won't have to spend money at the machine shop and can still get the better flow!! I do have one question about valves if I where to swap the valves out and put 360 valves in my 318 do you have to recut the seat to match the new valve or will laping it seal it?