- just to save readers confusion, my heads on my 318 are the factory '76 318 smog heads and they are not milled. I did mildly home port them. I have less compression than the factories low compression because I used .050 thick (much thicker than the factory gaskets) head gaskets.
- 2nd, with 2.76 gears and stock converter, well, I really put my 318 at a disadvantage for 0-30 punch.
- 3rd, I like split pattern cams if using factory exhaust manifolds. I'm using factory manifolds but a dual pattern cam.
My 60 ft was 2.3 (I've done 2.2 with factory 318 2bbl), 1/4 mile was 14.9 at 94 mph. Remember, the short block was never disassembled, 42 year old block with 120,*** miles.
Now, if I cut the heads .040 and used a thinner head gasket, the 60 ft would drop as low end torque would go up.