318 vs 360 Rebuild...

dano said
What is your intended use, realistic goal and budget?

Get your 360 block sonic checked and go from there.

I'm just going to be recreational use in the country, lots of highway and lots of takin' off in deserted areas.

I'm leery of the existing block, it is 60 over already and I put the screws to it, put some pepper on it, and dyno'ed it a lot.

$7,000 is realistic with maybe a couple overruns. The engine I'm looking at now is $5,800. I will still need headers, motor mounts, cherry bombs, and I might need a bigger carb, not sure.

I will be needing a 727 that will keep up with it but if I can't get it with the $7G I have for the rebuild, I can wait, the one in it works, it's just stock.