Thoughts on this 318 recipe

That should be your motivation to get real horsepower in there and not just spending money chasing a pipe dream..
There's nothing short of nitrous that's going to make that even seem like it has a bump in horsepower... With over 4000lbs...

It's a beginning....like I said I have been doing other stuff for 20 years....if I wanted to jump in with both feet I woulda bought an SRT or a built car. I'm easing back in...next motor might be that 440...might be a 392...hell...may even be a hellcrate....we shall see