I've seen A LOT of posts about making HP with a 318-So why is it so ???

• 5.2 mag was 230 NET hp. Just slap a 4bbl and headers and your around 300 hp GROSS, or as the Dyno would flow.
• I showed about 5 years ago you can throw less than 500 bucks at a 318 2bbl and run with a factory '73 340 4bbl with 3.21 gears. ET track proven results. That engine still runs great today
• Valiantracing right here on FABO runs 11.7's with a street driven 318 with less than .500 lift. That's more than alot of built 340's, 360's, and even strokers that are here on this site.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If Mopar lovers believed in the 318 like Ford lovers like their 302 fox bodies, we'd see a lot more 318 in the 11's in street form. But, it makes sense to start with a 360 because of pricing and 42 more cubes.