360 pros & cons vs 318

pittsburghracer said

I have been offered 318’s for free, even delivered to my house and I wouldn’t take them. I was soured on them many years ago (1970’s) when I beat them easily with my 6 cylinder Ford Maverick. And I mean a lot of them and by a lot. 360’s are cheap and 42 cubic inches bigger.

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It's not the 318. If you can't build a 318 to beat a ford 6 cylinder you should go home. I was the opposite of you, I used the 360 heads and sold the rest of the 360's to other people. I kept the engines I liked, 273's, 340's, a couple 318's, and a few big blocks. Power is mainly a function of air flow, not cubic inches. Never had a problem beating Ford 6 cylinders with my 170 /6, not stock. Never raced a Ford 6 with one of my V8's, what would be the point.