318 La with 360 heads

Hang on friend;
This is waaaaaaaay beyond the OP.
And certainly not something to put thousands of miles a year on. That engine is, IMO, nothing but bragging rights.

"The brain of the engine was a COMP solid flat-tappet camshaft with 247/247 degrees of duration at .050-inch lift. A mix of Harland Sharp and Crane rocker arms (1.7 intake and 1.6 exhaust, respectively) brought the lift to an impressive .622/.597 inches. The R/T Magnum heads were designed as basically an upgrade to the later-style Magnum heads, and the nonadjustable pedestal mount rockers wouldn't cut it with an aggressive solid lifter cam. A Crane rocker stud adapter kit was used that also incorporates a set of built-in pushrod guideplates. The kit goes a long way toward improving the valvetrain on the R/T heads, but with the 5/16-18 threaded holes that the studs live in, there is not a whole lot of stability there. Being a machinist, Adney solved this dilemma by making his own stud girdle."

Yes it's built for a dyno competition, But really add Eddy stock or ported heads or similar or even Trick Flow on a decent built 318 10.5:1 short block with and 235 to 245 cam similar deal if not much more with the Trick flow. Not saying that's the recipe for the OP, just tired of 318 naysayers, ford guys build 302 all the time not their biggest small block do they get as much **** for doing it, and yes I know a lot of them stroke them too. Is a 318 the best option especially compared to a 360 not really but it's just as capable to a point. If the 42 cid is that big of a deal, then why do we build any small block a 440 has 80 cid over a 360.