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

I remember a time when 318s were given away between Mopar guys,true story, i had a big block friend call me with 'a 318 for $40" that ended up being a 318 with a 904 from car to oil pan,and linkage etc the whole thing 40 bucks,why? he wanted it gone, the 40 bucks was the gas money for him delivering it to my garage. Short version? Mopar stuff is drying up, 318s are the next logical low buck platform. Uncle Tony 's Bottle Rocket" is a low buck build to show folks what can be done on the cheap. Nicks Id liek to see him dyno UT's 318 out of bottle rocket. that would be cool.
My first 318 was given to me. It is an '88 roller cam block with 302 heads. The guy didn't want it anymore and it was in great shape. Still have it around, just don't know what to do with it.