UTG -The Mighty 318

justinp61 said

The LS has decades better design then the 318, just like the Gen III Hemi.

No doubt the 318 is one of the best engines to come out of Detroit but the technology in the new engines is hard to beat.

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I don't think UTG's point was how "tough" and how much HP the stock block can handle. I think it was bore to bore, stroke to stroke, the 5.2 and 5.3 are very close. Folks LS 5.3 swap, but without turbos or major upgrades, they don't perform exceptionally well but people are happy about it. So why not the 318 if big HP isn't the goal... I think that was UTG's point