AJ's Opinion; Just for you 318 streeters

I disagree.
1st, he starts off by saying he is not a 318 hater but yet proves it over and over again through out his various posts.
2nd, he about never helps a forum member with there 318 be it a from scratch build or a good running engine to hop up. Instead, he instantly goes right to the 360 and suggests he builds it his way. A broken record plays yet again.
3rd, He automatically dismisses the 318 on every level when a member seeks advice and/or help by down playing the engine.
4th, “I tried to keep my bias out of this as best as I could.” but fails. As well as assumes to much.
Like this: “Cuz they all want their engines to have that big cam sound, right. ”
Biased and/or disrespect?
“But of course no sane 318 owner”
And by this description, In his opinion, by the proceeding paragraph, you’ve built a a huge cam er monster with only a cam of two steps larger, which is super vaudeville Vague.
“Pretty soon the car is no longer a DD and no longer a dual-purpose machine. So it sits in the carport 6 days out of seven, with the gas going stale, and the brake rotors rusting, and the tires rotting. Time goes by and you realize that, you almost never drive it any more. But you got 20/30G stuck in it, which you will never get out of it. Then one day you hit the starter, and three valves are stuck in the guides, and that's that.”

He assumes waaaaay to much here!

AND the last sentence is “You should have started with a bigger engine.

For a been there and done that guy who is currently active not only here as a member but routinely does you tube videos, turn to 318WILLRUN.

Now I don’t disagree with AJ on many levels but often call him the 318 hater because he doesn’t help anyone with there 318. But I’ll also say that if you have the coin, a bigger engine is better. I like the 360 very much myself. (Double check the screen name.)

So why does AJ always suggest the 360? Well, for the most part there easy to find. Even more so the Magnum versions. For streeter builds and easy in on street power, IMO, it’s the go to engine even though the smaller 340 is a better bet, but more expensive. But why not suggest a stroker AJ? Bigger is better right?

(Which is another thing to look at. If you’d going to rebuild a small block, I suggest for a few bucks more, stroke it.)

Many here have said this over and over again. So one more time can’t hurt.
Be careful of your cam choice on a 318 (and smaller engines) since it is easy to install the wrong cam. Bigger cams move there timing events in ways a small engine doesn’t appreciate in the street driving theater.

And above all, be careful of the over all combination of the engine no matter what size engine your building.