My first real hot rod was a 318 powered E body and I can assure you that I had many times I had to work hard to stay out of fights on account of being called a liar when either I or my younger brother raced it in street races out in south San J valley Calif. We had built quite a reputation in and around Bakersfield with that 70 Barracuda and that 318, it wasn't even bored over and I used the factory cast pistons in the rebuild. I was luck enough to get an engine that had been assembled from the factory with the heavier 360 forged rods with less than 35k miles on it from 72 to 78 when I got it. I wish I had never traded it off. Personally if it came to making a choice it would be real hard for me to decide on another 18 or 60. The one thing that would seal the deal is a forged crank for the 318. Now I could opt for a welded stroker steel crank in a 360 block. I truly love the way those 318 spin compared to a longer stroked motor.
