Today, dollar for dollar, is the 318 faster than the 340 ???

seen idk how many young folks come on here asking how to get a lil spunk outta a 318 to be told and preached how wrong it is to even consider hopping up a 318, most seem to fall off and drift away! not every body looking for all out race type of builds! i think a 350 hp 318 in a light A body might be a bit much for some pimple faced 17 year old to start with!! but that get told no,..build 600 hp or forget it,..thats skerry,..how bad things happen we wish didnt! let them build a 318,..thrash it out,..learn to do a burn out,..how to drive somptin with some power, not all that power!! thatll keep them in the hobby longer and teach them basic stuff too!! not every body needs a stroker or aluminum heads ether come to think of it! DWB!


Who said anything about discouraging some make believe 17 year old from building a 318? No one. You made that up to fit your narrative. I wouldn’t try and talk anyone out of a 318 build. What I would talk them out of is a stupid, unrealistic budget. And that was the point of this entire thread. How to shoestring a build together using a 1985 budget and claim one engine is a better starting point than another to fluff an ego.