What would you do?

View attachment 1715805278 View attachment 1715805279 View attachment 1715805280 So I put this car back together with a driveline like it left the factory with.
318/904/8.25

The motor is basically stock with Summit cam similar to the mopar purple cam. Added an Edelbrock 1406 on a Performer intake and dual exhaust using 340 exhaust manifolds.

The trans is stock with a Transgo shift kit. The converter is the factory stock “ high stall “ converter used on the 74 Duster 360.

The 8-1/4 rear now has a sure grip with 3.55 gears. I got the setup from Dr Diff.

Rear tires are 245/60/15. The car is fun to drive and when you mash the gas she will spin the tires really good and chirp them when the trans hits 2nd gear.

I just bought a set of 302 heads and I want to have them reworked with 1.88/1.60 valves.

I have had a few guys tell me to ditch the 318 and put this 302 heads on a new 360 short block and not look back.

I kinda like that the car is still 318 powered and the idea of keeping it sort of true to how it was built resonates well with me.

I was thinking of calling Hughes Engines and asking for help with building a nice setup using those reworked 302 heads. I know that a different converter is probably going to be part of the upgrade as well.

What would you do?

Doesn't matter what any of us would do, does it do what you want it to? I have a stock 318 in my Coronet 500. I could give a rats *** about the comments that it needs a 440. For what I want it for I love the 318. The next question is how do you drive it? If you don't wind the crap out it why change the heads? I have Toth heads on the daughters Duster (more for cooling and no spark knock so she does not have to worry about those things) and if I wind them past 4000 RPM the Duster keeps pulling for sure but how many times have I taken them past 4000 RPM in either car? Once each... to do this comparison. If it puts a smile on your face everytime you drive it then it is perfect.