Best Years for the 318 LA?

I mean this as no disrespect to 318’s or the people who fly using them. I also understand the attraction of doing things differently. I will ask the question. You don’t have a 318, so you are looking to determine the best one to buy, that you have to do the least to and still reach your goals. Sound right? Are you sentimentally tied to the 318? Budget tied? Are small blocks in your long term future? Do you foresee your performance goals shifting higher? If you are attached to 318’s for whatever reason, ok. There are very smart people on here in regards to 318’s. If open to ideas and your performance goals could shift. I recommend a 360. Cost might be a hair higher initially, but I believe you have a foundation with more room to build from. I could be wrong, but a 400-450 hp 318 (stroked to whatever) and a 400-450 360 (stroked to whatever) In the end the 360 would be cheaper to do. A real 450 hp SB in an A body on the street is……entertaining to say the least.