Cams for 318's

A 318 with a xe268 and stock converter will be a dud on the bottom. Staying with a stock converter is going to limit your performance in a big way

Thank you for the input.

I'm considering going with a smaller cam, like the Comp Cams XE-250/260, XE-252/252, or XE-260/260. I'd probably just buy the whole kit, springs, lifters, chain and all if I don't go with remanufactured heads.

Also, just realized pistons are first cheap for these. The KB domes are cheap and supposed to reduce combustion chamber volume by -6.00 cc, so that seems to be another viable way to get back some lost cranking pressure from a longer duration cam.