my Low dollar 318 hop-up project

Chevy talk won't go far, they usually blow rods out the oil pan and that will end it :D
I didn't mean to high Jack your thread. I was only trying to give another example of how to improve performance of a unpopular engine without breaking the bank account. The 307 ran for years as far as I know. I'm sure that everyone knows that the sbc is know as the hangernade.