Is building a stroked 318 better than a stroked 340/360?

For what? I’ve driven stock 318’s a lot of miles. They’re good engines. Just a small bore 340 with anemic factory breathing. Once I start buying aftermarket parts though things need to make sense. Bore size is to important to overlook when you start bolting on good flowing heads. Kind of the same with a big block. If I have a 383 block sitting next to a 400 block I’m going to build the 400 every time.

You said if you are making real boost power a factory lock shouldnt even be on the build sheet, or something close to that.

I agree fully but there are some rude folks here that think that is stupid because you can take a production 360 block and put 4000 horsepower through it for decades and it will live.