Making power out of the 318

i am really on a tight budget. is all of this possible or unrealistic.
somehow i missed this on the first go around...

how tight of budget are we talking here? going fast for beer money or like, i'm eating ramen so i can pay the machinist a week from tuesday?

the money part of it colors the build and the components wildly because of affordability. don't get me wrong, you can build awesome stuff and go fast with used parts but you have considerations such as patience, tenacity, selection, work and luck. you can pay $500 for an intake and have it right now, or you can pay $350 after spending two weeks to hunt one down. you can pay $450 for a carb or grab a used one for $150, throw a $50 kit at it and rebuild it yourself.

and since you're new to mopar, parts pricing is going to give you a bit of sticker shock.