I have toyed with the thought (pretty strongly) to do a project using a LA 318 and see what I could get it to do only using factory stuff unmodified. So any factory LA 318 intake, heads, cam, etc but cannot modify it. Only replacement parts (from like rock auto allowed). Use the factory torque converter, and the best gears a 318 car ever came with (3.23's??). See what I could actually get it to do in the 1/4 mile. Slow? Yes. Fun?? Definitely!