318 build. what would you do?

The guy wants to maximize the 318. Let's help him do just that.


The point of the post is to get suggestions on how to build the 318 for what he wants to do. While a bigger engine might accomplish his goal EASIER, it is not the direction he wants to go. Once he has made it clear that swapping to a 340-360-408-416- is not what he wants, how about we go ahead and provide input on his topic, and move on.

P.S. I like Prine's recipe. Solid foundation, maximize airflow, minimize friction and drag, and maximize the output of the stock 318 cubes.

build a 318 up... use higher compression pistons... a cam good to about 6500 rpm, along with valve springs, hand work the heads, port,polish, gasket match them, a 3500 rpm torque converter, 4:56 gears and et-streets, and hope everything stays together..