318 engine build

Hey 280 hp aint bad for a stock compression 318 with no head work and small valves. I dont think they did much for tuning either.Could have been another 20 h.p right there.

300 h.p from a stock low comp 318 looks doable to me! Especially if you break out the die grinder...

Agree on the windage tray. Oil control is cheap h.p. So are thin head gaskets.

Blueprinting the engine will free up a bit more as well. Polishing internal components like crank journals, rod beams valve stems and heads, rocker shafts and rockers,hand cutting banana grooves for oiling in the shafts,checking installed spring height and shimming if necessary,checking all internal clearances, painting the inside of the block,degreeing the cam, recurving the distributor,porting the heads can all be done at home for cheap.