415HP from 318ci IS POSSABLE!!

Wait! 318s rock!!!! ;) Is that more of the enthusiasm you were looking for? There are some die hard 318 guys like me around here. I have a 318 that I semi recently took apart and really want to beef up. And yes the 5.7 or 6.1 Hemi idea comes into my head all the time, I just think about how cheap it is to make those things really powerful, and even though it costs a bunch to do the swap, in the long run you can have more power for cheaper. But it seems too easy for me, swap in a hemi, throw on a few parts and you have a 400-500 HP beast. Trust me I know how great the Hemi really is, I have one with over 300 HP at the wheels with literally a handful of parts, and its in a Ram QC 4x4, can you imagine that in the Dart, would be real fun.

But back on track with the 318s. The reason I want a beefed up 318 is for cool factor. I want a real screamer. Something with some good hand picked parts that make a real good combo. And something more or less one of a kind.

The parts I have so far consist of a 273 forged crank, 302 Heads(Stock valves as of right now), and comp XE284H(Ran for a while with stock comp. and it behaved pretty well, can't wait to see it on ~10:1). I plan to run KB pistons if I have enough room and and I will probably change over to 1.60 exh valves in the heads. That should give me a good start.

Good luck on your 318 build!