New member with a 318!!

I got a idea.....get a 1985-1989 Chrysler 5th Avenue engine (roller cam 318, 302' heads), pull the engine out of your Dart, so you have the #'s matching OEM Engine set aside, on the 5th avenue 318...tear the heads off and do a quick inspection, clean the crud out of all the nooks and crannys'...maybe shoot a quick Orange job, Get a Full Gasket set and go through it, maybe a good timing chain, add some new Cometic Head gaskets, and drop it in your Dart, leave the stock roller cam in it, unless you wanna spring $300ish for a new hyd. roller cam , and put a Edelbrock Performer Intake with a Holley 650 vac sec. carb, convert it over to Electronic Ignition, add a set of headers, and you'll be looking at a 250-280hp at the wheels in no time....and have your original engine complete and in one piece should you ever decide to sell or do a numbers resto....

FWIW...I wouldn't remove the crank or rods/pistons on a roller cam 318, if the bearings looked okay and the bores still showed crosshatch.

my .02