318 build up suggestions

Relax360 said
I will be building up a 67 318 block I have for my 67 Barracuda. The goal is to have a good street cruiser. I was thinking of a build like this.

67 Block and forged crank

Good choice to keep. Later 318's had cast cranks.

K1 rods

I'd go with Scat I beams like someone else mentioned. Almost cheap as Eagle rods and better reputation for quality.

RHS Heads with 1.92 stainless valves

On a 318, larger port size may not be the best for low to mid RPM. If you want to spend money on heads look into a set of 302 castings and upgrade the valve to nice flat head 1.88 intake and 1.60 exhaust with a bowl blend

Air Gap Manifold

The Edelbrock air gap manifold I used to own had a bad port mismatch on one intake pair - too big to just "port match" away. If you run the 302 heads look into a Weiand Action Plus unless you need a single plane intake for some reason.

Comp Cams 218/224 duration .462/.470 life with 1.5 rockers

Should be fine for a street engine. Be sure to put a ZDDP additive in your oil.

KB Pistons or a forged pistons??

As others have mentioned, the KB167's are good. KB sells both hypers and forged, if you call them they'll tell you the hypers are better unless you're racing hard or running heavy nitrous. With the 302 heads, the KB167's will give you around 10:1 compression.

Thoughts on the setup? The goal is good street manners It will be attached to a 4 spd to a SG rear end with 3.55 gears

any feed back would be appreciated.

Brad

Have fun with it.

Cheers, Ken