lud
Well-Known Member
So Saturday (may 20th 2023) I'm going to go buy and pickup a 1985 318 out of a Dodge d150 pickup 146k to put in my 1982 d150 pickup with a 225 slant six from 1963 75k, A833 OD, 3.23 gears, truck weighs 3920lbs and is sitting on p235 75r 15 grippy jeep lookin tires. The slant six has had all EGR removed, the intake was swapped for a 2 barrel with a carter hightop bbd, the exaust is a custom set of headers, all the electronics and everything have been tweaked and replaced, the slant is running better than it ever will without dumping loads of money into it. So now my question, is a stock 318 from 85 better? If I just got it and threw it in my truck, would it be better? Better being faster, more spontaneous go go power. I've talked to a few mechanics I know and I've been told yes, my uncle is a older chrysler diesel mechanic who has own a plethora of square body dodges, 4 of which have had the 318 in them. He told me he had a 79 4x4 3/4 ton with a 318 and all it had done to it was a 4 barrel and he had 38inch tires and it did just fine roasting em. Ofc he had 411 gears. But my slant won't even spin the tires on a dirt road. Just looking for opinions. And the reason this isn't your average slant vs teen talk, is because I belive my slant was the best year they made and is modified enough where it should hold its own against a stock 318...
