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Basic 318 upgrade.

better cam, small 4bbl carb, good exhaust.

Anything more is ridiculous on a 318.

You want more cubes, don't fool with stroking a 318, you are just turd polishing. Might as well stroke a 360, about the same cost, more cubes, better bore sizing, better choice all around and a virtual bolt in for a 318, a couple of minor issues to deal with.



Well... turdly 318's are avialable usually for free..... a 360 block gives you 408 cubes which is 18 more than the 318 stroked to 390. For any given combo assuming you make 1 hp per cube or a little more you are looking at about 20-25HP less. Does that make it a turd? Is a chevy 383 stroker a turd??? SBC 350's stroked to 383 are probably about the most common stroker combo on the planet and Chevy guys love them. Yet the Mopar crowd seems to turn up their nose at a 390? I just don't get it.




I agree, not many people complain about the Ford 289, and definitely not the infamous 302. Mopar guys tend to trash the 318 pretty quick.

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