Typical bracket guy isn't going to build a 318, bracket guy wants to go as big as he can as cheaply as he can.
A bracket 318 could have a head with 50+ cfm, and 3 points more compression than a Super Stock 318. $7K-ish would get it done.
I for one cannot see it taking 20 grand to make 545 hp out of a 318, a stocker, yes because they have to work with "stock" parts, no comp, stock 400? lift, stock intake. But ported heads, big roller cam, high comp pistons, with today's technology I think it would be easy but a very peaky engine with much rpm. 340 stocker engines are turning 7500 with stock J heads and intake with a TQ. Just read about a 273 running mid tens(and not a D Dart). Go for it, compression will be your friend.
