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Depends what you want, but yeah, the 360 will feel stronger. At the end of the day, 42 cu in is 42 cu in and there really IS no replacement for displacement.
Dave
 If you want to go with a mid-90's magnum small block, I'd look for a 360. My old 1994 Ram with a 360 was more than half a second quicker in the quarter than a same-year 318 even though it only had ten more peak hp.
I would have to agree, however I found it much harder to find a 360, especially if it was one I wanted to hear running first. I ended up finding a guy parting out a dakota that was still running and half way complete so I went for that. Some say the mag 360's are notably heavier on fuel, others say they're very close. In the end even the mag 318 is going to have more power than an old LA 360.
well, a 318 magnum with bolt ons will push a 2ED dakota to low 14's, maybe even nip the 13's...my old '96 ram 2WD long bed, at 4700 lbs plus my 230lb butt in it pulled low 16's and all I had was a cat back, MP computer, and 14" open element air cleaner. similarly equipped 360/auto 4x4 rams were mid-upper 16's, and extended cab 360/auto 4x4's were low 17's....
my dad traded in his '97 regular cab 4x4 with a 318 for a '01 extended cab with a 360 and regretted it. didn't pull his boat any better, but he went from 19-20mpg highway and 15-16 mixed to 15-16 highway and 12 mixed.
for a cruiser, a magnum 318 will have more than enough power (about the same as an LA360) but significantly better fuel economy. and magnum 318's are a lot easier and cheaper to find than 360 magnums.
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