Another 318 set up

Dan the man said
Just sitting here thinking about how many different things can be done to the 318 to improve it's performance. Now this is only something that I thought about while waiting for the wife to get her medicine. Edelbrock AVS2 500 cfm carburetor, performer intake, stock heads with a good 3 angle valve job and bowl work, 1.780" intake/ 1.600 exhaust. Cam, 204* / 214* at 0.050. Stock exhaust manifolds with 2 1/2" exhaust pipes. Curve kit, good coil, chrome box? 3.23's. 2200 - 2500 rpm stall speed converter? Compression from 8.4:1 -9.0 1. Would this make for a fun car to enjoy? Remember, I'm just sitting here thinking

Are you wanting fun 100% on the street only, 50/50 fun on the street and strip, or 20/80 on the street and strip?

Newbomb Turk said
Why would you kill the engine with a 500 CFM carb and those small valves?

It appears that in your mind you think that’s going to make a bunch of torque (it doesn’t) and that torque moves the car (it doesn’t).

I’d rethink your philosophy.

And anything under a 3k converter is a waste of money.

Hey Turk. To state, 500cfm carbs are on tons of 318s, are cheap and plentiful, and work fine for a myriad of 318ci set ups even on small valve engines.
Also, torque is the proper measurement that does get a car moving. Horsepower is a calculation of torque and engine RPM and how fast it get to those two numbers is the corresponding horsepower number.
Personal experience says to me a fun car is not a 3,000 stall and are firmly in the performance oriented only category as they are often a pain on the street for driving any real length of time. If Dan-the-man likes to "Punch it!" occasionally then the 2,200-2,500 is fine and his engine build thinking is okay.