What should I do with it?
What have you done to the 318? Year? Factory roller or not? Always been curious about those factory roller engines... :read2:
I got really lucky with it. I found a 56k 89 motor out of a Trailblazer that had been inventoried at I-55 salvage for a long time. I found it on car-part.com, and they had had it so long, they only wanted $350 for it.
Well, when I got it home, I popped the intake, covers and pan off. It had set so long, with some small quantities of water/antifreeze in it, that I had to totally dis-assemble it (broke my heart :D) and rebuild it. (they refunded $30 to go towards rings)
Did a puff hone, took the heads apart and cleaned all the runners, lapped the valves, put a set of rings in it, and put it back together. I really took my time, just cleaning and massaging.
It was a TBI motor, so I put my LD340 on it with the 1406 eddy, brand new stock distributor and the chrome box.
It is really a sweet little motor, just sets there and idles at 600 rpm, and is getting pretty strong since the rings have seated. I found a 450 roller cam (stock is 390) but I am not sure if I can get by with it, without changing those 21 year old valve springs. :D