Easiest/Cheapest way to a 4bbl 318?

T67POWER:

Don't apologize for that post...that was full of a whole lot of great information! I'm going to have to print it off when I get to work tomorrow :)

The only things that might slightly vary from your plan are the fact that I already have the Holley 670 (vac sec/elec choke) so I'll be using that until it gets too small...which according to Holley the carb is good up to 400hp.

Also, we believe the valve seals are worn out because it smokes every time you start it up if it has been sitting for a little while. We had plans on fixing that this winter so I may go ahead and do the cam/springs/seals sooner rather than later.

And, it definitely has a miss (worse since we changed the timing) that my Dad believes is due to the previously mentioned valve seals fouling out a spark plug or two. I could have easily made it into the 10's if I had figured that out sooner.

Again...thanks for all the info. It's great being able to get so much advice...and it's FREE! Haha.