how can i get 400hp out of a 318?

crackedback said

Call me skeptical, but, I don't see any of those magazine 400hp/318 builds powering a 3200-3300# car to about 110-112mph in the 1/4, which a true 400hp engine should do.



A 318 at 400hp is going to have a really nasty cam in it, some compression and good heads ( not valve jobbed 340-360 pieces). JMO.

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Have to agree , that's the range my car runs and I know it's at least 412 hp . Somehow these magazine cars never run near what they should for the torque and hp they claim .
Agree on the 318 build as well ,or you could go the supercharger route , forged 9:1 pistons , forged crank , balanced with a good set of heads and you will be at or over 400hp and RELIABLE .