Crazy idea for 318

rumblefish360 said
Your "IMO" is just that and doesn't hold water. Porting the heads for either engine will require a lot of work. Pocket porting a head for a stroker is one cost, fully porting a head for a little drag engine is cheaper than getting a stroker crank and pocket porting heads.

Where is this response/logic in some of those cylinder head threads? Guys ask about A or B and there are constant yells of option "C". Funny that the reasoning is always about cost, which maddart is also addressing. What's the difference in cost of a grinding a crank and buying a fresh one? Pistons? Gonna likely be something besides off the shelf to get a 12+:1 318... Rods you can use stockers and freshen or buy new, difference? Everything else is the same, bearings, etc., and you can use stockish heads on it and make 450hp.

What's it cost to port a cast iron head to the level required to make the HP he needs. It's not a cheap job. Something like a FAST level or just below is probably on par and those are usually only around $1000+ for porting fromt he pro shop guys before buying any valvetrain items. Ask Dwayne Porter, Brian, Ryan at Shady, even Justin what it cost to port a J head to the 270+ range... I'd love to read those responses.

Interesting dichotomy.

A 318 at 450+hp is going to be a twitchy little byatch, but it's a race car, so how it's cammed doesn't really matter.

Be great to see this 318 finished product.