Another 318 Thread

JoJo said

It does have the "302" casting heads. I want to keep the short block stock and play with the heads and bolt-on parts to see where it lands me. Right now, my gears are a major drawback, but does great on the highway. I was thinking of headers, roller rockers, porting and shaving the heads, camshaft upgrade, and converter.

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JoJo, i generally agree with your thinking as to further mods......But, there's always a but......lol. I think you first need to decide if a "A" body will be in your future and when? Problem being that except for the headwork, nothing will really interchange between the "A" and the Dakota. Cam & Converter choices will be different because of weight and the gearing you'll probably choose. Not to mention the headers wont be correct either. What i'm trying to say is, you may want to try to avoid buying the same parts twice. If you think you'll be in the Dakota a while then have at it, but if that's not the case, i would just tinker a little with the Dakota to have some fun and hang on till you get that Duster, Dart, Demon, whatever.