Best 318/x-head /hyd cam combo

Considering he first choose the Purple 292/509 cam with its duration of 248*'s @ .050, the cam he listed is more than just a little small. I listed a Lunati cam a bit closer to what the Car could use to run 13's to work better with the smaller cubic inches he has and the 4.30 gears. (A bit tall on gear IMO. Might need a tall tire.) With that cam, he is jut missing 2 things. Decent compression that is fixed by the zero deck height slugs in which the KB's go a long in fixing and a 3000-ish stall converter recommended by Lunati.

The 340 heads flow approx. 220 at max lift and is IMO a little shy of what he could use.
Between the 4.30 gears and the hi-stall of the converter, he will get moving quick. The engine will use up a lot of that head quick.

At this point, I feel that porting the 318 head is not cost effective over a preped 340 head. In which he could reuse on the 360 later. It would be my route to take and at least bowlmport the 340 head if not take it a little further. Yes! Even for use on the 318!