building a mild Daily driver 318

Even so, don't get all hung up on compression. Who cares what it has? Are you racin the thing for points and money? Then just do a basic stock rebuild ot the reciprocating assembly, add a mild cam, headers, decent intake and 4 barrel and call her done.

This.. & agree with Snake. Seriously make what you have work, add the right basic budget parts,& tune the snot out of it.. If you need to learn, do it on a budget... The more you learn,the better decisions you make with accumulated experience.. Then you build, more expensive hardware.( JMHO, it works for me..)