building a mild Daily driver 318

^^^^As I've stated before, if mopar people loved the 318's the way Ford fans love their 302 fox bodies, there would be a whole lot more 11 second 318's on the street. Even when somebody chooses to build a 318, they are under strict instructions to build it very mildly, ya know, maybe a 15's or high 14 second car until you get a 360 or a stroker. Never, I mean NEVER plan to go fast with a teen. And, IF you do, you will be shot out of the sky like Spareparts, whose teen was one of the fastest street cars on this site. It does NOT settle well with folks that build strokers to get swallowed up by a 318. They won't cheer you, they will spite you. I love all mopar V8's, including the strokers, but it also includes the 318.

I did love seeing the looks on the gm and ford guys faces when I told them that I had a 318 under the hood. They would swear it had to a 360! I will always love the 318, even though they give up some torque. Mine in particular after the rebuild saw its fair share of street fights and many high rpm highway runs. I also had the same thought about the ford fans and their 302. As far as I figured I had 16 more cubes (or approx. 19 with the extra bore) and most people I knew in my town called it a boat anchor!