Comp cams xe268h for 318

dartfreak75 said

If I get the money before the engine gets put together I will probably go with the xe256 or xe262. I have a lot of work to do to get the body brakes suspension and steering up to par if I have money after that ( or a better cam falls in my lap) I will upgrade If not I will use what I have and then say yall told me so Haha. Lol I also want to upgrade my carb and I'd like to upgrade pistons but once again the money is up. I would like to find a set of 273/318 floating pinned rods and attached a set of higher cr pistons but unless I find a deal on a used set I dont see it being doable.

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Thank you... it restores my faith in humankind LOL. I appreciate your listening.

There is a set of those rods up in Strasburg VA advertised on FABO that might be had at a fair price. I am trying to think of a set of pistons with higher CR that are the same weight as stock, so that you can avoid the price of re-balancing but am drawing a blank. That is the chronic parts problem with the 318; cheap high compression piston options with stock weights.

The other ones that could be considered are very early 318 LA pistons like '68-'69 that have been reported to have a much higher compression height; they should balance out fine. But finding those would be a challenge; the standard replacements are not that, even if they are listed to cover '67-'69.