273ci thoughts?

Well, that was fun to read...now back to where this topic has morphed - building this 318.

I have a 318 with 675 casting heads. I tore it down and the block seems good, no bore taper, only one questionable area on cylinder 3. Mains are 10 over, but rods seem to all be stock size and measured consistently and not out of round.

I also have a running 273 that I pulled on Saturday. Ideally, I leave this thing complete and stash it away to remain untouched for the car in the future.

From these parts, what is my optimal build here?

Desires:
318 street build - fun driver

Plan:
Vat/clean block - remove ring ridge and hone cylinders
Disassemble/clean/inspect heads for damage
Port 675 heads at home
Valve job at home
Edelbrock 2176 dual plane
Hughes Whiplash Cam and supporting parts from Hughes
New bearings/gaskets

Unknowns/Still left to decide:
Compression ratio - which pistons to use? Which head gasket to use?
Carb - Thinking we gonna be around 650 cfm?
Exhaust - car currently has 2" true duals...going headers I would imagine, which ones for 67 Dart?

Thanks

I would narrow down cam choice and go with a compression ratio thats suits that cam, pick 3 or 4 cams to start and get peoples feed back.
plus what rear gears and stall level are you willing to run?

I know this ain't a drag car but it helps to know what level of performance your shooting for eg like 90's 5.0l mustang/ 73 340 duster 15 flat ish or like 70-71 340 4 speed duster etc..

plus have you read 318willrun low dollar 318 build, probably something similar to your wants.