I've seen A LOT of posts about making HP with a 318-So why is it so ???

I agree with 273 ut with stock heads a bigger cam than 262 (even 256 lunati or howards0) starts to take away from the low and low midrange
not a good tradeoff for a daily driver
you end up with super stocker type driveability- but boy do you have more braging rights horsepower
273 it's not about the small hp gain with the higher compression
it' about pulling the torque curve up for the whole curve
you feel the low end effect more
right AJ?