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

toolmanmike said
Stock 318's have around 340 stock.

Well, the magnum headed one Dulcich did years ago, that made 400hp...... made 382tq.

And the 420hp 360 I had on the dyno last year made 419tq.

340hp 340 made 378tq

331hp 360 made 367tq

I’m confident a mild 318 making around 320hp isn’t going to push the tq needle into the 450ft/lb range.
Not on the dyno here anyway.