318 La with 360 heads

My attempt at an equivalent 360, to what I described as the path forward to a 350hp 318 has already been done.
It made 419tq/420hp.

That build in a 318 isn’t going to make 420hp.

If you think it would, then we’ll agree to disagree.

Displacement builds torque not HP, if you look at similar NA HP engines of different displacements and even brands the general specs are usually very similar eg. a 550 hp street/strip 302 vs 340 vs 400 M vs 440 vs 454 etc.. they will be in the ballpark of cam size and head flow. Just the powerbands and torque will very greatly depending on size.

A 318 may or may not make the same but it's not gonna be 70 hp difference.