yeah....if a Chevy guy said he had a 327 or 302 or even a 283 that hauled ***, no one would question him (well, some might). But a 318 gets no respect...and it should. The problem is it always lived in the shadow of the 340 and later 360....and I gotta say, it appears every 340 and every 360 ever built is still available.
My own small block project got out of hand but I gave a lot of thought to a 318...maybe someday I'll revisit that.
In today's world of 3500HP twin turbo 596" engines...there's a lot of enjoyment to be had in a relatively small engine that runs well.