318LA Myth's still being created!

I totally agree with this statement the only advantages were to a full race application where high compression pistons and maximum output was the theme. My reasoning for the forged 318 truck crank was 318 was the go to engine on every truck application available including military and government work and those trucks were asked to do tasks way beyond their rating or design tortured and punished rinse and repeat rinse is optional. and are legendary in their own rights. And to me there was the beauty of the legendary 318!

Well said , I have a 77 886 Power Wagon ambulance which still has its original 318 with under 50,000 original miles its very heavy , cast iron tranfercase etc , and full time 4WD.
I installed a Isky RV/TOWING cam and vintage Offy dual port intake and it really woke it up.
You would have thought the 360 would have been mandatory in such a heavy vehicle but the old 318 gets the job done bottom-line.