Cylinder Head Choice

@greymouser7

this BULLSHIT about “Trick Flow, Edelbrock Victor or a ported version of an Edelbrock.” isn’t for the typical 318 engine builder; those heads go on rocket 340/360’s but more often on 406”++cubic inch stroker engines. The port volume of the victor or trick flow would make your low rpm performance lazy and not match the camshaft you mentioned as well. They are for HIGH rpms on a 318

Depends on the level of porting, AKA, how large the port cross sectional area is. Even then, you would build to suite and IMO a ported Edelbrock or a OOTB TF head would be fine on a 318. At least with some type of a street cred build. Even a mild-ish cam would be fine. I just don’t really see the point of a high flow head wi a low lift cam.

Spacegrass said
This is the cam/lifters I ended up choosing per RumbleFish360’s suggestion and returned the one in my original post.

Mopar Performance P4120657AE Mopar Performance Purple Camshaft Kits | Summit Racing

I didn’t so much as recommend the cam but pointed out that is what I would do for a easy street build via following the MP engines book suggested list of parts which is well proven to produce the results one would be seeking. This cam, if still available, is an excellent performing cam. If it is not available, that cams specs should be a bad line as to where to start.

yellow rose said
Then go for it. You can’t learn just by reading, but you can learn by reading AND doing. And that’s the best way to do it. Read everything you can find. Marry none of it. Then start applying what you read and see how it goes.

You’ll do just fine. You already have the right attitude. That’s 98.75% of the battle right there.

I did suggest to him to start with the MP books for a good base line on knowledge and how stuff gets done. The book has never steered me wrong and has always worked. I’ve had a lot of people scream (literally) at mean that the books full of **** and a total pile.
I can’t figure that one out.