Why the 318 is a phenomenal engine...
I just got done explaining this story on a post that fellow 318 lover '318WillRun' made... so let me explain why I think this. "I LOVE 318s. My grandfather is hardcore 360 and my first actual build was a 360 but the first small block mopar I ever drove is in my 86 W150 and everyone said it'd be a pooch. Lemme tell ya, that sucker RAN even back with the 2 barrel, one day when I was in community college my friends and I ran to get something to eat during lunch break. Myself and a friend rode in my W150 and the other 4 rode in my friends aftermarket turbo'd BMW... when we were cruising back to the college we got to the "25 to 55" speed limit change road and I looked in my rear-view mirror and saw my friend absolutely hammering on it to try and pass me, when I saw him I put my foot to the carpet and when I tell ya the 318 kicked down a gear and SCREAMED at 6,500 and I held him off from passing (mind you this was still with factory 2 barrel equipment and stock exhaust manifolds) and those huge mud tires. Everyone, including myself, was stunned at how well this little 318 ran. That is the key moment when I fell in love with 318s. I know some may think that is a highly made-up story but I have picture proof of my friends standing around my other friend's BMW questioning how good it was after I beat him LOL" The 318 is a beast of an engine and deserves the credit it needs.
I just got done explaining this story on a post that fellow 318 lover '318WillRun' made... so let me explain why I think this. "I LOVE 318s. My grandfather is hardcore 360 and my first actual build was a 360 but the first small block mopar I ever drove is in my 86 W150 and everyone said it'd be a pooch. Lemme tell ya, that sucker RAN even back with the 2 barrel, one day when I was in community college my friends and I ran to get something to eat during lunch break. Myself and a friend rode in my W150 and the other 4 rode in my friends aftermarket turbo'd BMW... when we were cruising back to the college we got to the "25 to 55" speed limit change road and I looked in my rear-view mirror and saw my friend absolutely hammering on it to try and pass me, when I saw him I put my foot to the carpet and when I tell ya the 318 kicked down a gear and SCREAMED at 6,500 and I held him off from passing (mind you this was still with factory 2 barrel equipment and stock exhaust manifolds) and those huge mud tires. Everyone, including myself, was stunned at how well this little 318 ran. That is the key moment when I fell in love with 318s. I know some may think that is a highly made-up story but I have picture proof of my friends standing around my other friend's BMW questioning how good it was after I beat him LOL" The 318 is a beast of an engine and deserves the credit it needs.