Why the 318 is a phenomenal engine...

I wished I never overlooked the 340 when I was younger, the 383 2 barrel in a 67 Polara was my introduction to Mopar.
I've always been a big block guy. I've only had one 318 LA and it was a 71 Satellite, I wasn't impressed.
One of my first teens was in a 72 more door sat. Highway gears. Definitely not a rubber roaster..