Why the 318 is a phenomenal engine...

Dartnut said

I have had a lot of cars over the years with 318s.
Some are better than others in stock form, but the best ones I have found are the '68-'69 318s.
Of course the compression was higher in those years, but they just plain worked.
They are dead nuts reliable and it doesn't matter the year, they go good for what they are.
I have never had or ridden in one that was hopped up from stock other than dual exhaust and a 4 barrel, but they have a lot of potential.
It's like a 340's little brother...

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One of the best 318 I ever had came out of a 69 dodge truck, fun engine, weird single plane 2 bbl carb, and front sump oil pan.
I beat on that old truck hard, it was rusty.
The day I bought it, drove it down the interstate 60 miles home in the rain.
I ended up soaking wet from the waist down, floor boards rotted, but what do you want for $50?
Fixed the floor, and drove it for a couple of years, it finally got so bad sometimes you had to slide the cab over to get the clutch to work.
Rear end finally went out, pulled the engine and junked the truck.
Slid that engine in a duster. it was a really fun car to drive.
Ended up selling the engine to a guy saying it was a match to the one in his boat.