318 For Fun

well lets just say you start with the LA 318 2 barrel stock cam than add headers and duals How much horsepower is freed up with headers and duals?

then from there a 4 barrel say a 600 cfm or smaller...

after that a cam, a carefully chosen cam one that works with the low compression flattops in the LA 318

Then rear gears ...and I'd stop there before going into the engine, as in a over bore and high comp pistons and bearings starts to cross the budget line for me Id go with the 360 or 5.9 magnum. i think when going after the stock LA bottom end, changing it to bring up compression etc. then one should consider the bigger engine. It just makes economic sense IMO. Keep in mind 230 HP is fun on the street the late 80s Fox bodies were rated at 225 HP. The A body isn't much heavier if it is heavier at all than a Fox Body I seem to think they weigh in around 3000 lbs. So, in reality it isn't like you cant have street fun with a 318 in an A body.