My version of a factory parts build 318

the whole idea of their enterprise seemed to be "build a 318 with stock 318 parts and see if we can make 1hp per cube" but that obviously went out the window once they started talking about regrinding a cam and who knows what other nonsense.

here, you're basically giving advice on how to rebuild a motor to make a little more power. which is fine, I guess but there's nothing revolutionary about it. compression, better heads and a bigger cam make better power. well... no ****.

but then you veer off into crazy town. going and hunting down a set of heads and then having port work as well as machine work done to them along with fresh components? yeah at that point you could probably find a set of decent heads that somebody is offloading for less, or hell, you're damn near to aftermarket alum. head territory.

the cam? a low line summit RV cam probably has better specs than a repop 340 cam, and likely would be a split pattern thus working better, for cheaper.

same with that whole idea of a truck 360 2V intake and carb. why on god's green earth would you go that way when you could scoop up an aftermarket 4bbl intake and a holley/AFB at a swap meet for $150 bucks?

conceptually, this is what is commonly called "inversion" or backward thinking. what you are suggesting, while having a good base-- especially the advice on the bottom end, ultimately runs counter intuitive to a build.