My version of a factory parts build 318

I only stayed with the 2 barrel as that's what the OP is doing. I believe that I even suggested the use of a truck 2 barrel carburetor and intake manifold plus the 360 2 barrel cam. I think that it's awesome to see how much power you can get without spending the big bucks
if you're deviating from a stock build, why would you spend the time, energy and money to hunt down parts that are categorically inferior?

replacing a 2bbl intake with another 2bbl intake? replacing a 2bbl cam with a different 2bbl cam?

madness.

a cheap *** split pattern RV cam is better in every conceivable way than a 2bbl 360 truck cam. a swap meet intake and carb or ****, even a 4bbl carb adapter and bottom barrel tiny 4bbl carb is leaps and bounds ahead of any 2bbl.

again, backward thinking.

replacing crap with slightly better crap isn't budget building. that's false economy.