318 cam

I assume you had some non stock converter.
In my stock 1972 340 Challenger with Stock J Heads it needed a small one. Used a, Street Fairbanks one. What they markered as a modified Hemi. Was a,step above the neutral balanced 340/440 one's every one looks for as,Dayco rebuilt 340 converter.
The 274 MP cam needed a little more than my stock 340 one to run well. With 323 gears
i had stock converter, 2.76 gears and stock exhaust manifolds. Again, not what I recommend but it's what I did.