Nick's Garage dyno's a 318 Stroker.

Dartswinger70 said

Has anyone mentioned the total cost of the build ? 318 fans seem to like the fact that they are "cheap" . Lets say you start with a stock 72 LA 318 and want to build this build what does it take in parts and machine work? Im thinking it isnt cheap unless you have your grandfathers mopar junkyard and stash of parts laying around. Plus add in the cost of machine work and jobbing out reconditioning of parts. I just had a set of J heads redone last year it was basically $500. I probably couldnt sell them for that. I m just injecting a bit of reality ...:)

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The stroker kits are pretty much a wash. Reconditioned rods or aftermarket are the same price for either way you go. Machine work for a Teen is no more or less than a 340 or 360 block. Heads can cost more depending which way you go and how strong of a combination you are building but Teen, 340, or 360, iron or aluminum. They cost what you do to them. See where I am going here? If a 318 is free and a 360 cost $500 and a 340 is $1000 that's where the cost savings comes in. Strokers aren't cheap to build even if your block is free. A standard small block overhaul isn't cheap if done right.