Is building a stroked 318 better than a stroked 340/360?
how are you going to use / drive the vehicle?
what kind of performance do you need?
He was saying street fun and driving it.
@273 The added cost of another engine block or full engine could be saved and rolled over into what he already has. It’s also not just the initial cost but also all the little things that come with it before it gets touched.
The cheaper pistons are a nice little savings if it’s a sub 4.00 bore capable block. I think over all, it depends on the 318 blocks ability to be bored to a 4.00 & the cost, start to finish from not having a 360 block starting with topping off the fuel tank to taking it to the machine shop.
I’ll not argue cubes rule the day or overall cost effectiveness in the end result in terms of power. Sometimes it’s just working with what you have instead of getting more stuff and or spending more money, which may not be in abundance.
Between the two engines, the 318 has more expensive pistons being a sub 4.00 bore size. As mentioned above, weaker main caps that may expose itself under hard conditions.
@migsBIG What is the cylinder head plan?