Is building a stroked 318 better than a stroked 340/360?

migsBIG said

Well that was a bust. The yard said they had a 360 in and fresh, but guess they can’t tell a dodge 360 from an AMC 360 out of a jeep.
Guess I’ll just keep looking for more info on 318 builds. I do have an early date 1971 318 that would work for a good core block. Has less than 45k miles on it and has been garaged since 2000’s.

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I would not look back. Build the 318 block with maybe the 3.58 stroker crank or 3.75. Bore only enough to get the bores straight and round with a modern finish. I would talk to TotalSeal about piston rings with the blower. Then select pistons for the ring width they recommend. 1/16" should be maximum these days. This will cost a bit more but you should get better results. Others on here can recommend the heads to look for. Intake valve size is not as big a concern on a supercharged engine as the exhaust valves and ports. You can give up intake valve area to increase the exhaust valve area to get the much larger volume of exhaust gases out.
I would consider contacting David Vizard for a cam recommendation. He will charge for his service, but the information should be well worth the money.
That blower is much smaller than the 4l71 and 6l71 blowers commonly used, so a mild cam with fairly high lift is what you should be looking to, IMHO. Keep overlap down by using a shorter duration cam. For mainly street use and Cars and Coffee events, torque is king.