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

migsBIG said

Nah dog, that block was for someone wanting to push four digits with little worry. I’m contempt with enough horsies to have fun and be dumb and just do my thing. Not trying to be number one at every stop light, expressway merger or Even if I see a random mustang owner. 318 might be worth stroking because nobody wants to do it.

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Cores to build are plentiful. That is a plus. Most parts that would fit on a 340 or 360 will bolt onto the 318.
As Nick's Garage showed, a stroked 318 putting out over 400HP and pound feet of torque is no slouch.
Like the Chev 305 and Ford 302, the 318 emissions engines got cams with reduced intake lift and retarded timing. The reduced lift choked airflow into the cylinders. A retarded cam timing should benefit higher RPM power, but the intake valves restricted flow so no power. Gave the all a bad rep as crappy engines. Stuff the 360 cube cams in and they wake up.