Basic 318 Mods

Where would you start?
What is your goal?

Seen ya start a ton of threads on 318 mods.
Looks like you want a mild torque engine aka idle to 4500 rpm.

First torque is mainly a product of displacement it generally ranges from low of 1 to max 1.67 lbs-ft per cid a mild engine is generally gonna fall in the 1.1-1.19 lbs-ft = 350-380 lbs-ft for a mild 318.


I like the 318 and think it has far more potential than most but that ability comes with rpm's, hp what moves drives accelerates your car and is a percentage of torque at different rpm's. In the range we care about here, hp is 50% - 100% of torque from 2626-5252 rpm's a 1.9% gain for every 100 rpm's. If your ok with those limitations fine but if you really want better idle-4500/5000 rpm power add displacement. Through cid and or blower/turbo etc..