Making power out of the 318

273 said
If my builder told me they couldn't build a decent 318 I wouldn't trust them to build anything.

Buddy likes to strawman his arguments generally insisting that people that want to build or defend building a 318 is cause they think 318 is better than a 340/360 an argument no one has ever made except 66fs he not a 360 fan and goes as far to say a 273 is better, and that's his experience and for him it works, ain't gonna trash on his experience, it might not align with others, but other than that I've yet to see someone say a 318 is better than a 360, just their an capable engine.

Not to say a 273 will make more power, and they can depending on the builds, I just like them better. I used to be the king of cheap. To get a cheap engine that revs, I would get the best factory heads and run them on the smallest engine. That way, you don't need a cam to really make an engine run. It works on a Chevrolet and Ford as well, maybe with the exception of a Boss 302. Those heads were too much. I just don't like the 360 and it's longer stroke, I prefer any of the small blocks better. Plus I always had the advantage of running a 4 speed and an 8 3/4 with different pumpkins in an early A Body. With the limitations I put on myself It all works out fine. I have built plenty of 360's for others, just not my cup of tea. By the time I go bigger than a 340, I'm into big blocks.