This stuff is so subjective. You guys talk about strong torque at 2800 in a street car and that's certainly not what i would want. With that in a 318 you need a converter. i have used 3000 stall converter and they are fun but the novelty wears off after a few lo rpm burnouts. Before long i hated driving through the converter on hills and corners. My last build was as good as it gets...for me. Small cam 340 with a stock converter. Lots of torque from 1000 rpm up and pulled very hard below 3500 - 4000 rpm where all street driving occurs.
The problem is too many guys build a quarter mile piece and are very disappointed for daily driving. AJ is correct!