I'm just so tired of the gazillions of people that come into a "how can I improve my 318" post with "cast it aside and get something different" answers that are so common. They didn't ask "what do I replace the 318 with" at all. But that seems the only answer many want to offer.
Especially when 90% of them just want to add a 4bbl and mild cam to a already decent running 318, and get a bunch can't done cause of X and Y, mainly cid and cr. Even though everyone and their bother has done it one or another.
My first hop up was a 318 dodge truck, I apparently did it all the wrong way 360 heads and 4bbl intake Q jet and 340 cam, not one thought about compression, stock exhaust gears and stall, worked great, notice no downsides, more power than before and had no problem hauling cargo.