Another 318 set up

273 said
hp is made up of a ratio of torque and rpm.

Well, yes hp is the byproduct of torque, that is why torque is important, can't have hp without it.

273 said
Gearing is to get you into the powerband at whatever speed your doing,

That is is what I meant, but my explanation may be a bit complex and confusing.

273 said
Hp ain't really about quickly

It kinda is, because it's how much work can be done in whatever time it takes. (My head may have been off topic, because I was thinking about the reasons why we have a power adder on diesels.)

but both hp and torque are important and what you need will depend on the application. I think we are almost on the same page here, it's just how we word things that make things sound different.

Newbomb Turk said
Right. And every single thing Dan said he wanted to do was *** backwards.

He's learning, that's why he asked. I'm assuming the 500cfm carb may be a suggestion from one of those carb calculators.