Sixpack on a 318 engine ?

dano said
Never understood why folks look down on a 318. If a 302 ford and 327 Chevy can make power why not a 318? Yes it has smaller heads (in most situations) Low compression (unless you got an early one) and probably has a 2 barrel intake and shitty exhaust manifolds (performance wise) but rebuild it and as said many time will make power, just at a higher RPM than the 340 and 360.

Put the 6 pack on, be happy, if its functional.

A 327 2 barrel was rated at 235 horse. Huh! My 273-4 barrel was rated the same. According to the information below, the 318 did pretty good for itself against Chevy's 327.

"The last iteration of the 327 appeared in 1969 with a two-barrel carburetor and a 9-to-1 compression ratio that produced 235 horsepower and 325 foot pounds of torque."

USA specifications	273 V8	318 V8 (LA)	340 V8
Gross horsepower, 1968 (1962 for 318-A)	190 @ 4400	230 @ 4400	275 @ 5000
Torque, lbs.-ft. , 1968	260 @ 2000	340 @ 2400	340 @ 3200
Compression ratio, 1968	9.0 to 1	9.2 to 1	10.5 to 1
Bore, inches	3.63	3.91	4.04
Stroke, inches	3.312	3.312	3.312
Carburetor type (1968-73)	2-bbl.	2-bbl.	4-bbl.
Fuel	Regular	Regular	Premium