Dust off your crystal ball and GUESS the horsepower !

You KNOW he'll want the 360 (or 408). Tell him we're putting together a "performance" 318 for now.
Once you prove to be a safe, competent, self restraining driver (no tickets, no accidents, no friends in the car, no cellphone use), we'll talk about a hot 360.


Meantime, dingle ball the cylinders, and use what you already have. A DECENT running 318 is more than enough for a learning driver. Just make sure it's dependable, and STOPS.