agreed, the 318 haters bang on about the tiny bore but it's only 90 thou less than what many believe to be the 'majic' 4" bore like the 360. it's really not that much, less once overbored. not many slate the chevy ls for it's bore size after all. at the end of the day it's still a 5.2 litre v8 and should be treated as such.