Probably a Dumb 318 Question

toolmanmike said

Impressive numbers but they did a whole lot of trick stuff to get there. If you had to pay for all the work it might cost $10,000+ as a guess. Hor Rod's 400 horse teen was closer to bolt together. That extra 77 horse isn't worth the extra dough. It's all about "I can, so I did".

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Costs rise. A new in the box Coyote isn’t cheap. You can build your own engine cheaper and if you do a lot of your own work…. Cheaper yet.

As 273 pointed to a build, (one I had a bit of a hard time believing when it was printed FWIW) he is 100% correct if the parts are there to support it, now it’s just a matter of where the engine will make the power. This is partial to the displacement.

Efficiency is the other side of the card and why I said what I did above. You can make a gas guzzler or one that can zip the fuel. This is where the breathing abilities in and out are crucial. Hence why I pointed to the cylinder heads and a good fuel injection set up.

Today, I think a better flowing head vs the OEM R/T or at least a well prepped R/T if you can actually find a set, so sub out the R/T for Edelbrocks, a smaller cam can be used and make it a roller of course. A smaller more efficient carb and I think it’ll be done.

IMO, that is a bit of a heavy camshaft for a 318. But if that’s what it took to get there back then, then that’s what it took.