I am very happy with my inexpensive street performance 318 combination, h
Here it is: 318 bored .030 over, stock crank, rods, flat top pistons, trued up deck and trued up Magnum heads giving me a legit 9.0 :1 compression. Cam is 212/220 at .050, .480/.512 lift on 110 lobe separation. Stock electronic ignition curved for a 360 by
@halifaxhops. Edelbrock Performer air gap intake and a Edelbrock 1405 carb. Street stall max torque converter from A and A. Rebuilt 904 with stage 1 shift kit. 3.23 sure grip rear end.
This pulls my 67 4 door Dart plenty for me on the street. I imagine it runs low 14s or high 13s. It's just fun, it works, sounds cool and not crazy which is what the OP wants.