My very first mopar

You can tune that 318 to suprise EVERYONE of your D-O-R-F(Resituate the letters)and Chittylet buddies...If ya figure they are mostly running 302's and 305's.The big block in the A-body if you're on a budget is a Mistake.AND a Anchor for than Sail if not done right.
I have a Customer that bitched how slow his '69 Charger was.It had a 318 with a 3310(650 single feed Vacum Secondary)Holley on it.He kept telling me how bad the carb was and he had put 3 different ones on.He brings the car over and I go through it.I had to change the Converter(He had a Stock 318 800 Stall in it).I put one of my Custom made converters in it with just a 2400 Stall.He had the Carb so FAT and screwed up it took me a day to straighten out.I then changed the Dual Point to a Electronic Distributor with Orange Box.I also changed the Rear Gear.It had a 2.76 Open in it and I put in a 3.91 Sure-Grip.I then put a Kick Down Assembly on the transmission(He had NONE on it and a basic CARD shift Kit).This made the car a DIFFERENT machine...He thought I had changed the engine out.The car went from getting about 7 MPG to 18 1/2 and had PLENTY of power...The owner had wanted me to put a 440 in it over the winter...After I fixed everything else on it and the way it ran it whipped his buddies 454 Chevelle.He said To Hell With the Big Block This does VERY WELL...That was 15 years ago.He races it at the track 4-5 times a year and takes it to car shows and LOVES it....

AND....ABOUT a 650 DP being TOO BIG that is FALSE.... It is all in the TUNING of the carb that does it.I have had Stock 383's with 1150 Dominators on them.I have a '68 B-Fish with a 340 and 360's(stock).I have went the fastest of 11.80 on Street Tires through the mufflers.I have a 984 CFM CARBSHOP Carb(Started as a 4781 DP 850 Holley)on it.I Have 50CC Pumps and 50MM Squirters.It depends which Engine I put in it for which Jet Size I use.I usually have 68-72 and I ALWAYS make it SQUARE(All 4 Jets the same).I Check the Vacum at the Carb Base with the car in Low and foot on the brake at Idle and then take away 2 to 2.5 for the Power Valves.This car is DEADLY consistant and DOESN'T have to have a Big Block(Though it HAS been accussed my the Chebby-Dorf Boys of having on)in it...


It sounds like the 318 ALREADY has a Great Start to being HEALTHY...


Good Luck Youg-Blood...If ya Need any help or Parts holler..


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