Told my Cuda has a Stroked 318?

hdfattboy2001 said

What would you guys recommend for a stall? Its a stock converter right now, i do know that, and just a mild crower cam... It supposedly has 360 heads too, I need to pull my covers to verify when I get a minute. Is there a big difference between those and the 318's?

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Yes the 360 heads have larger ports and valves but they also have a negative thing and that's they have larger combustion chambers which means you loose about a point of compression when you put them on a 318. Since your 318 is a mild build it would be better with 318 heads. Nevertheless I have seen some low compression "teens" run pretty darn good. If it were mine I'd put in a 3000 stall converter. You need to get it up in the power band where it makes power. Like Dodgetkboy said a stall converter and some better gears will make a big difference. I won't be a pooch on take off if geared right. I've seen 318 cars set up basically like yours run in the mid to high 13's.