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Yeah, a magnum build would be cool but $200 for the short block, I got just have to put heads on it and cash flow is tight at the moment!

245 hp is net hp, when talking built hp most are talking in dyno trim, which at very least is no accessories best tune, generally headers. Most engines in dyno trim are at least 30 + hp gross above net. 25 degrees ain't a small cam upgrade, generally we consider about a 5 degree bump as the...

3/4-ton pickup truck (heavy), full-time 4x4 and 727 trans, D44/D60 axles, aerodynamics of a refrigerator... lots of parasitics to work against by the time the power gets to the road. Agree 1000% the performance will be far better if the focus is on bottom-end and mid-range torque instead of a...

You really think so? I thought it was fairly responsive "for what it was".

...you(A56) know this; but for newbes reading this; Without headers, the Overlap cycle is sacrificed. All cams have overlap, even the factory 318 cam. Some say that headers put an easy 35 horsepower on an early 340, and that 340 cam sported only 44* of overlap. IDK if that is true, but I could...

Your first step in 318 cam choice is probably going to be dealing with the exhaust rotators. Sometimes it’s not a problem with the valve locks being the same as the intakes and only needing to change the retainers, otherwise it is a problem. That’s a good choice on the Howard’s cam, though. Are...

Availability... i looked for a couple of months for a 360 in my area.. nothing. also 318s are $100-400... 360s much more if you can find them... or they already have a 318 laying around.. could be tons of reasons.. i could swear we had talked bout this before :)

What are the current specs on your cam? Go to answer is: get a custom cam. Racer Brown and others. You may be able to regrind the one you have since you are going smaller. I used to get 25 mpg+ steady cruising with a 340 cam and a TQ in a 273. Using a vacuum gage helps to teach you how to...

Especially when 90% of them just want to add a 4bbl and mild cam to a already decent running 318, and get a bunch can't done cause of X and Y, mainly cid and cr. Even though everyone and their bother has done it one or another. My first hop up was a 318 dodge truck, I apparently did it all the...

Funny you mention that story/experience, I am getting ready to do something similar since i wiped a lobe last week. I hope it works as positive as yours did!

It can be done. My 318, .030 over, 340 heads, Comp cam XR280HR, LD4B intake. Not sure what else. Still paying.

Because they come asking about a 318. Not a 360. Now if there's terminal damage to the 318 like a hole in the block, cracked cylinder or something else that would render their 318 unusable and they have to find another core to start with them MAYBE id consider a 360. But again as built 360s are...

Richard gets 350 hp out of a stock 5.9l longblock with 4bbl headers and a 212 cam, I would say the 5.2l would get similar. The 380hp crate engine gets 400 hp with 230 cam so your cam is about in between so I'd say should maybe get the 375 hp. The 5.2l is gonna need about 500-600 more rpm and...

Bullshit

Do you realize that with 3.21 gears, 26" tires, and an A904, your WOT mph is gonna be ~50 mph in First gear, and 84 in Second, both at 5500rpm@10% slip.. So, on the way to the speed limit, yur only gonna hit the powerpeak once. And On the 1-2 shift, the Rpm is gonna drop from 5500 to around...

Some guys are safer with less horsepower so God made 318’s to save us from them and them getting hurt.

Here we go again, another 318 cam thread and the guys that know a lot are giving their opinions. All good until their ego's get in the way and the thread takes a turn. To the op, read through the dozens of threads already written on the subject and compile your information. Contact some cam...

...start with more swept volume in the first place, seeing as it seems your roller has not yet got an engine..... In about 1975, I installed a 318 cam into a 340, and bolted the 318 top end onto that, stuffed it into a 65 Valiant wagon and had a killer street machine. I was 22 years old. 340s...

If your 318 has a stock cam in it and the car is for street use, as in 3.23 gears with a low-stall convertor : headers will not make much if any noticeable power gain. This is because the 318 will spend most of it's life at low rpm. If you are going for balls-out fuel economy, longtubes might...

...cam, assuming that it is serviceable. However, your engine can easily be converted to run a hydraulic lifter, and then you can run a stock 318 cam, or even, a stock 360 2bbl cam. When it comes to bottom-end power, pumping up the pressure is already gonna give you more power. ANY cam with a...

the 318 is built and back in the car. ended up with a stock bottom end with new rings, and bearings a excessive cleanup and a dingle ball hone. Speedmaster Heads ( 170cc/65cc) and SM 1.6 Rocker shafts , both where on sale and i think this are 1300$ well spend. Since there is NO FT Cam cores...

.030 over 383, with a 440 crank, is 432 inches, same as a .030 over Hemi.

Smaller engines definitely can use more gear, even very mild ones.

Hey guys I picked up a 74' DUSTER It's a factory 318/906; AC car. It has longtubes on it and a factor 8-1/4 rear end. I posted on the BIG BLOCK swap section as well since I have a MOHO 440 that I could swap in the DUSTER. However I also consider to keep the 318 (if it's a good runner) Throw...

278/288/112, and 204/214@050 on a ~ 7.8 Scr smogger, with a stock convertor and 2.76 gears. How is your power below 3000rpm? How you liking passing gear at 60 mph?

agree. if you do need to swap the heads at some point I'd look at upgrading the cam if it's a stock 318 cam.

Also, the Mopar TSB 18-16-92 rev a made a difference. It idles smoother and runs better at low RPM. My commute to work is 3.8 miles roundtrip, so I haven't driven it much after "setting" the fuel sync. I'll drive it some more and see how it is. I will say that this motor pulls much better than...

I used a comp XE250H in a similar setup - mid 70s 318 with ported closed chamber truck heads (very similar to the 920 castings) edelbrock performer manifold with 625cfm carter AFB, headers and 2.92 gears. Good power bump from stock but nothing crazy, it was a pretty good setup for a low buck...

Then get the 1.6s if that's what you want. If I HAD 1.5s already, no way would I spend on the 1.6s.

May want to rethink using the '69 thin cast iron water pump, possibly going with the later aluminum better flowing water pumps. Along with this comes a radiator with passenger side lower exit, later timing cover with timing marks on the driver's side so you can see them. Realignment of the...