I think there are some here that need to go back to the first post and see what the op was asking. What his use for his 318 is.I guess we're all talkin to ourselves.
I think there are some here that need to go back to the first post and see what the op was asking. What his use for his 318 is.I guess we're all talkin to ourselves.
I agree. That's why I didn't recommend anything else, like everybody else did. He can make that camshaft work if he'll advance it a good bit.I think there are some here that need to go back to the first post and see what the op was asking. What his use for his 318 is.
Heck yes. And why stop at roller cam 360's? I'm surprised no one mentioned a supercharged Gen 3 Hemi swap. Geez, the guy just wanted to put a cam in his teen!I agree. That's why I didn't recommend anything else, like everybody else did. He can make that camshaft work if he'll advance it a good bit.
...and he can. I could make that cam run like stink in a low compression 318. A lot better than some on here think it's capable of. He just needs to participate in his own conversation.Heck yes. And why stop at roller cam 360's? I'm surprised no one mentioned a supercharged Gen 3 Hemi swap. Geez, the guy just wanted to put a cam in his teen!
without gear it would be a pig. You can't fool me. lol...and he can. I could make that cam run like stink in a low compression 318. A lot better than some on here think it's capable of.
i poked around on summit's site and evidently they have it as a cam and lifter set at $285 (which is up considerably from just a few months ago) and an okay deal.Yep as DartFreak75 and others have said the stock 360 cam, same thing as the 340 cam SPD-22 Melling, factory mopar specs.
Bolt in and go, no re-engineering everything.
Just bolt in and go. Has a nice rumble to it, and will idle nice without coughing and choking.
No additional machine work needed.
Melling SPD-22
Get Ready > I see they have doubled in price by popular demand, Summit and ebay alike. Today's inflation is the major contributor.
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Prices have tripled just since I built mine in 2020! I was looking at starters the other day I was gonna go ahead and grab one for my challenger project. The exact same ebay mini starter I bought in January 2021 for 38 bucks is now 97! I couldn't believe it!Yep as DartFreak75 and others have said the stock 360 cam, same thing as the 340 cam SPD-22 Melling, factory mopar specs.
Bolt in and go, no re-engineering everything.
Just bolt in and go. Has a nice rumble to it, and will idle nice without coughing and choking.
No additional machine work needed.
Melling SPD-22
Get Ready > I see they have doubled in price by popular demand, Summit and ebay alike. Today's inflation is the major contributor.
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I paid 69 bucks for a Carter HP electric fuel pump in 2020, now it's 180 at summit.Prices have tripled just since I built mine in 2020! I was looking at starters the other day I was gonna go ahead and grab one for my challenger project. The exact same ebay mini starter I bought in January 2021 for 38 bucks is now 97! I couldn't believe it!
Yea its nuts. It makes me mad! Lol luckily I bought alot of stuff for future projects here some new some used but I have alot of stuff saved so hopefully I won't have to buy to much.I paid 69 bucks for a Carter HP electric fuel pump in 2020, now it's 180 at summit.
They are reaching in our pockets for sure.
I've ran the 6901 in a 318 and it does work with stock 318 LA heads and valve springs. Its ok for the street , not saying its a high revver like a 340...I dont think youd get the top end RPMS with 318 heads anyway but I am verifying the K 6901 works in a 318 . It is what it is. My set up was stock 318 with the K 6901 and headers, edelbrock intake and 600 Holley.I would personally take second look at Summit, specifically the 6900/6901 cams.
A .480 lift is pretty big for an otherwise stock, low compression 318.
Those two I mentioned above have been proven to "wake up" a 318 without going overboard and also without requiring lots of other performance parts.
Of the two, the "split pattern" should work better with stock exhaust manifolds, and the "single pattern" should work better with headers.
I'd also look a the Comp "256" XE and/or the Lunati equivalent.
Dare I say it but, Uncle Tony started alot of the "318 can do what a 340 can do" BS...as someone who has done it with a 318 ( stock LA 318 , SUM K 6901 Cam, Headers, 4 barrel and 2.5 " exhaust system) , you only get so much out of them then it's just drinking gas. Which negates what a 318 was designed to do... be a reliable economic utility engine. I am speaking in terms of the LA version from the early 70s, that's what I had. If I had a stock LA 318 in say a pickup truck or any type Mopar really, right now, I'd tune it up good ,rebuild the 2 barrel and maybe put an exhaust system on it and call it done...I think exhaust really helps honestly. Maybe headers ...the "young " guys coming on here contesting that and saying different never drove/ rode in a fast car for real.This thread actually has the most "one step up" type recommendations, on only 2 pages!
Those other threads usually degenerate into two camps-
One camp says "leave the stock cam in, you can't do any better".
The other camps says "you MUST put in a .600 lift cam, and a high stall converter, and 4.10 gears, and ..... or it will be a dog".
Look at that, do basic hot rodding to a 318 and get decent performance in return, but yet the Usual Suspects will tell us year after year that with a 318 it just can't be done.My experience with 318s is very limited , but here is my 318 story : Stock engine, 78000 miles, good oil pressure , no smoke. I put in a Summit 1789 272 454 cam and lifters. Did a quick bowl blend and put on new valve guide seals and Comp 901 springs . Fel pro 1008 head gaskets, so actually a little compression than stock. Ld4B intake, 650 dp. Headers wth 2.5 exhaust. Recurved distributor. Timing is about 20 initial , 35 total. At 700 rpm idle it has no discernable lope. In a Duster with 3.23s, stock convertor and 275/60 Cooper Cobra's, made four passes with a best of 14.39 at 96 . Then I installed a PTC 9.5 convertor with about 3500 flash and some 275/60 ET Steet SS. Best so far is 13.89 at 97. Was shifting at 5500 but seems to like it when I stretch it out more , so the plan is to try 5800 the next time at the track. Planning on going back this Fall and hopefully tune/drive a couple of tenths off. Who knows ? Long story short... I really like my 272 454 cam but , when I bought mine , the price was 99$ for cam and lifters on sale. At the current pricing, I might consider something else. It worked fine with a stock convertor , a little soft on the bottom maybe, but enough to spin regular ol' street tires . Really liked the 9.5 convertor. I think the 1798 cam mentioned by the OP would feel pretty sluggish with a stock convertor . And there is a question of how high do you want to rev your stock bottom end. I'm at the point of nervousness now thinking about my stock cast pistons, original bearings, etc . I'm afraid that if I had the cam the OP is considering in my car, I might be tempted to extend my shift points out to KABLAM!!!
serious question: are you capable of having a conversation or regurgitating information without mentioning uncle tony? because, frankly it's becoming tiresome and it undermines what helpful information you may have to contribute.There's a fella on YT that took a 318 bottom end to it's limits and the crank broke. For you uncle Tony fans who may remember, Tony with his lack of anything in the way of automotive knowledge and intellect, made a video on the Gary fellas. video stating it was a timing chain failure, but he was once again wrong and making up stories. The point is, evidence is out there about what happens when you try and make a 318 into a race engine...you can only take it so far.