Small block guru wanted

jeepthrills01 said:

Hey all...been amassing parts to wake up my 1969 318...love to hear your input.
Yes...I am fully aware of everyones opinion being everyones opinion.. so I will take no butt hurt from the responses, and everyone who says Stroke it or throw it away and start with a 360...yall can just zip it. This is low buck...some left over parts, some used, the rest discounted or severely discounted.

The starting point is very strong running unknown mileage 1969 318 numbers matching to its chassis and freshly rebuilt 904 (also with matching numbers).

The parts list
Used Edelbrock Performer heads fresh from the machine shop milled to 60cc with springs to match the
Voodoo 10200702 adv 265in 271ex/ @.050 220in 226ex/ lobe sep 112/recommended 108 install. .475in .494ex lift.
PRW stainless rollers 1.5 with B3 correction kit
.028 mr gasket head gaskets
Edelbrock performer intake (would have preferred the rpm..but couldn't find one)
One inch alloy spacer to fit the
Holley 3310 750vs
NOS electronic distributor, old orange box, new harness
New Patriot headers (only one that would fit P/S and column shift besides tti and Doug and not break the budget.)
Jegs 2.5 exhaust with chamber mufflers
180 t stat, clutch fan from late 440, 26in radiator.

That's about it...So...runner or dog? Yes this is an interim till my 440 is done. And all these parts are sitting on my shelf...disassembly starts next week...and unless I find the pistons significantly deeper than .036...or if I really missed something is how its gonna be...plus or minus.

Thanks

Click to expand...

rumblefish360 said:

If your lower end is in good shape and I don’t care what the odometer says....
The 3 weak links are;

A possibly low compression on the dynamic side.
Stall converter may not be enough.
Rear gears and tire size unknown.
A possible 4th is the spacer. I doubt it, but it’s possible.

The Edelbrock Performer intake is better than you give it credit for. It fits within the rpm range of the cam and the build in general.
A 750 carb is not to much but it will need to be tuned well.

I see this working well with 2500 stall converter and 3.90’s on a 27 inch tire.

Click to expand...

MoparMur said:

I think you have some good pieces there that should work. My only concern will be, as Rumblefish stated, is your compression ratio, static and dynamic. I think that will be what determines how it works. Yes cubic inches help, but there have been many combos thru the years in various small displacements (thinks 302's and 327's) that have worked fine. It's great to see a strong running 318. The good ol' workhorse for MoPar for many years. How many people used to say the 400 was a waste of iron? They'll all work great with the right combo.

Click to expand...

wyrmrider said:

ditto on the cam unless you are at max compression for your combo
use the 01 cam

Click to expand...

oldkimmer said:

I think the cam is a bit much. If not changing the cam get a higher stall like a 3500 or so Kim

Click to expand...