Can A Stroked Out 318 Make BIG BLOCK Power? - Dyno Test Results
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I'm quite impressed. 404 HP from a stroked 318. Fantastic. 442 pound ft of torque, WOW. I do love the 318, one of the best engines Chrysler ever made, definitely an under appreciated engine. Good job Nick!
I was floored when you said it was stroked to 390! The 318 runs good for its size but installing a 4 inch stroke crank puts it on another level.
I was stunned also, KRAZY.
thanks to that deck height its pretty cool.
folks who grew up on big blocks are surprised by stroker small blocks--now that aftermarket heads are affordable--until they've experienced some 383 Chevies or 387-393 Windsors. but the 392 Hemi also cleaned clocks with that displacement. This one did great with stock heads and the cast iron manifolds needed to clear an A body steering column. The old Poly 318's can use this crank, but you just have to get the Poly heads to feed it--too bad Hot Heads first generation Hemi heads won't fit the 318 Poly.
@@alertgasper now they have trick flow heads for LA mopars that work well... At least from what I've heard
@@KingJT80 true, and the price isn't bad for a non-Chevy setup that has more buyers to drop the price. Trick Flow does have a good rep from their Ford Windsor days. For what it would take to convert an LA block to use Magnum heads (they don't share rocker arm designs, so you have to change pushrods and guide plates and so on), it would probably be easier to use LA heads on an LA block, but some prefer a Magnum block since its already made for roller lifters.
318 is a solid little motor. It powered ALOT of cars...trucks...vans..for many yrs
Yes indeed!
I've had a lot of miles behind a 318, and yes it was one of the best. Mind you, I have a real love for the 340 as well.
@@BWGPEII have love for mopar or no car 😂
I grew up in a mopar family, BUT the '69 Charger R/T that was Mother's grocery hauler was a 'two men & a boy" beast to stop, as I found out when a roaming dog trotted out in front of us on a main road. The later Volvo 122S that I drove was a whole lot better handling vehicle. @@markusa5521
Seems like everyone has stories about that motor to fondly tell.
I have been watching this channel for 3+ years. I've been waiting a long time for the 318 to come along. Thanks.
Love those 318's. Back around 1970 I put together a stock 318 shortblock, 340 cam, heads and stock 340 intake with a carter AFB carb. Put it in a 1965 Plymouth Valiant . Had no trouble dusting off GTO's
Sounds like fun!
I had a valiant with a 273. Someone wanted it more and stole it and bucket seats
@@wallacejeffery5786same thing happened to my 66 dart with the 273 solid lifter cam four barrel, four speed, and a sure grip rear end
lol,maybe a straight 6 tempest with gto badges XD
Valiant was a solid car, console and bucket seats with a decent amount of chrome 😅
Good to see the lil 318 get some love, I've seen many people blown away by one simply because they are overshadowed by some of MoPar's other badass engines. It's a MoPar, don't be surprised!
That power level running through cast iron manifolds is very impressive!
It sure is!
@@NicksGarage Design of those manifolds is way better than the chebby sb . Id guess with a better head, headers maybe even intake? Whats it capable of nick, what would you do? It would be neat if he is using manifolds to paint the intake stock color, same with stock valve covers.
Yes headers would add a decent amount hp
why install exhaust leaks- when the cast manifolds do just fine, for street use? Headers are WAAY over rated...
318s are excellent. One of the best motors ever. Live your videos nick, i watch them all
We are hearing from some fans of the engine. Cool!
318 is possibly the best engine ever built by any auto manufacturer in history. I learned long ago to NEVER underestimate a 318.
This one sure impressed us.
@@NicksGarageI have not seen the entire video yet, but am sure it will be amazing. Even without being a stroker, a 318 can make impressive power. For example, look at the one Uncle Tony built for in Bottle Rocket. That one surprised a lot of people
@@todddenio3200yup UT sure knows.
A slant 6 is the most bullet proof mopar. Not glamorous, but I drove one 100 miles with no water. In the summer. And didn’t kill it. Rock solid.
@@davidlittle9010 sadly we use to scrap slant6 and 318 ..my gosh
I had a 318 in a motorhome chassis.... it was a beast.... Its output was phenomenal for a small block engine.... They were one of the best engines ever.... it was as popular and as important to the motoring public as the 327 chevy....
I built a 318 stroked to 372 in my 94’ 4X4 Dakota. Did the same 10.5/1 compression ratio. It made a modest 375 HP and 415 Torque. That motor was the most fun I ever had. Burn 4 tires at will and drove nice on the road.
What tranny did you use ? I have a 98 Dakota 5.2 - 44Re 4X4 , Just had a complete rebuild on the tranny with a Transgo Junior kit correcting all the factory screw ups, was told the tranny was told the tranny would only last up to about 325 Ft. Lbs of torque ??
4 wheel burnout👍
would love the recipe.. I have a 318 in an 89 dodge dakota shelby truck.. it has the factory roller cam , and would be great to build..
how did you deal with the throttle body fuel injection and computer?
@@randy1ization unhook it
My first car was a '70 Dodge Challenger with a 318. It had 340 heads, a 318-3 truck crank, 11.75 TRW pistons, magna fluxed and shotpeened rods, Crane cam (Shifted at 6200 RPM), Edelbrock Tarantula intake, Holley 850 double pumper carb, Hemi 4 speed transmission with Hurst T-handle linkage and 4:56 rear end gears. I bought it July 1972 for $2150. I street raced a lot of big blocks and blew them into the weeds. The drivers were crushed when I told them I had a 318 under the hood. Keith O'Daniel with his souped up '69 Coronet 440 six pack crushed me pretty good on the top end. The good old days....
wow the 318 gets around. I was in college in the late 90s and owned a 77 Dodge Tradesman midsize van. Previous owner had made it a '70s style' conversion so I had the carpet etc. It also had slotted Cragars and sidepipes. She [NuNu] had a 318 with the 340 heads, Mopar purple cam, Performer intake and Holley 750. I was in a band we used it to drive to gigs, and I used to tow a Uhaul 4x6 trailer with our gear. That van sounded so sweet and was so quick on the highway. I really regret selling it because the guy I sold it to drove over a chain link fence and junked the body before I could get the motor out. Somewhere someone is still probably using that thing. Memories :D
Mopar missed a chance to get it right by stroking 318s. WOW! Nick's garage rocks! Keep it up Nick! We are enjoying your content very much!
My second car was a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda fastback with 318. I replaced it with a 340 and immediately broke the transmission and rear end. I sold it and got married. The 340 was a sweet engine. I wish I could have kept it.
@@inspectorraycharles I had to sell my 68, 69 Camaro's & a 69 Chevelle to buy a house when I got married at the age of 17, STILLIN HIGH SCHOOL, DAMN IT.
The good ol' days is right. Sounds like our younger years were pretty similar. Go MOPAR!
That was a real sweet small block Nick and those numbers were pretty damn impressive too for that 318/390.
Great numbers!
318 is the best small block ever made!!
Seems to have lots of fans.
@@NicksGaragevery common and very reliable the only problem with many i have owned is breaking connecting rods, the stock ones anyway, but still love the little underdog engine, good to see people building them for performance
Maybe but the Ford 289 might be equal or better , depending on climate. 318's took forever to warmup.
Nah, you cannot beat the tried and true 350 Chevy, the original pushrod engine is still the best!
@docsmallblock6584 hard to decide, I love them all.
That is amazing!!! It's putting up numbers that embarrass a 440 unfortunately!!! What a spectacular sleeper block!!! I never would've expected results that high. Wow!!! That's great news for people who want to build a small block powerhouse in the future. Thanks again Nick and company!!! Also kudos for the sound tracks! Covering so many different genres with the selections, great job as always!!!😁 Thanks.
Years ago I added 360 heads a 340 cam from the automatic transmission version (1970), an Edelbrock LD340 intake and a Carter 4BBL and some Doug Throley Tri Y headers and was amazed at how it woke that 318 up.
So they are late model 340/360 transitional heads with small combustion chambers, 340 exhaust manifolds which flow almost as good as headers. An air gap single plain manifold and a couple more degrees of timing it should put out 420+hp. Famous Mopar guy Steve Dulcic makes 500hp with 318's with stock cranks, it's his favourite engine. Can't wait to see how it does with the spacer
500 HP divided by 325 cid = 1.53 🤔🤔🤔🙄🙄🙄
@hotrodray6802 Which is NOT all that bad for an N/A engine with factory iron heads running on swilly horse piss pump gas... I have NO idea what you are rolling your eyes at, and I don't think you do either... 😒
I raced a 318 in my 69 Charger... with some mods, we made 375+ horses. It pushed that heavy car down the quarter mile strip at 13.81 seconds. We shifted at 6000 rpm. Any higher would cause valve float. We also ran ceramic coated headers. That engine stood the test of time. We ran a 600 double pumper. 750 seems a bit too much. But you are the master :-)
Nick using the power of the force ( using his vast experience) to adjust the timing.. Much respect. Love the 318
It's alot of fun to WITNESS the rings bedding in during a video. I bet some people were concerned about the blow by on the first pull.
if they were concerned then they have never built an engine
Always concerned with blowby
I noticed the blow by
My new 547" big block didn't puff any blowby out on the dyno, and it has SUPER thin rings... If the cylinders are properly honed, with the correct stones for the type of rings used, and the correct surface finish is left in the bores, there will be virtually NO observable blow-by during the break in period. Use of a torque plate while boring and honing helps alot as far as ring seal goes also. New engines today do NOT have to smoke until "the rings seat".
@@davelowets eh. Its all in purpose and materials right?
WOW! great hp (404) from a 318, stroked, a great little engine for a Dart, or Scamp! Good job Nick!!
Helped my buddy Tom who did a blow through turbo setup on the 318 in his 74 Satellite in 2011 and it ended up pretty nasty making just under 600 at the rear wheels. Great video guys 🤙
That is awesome! Nice work.
Sent Nick some pictures and videos of my 79 Dodge Diplomat with a 318 that I had bored.030 with a 340 6 pack cam, and 340 J heads, Mopar M1 intake, and a Carter TQ carb. It performs very well. I still have some bugs to work out of the carburetor but it does great.
I wrenched on a lot of 318 engines in the early 80s in US Army Dodge trucks and they did a great job. Thanks for the video!
The 318 is a real solid motor, but I liked my LA series 360 better that came in my Ram, ended up turning it into a 408 stroker that was an absolute torque monster. It just seems like the LA series are simple to work with and love makin power reliably.
Nice.
Wow, a stroked 318. I have never seen one before, and never thought of doing that to an LA motor. I'm very anxious to see what kind of power this stroker will make on the Dyno. You just never know what will show up at Nick's Garage. I'm betting that it will make some decent power. Here we go!!!
Definitely not what Nick is used to.. but the way this one goes, he may start making more.
@@NicksGarage I agree with you George, definitely something you don't see everyday. It made very impressive power having cast iron heads and exhaust manifolds. It will be a handful in the 74 Duster. It could become a popular build. Great video, I loved the communication between you and Nick on the headsets. Very cool!!
Another guy on YT has a channel 'Simpson Speed Shop'-just a 1 car, single car garage deal. Running a 318 in a '67 dart, beautiful car, does well at the strip. He's also a Canadian.
I have a 360 running a SCAT stroker kit (410CID), topped off with Edelbrock Performer RPM heads and intake, Comp Thumpr Roller Cam, Headman ceramic long tubes, Holley Sniper EFI Fuel and Ignition system and it makes 500 horse to the wheels in a 72 Challenger with a moderately built TF727. More Cubes, Mo Powah Baby!
@@IhateKZhead I have pretty much the same combo but probe pistons,w2 race heads in a 65 valiant, makes 620
My all time favorite car was a Dodge Coronet 440. It didn't have a 440 engine. It came from the factory with a 318 2 barrel engine. It wasn't a tire burner but it could get up and go. It was clocked at 105 mph in passing gear when it had over 250000 miles on the original build. It was the biggest engine that you would want in front of a 904 Torqueflite transmission. The factory horsepower rating was 230 with a peak torque rating of 320 foot pounds. The 318 had a good balance of power and fuel mileage. I was getting about 21 mpg with normal driving and when I drove for mileage, I could sneak it up to almost 23 mpg. It was well worn and was getting around 250 miles per quart of oil. I got a newer 318 when my old one jumped time and bent the exhaust valves and push rods. It after I took all the junk off it and tuned it where it wanted to run, it was a match on mileage and it was a little better on takeoff. If I could build a cruiser, I would want a 318 under the hood.
Bad ass little (!) engine!~ I was very happy with my 71 Duster with a 318. Just kept running, not one problem in over 100K miles.
That's a sleeper right there, little engine packs a punch
That is a Mighty Stroker,Im impressed,I always think of the 318 as ole reliable and hey the Dodge Bros put that word in the dictionary....👍👍
The 587 head was a 360 4bbl head from 1974. I'm currently running a pair I set up for a race 340 back in 1976. I did some mild porting in the bowl area and installed the 2.02 intakes. My buddy bought a set of Sixpack heads and valvetrain for his 74 Duster. He gave me his old heads for doing all his mechanical labor. They were the best heads per the NHRA for Super Stock eliminator. With the porting they should be good with the RPM manifold. Definitely put a 1" spacer on it. It will probably pick up 10Hp. Please make it happen Nick.
My experience with 318's especially 1971 and earlier was the only weak point was the Nylon covered timing gears. Swap them and the chain out for steel gears and a double roller timing chain and they would run for hundreds of thousands of miles as long as you did your oil changes and other basic maintenance.
The 318 was very popular in the Valiant Chrysler in Australia. 🚗💨 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇺🇸
Yep! Got a mild 318 in my CM. awesome
The Aussie "cop motor"!
Still got a couple sitting in the garage.
The 318 is one of the most durable and dependable gas v 8 engines ever built. Look at the tough slant six how out right durable that power planr was and is !! Love Nick's show !!!!
1 thing you can be confident about with a 318 is you can Rev it & not worry, great base engine. Your dyno tests never fail to excite, Thanks
I was going to say "no reason it should not pump out 400 horses" and Nick proved me correct. Factory intake valve for those heads are 1.88 inch; I heard Nick mention a 2.02 inch intake valve. (upgraded?).
Didn't the factory 318 heads have somewhere in the 1.78/1.50 valve size? I presume these were 360 heads, I too recall hearing Nick mention a 2.02 valve.
A lot of 318 V8’s over here in Australia 🇦🇺 👍 I’d like to see those cast iron exhaust manifolds in the bin and a set of extractors fitted.
The ever reliable oil slinging 318" put down some good numbers on the dyno...great work Nick
My first car was a 1962 Dart with a 318- this video brings back all kinds of memories!
With so many people claiming catastrophic failures with new, often Comp brand, flat tappet cams and lifters have you had any problems? If so how do you deal with them. You seem to be one of the only builders not reporting having these problems, Love your channel.
I am one of those people, currently replacing the Comp cam and lifters in my 440. Bad lifter started wearing into cam lobe on number 7 cylinder. Not happy.
My 1988 LA 318 has roller valvetrain from factory. Might look into the 1988+ 318's and 1989+ 360's or magnum series. Not sure if 360 got roller in 88 too. Only the 318 got the then new tbi efi, 360 in 89, rollers may have followed suit. Aftermarket 4 barrel intakes bolt to the LA tbi engines and distributor replaced with stand alone efi or classic Chrysler ignition systems.
Solved the problem by going back to Isky and occasionally Crower. No more problems. Had a 15k mi XFE ROller cam go flat...total joke of quality if you ask me
In the early 70's, HOT ROD (maybe Car Craft} magazine modified a stock 318 that had a 2-barrel carb and single exhaust (I forget which car model). Using only a 340 4-barrel intake, heads, cam, and carb along with headers and a dual exhaust system, they got quite a bit better power along WITH improved gas mileage (when driven properly, lol). Seems like they gained around 2 seconds on the 1/4 mile, too.
THANK YOU for sharing the cam size. I miss that in some other videos. This engine has about the same cam I have on my 9.5 CR 440 engine with 440 source cylinder heads. This video encouraged me to take my car to the Dyno. 😊
I love old school engineering. Build it from the gut feeling and go for it.😮😊❤
I had a '69 Charger with a 318 2 barrel that was a freak, never had it at the track but it's win/loss ratio was amazing against anything that would run me. It is what made me a mopar guy, Chrysler engines seamed to be possessed, always outperforming.
The customer is sure to feel relieved and happy with Nick's work. And a blast for us too see too. Thanks Nick and company!
Yeah I'd be happy getting the motor back and it's pushing past the rings..lol..look at the smoke bellowing out of the valve cover.
@@olddirtybastardgarage when exactly was this, at what time ?
@@bruceh92 go to 9.56min you can see it puffing at idle. then go to 10.39 and it just goes like old smokey that is from bad ring seal.. and every test after its slowly worse then he puts in a pvc and a hose so you cant see it smoking lol..
and so?@@olddirtybastardgarage
Now that's impressive! Didn't even have headers on it. Nice work old dude!
A lot of people have told me a set of 273 heads known as “❤” shaped heads or swirl port heads would up the compression on a 318 and bring it to life as well. But the 340 heads drop 1 compression point but flows so much better.
True, the 273's those came on, were the bad ass small motor before the 340. Had a buddy with a couple year old 67 Valiant 273 4spd and with three people in it he outran his cousins 68 superbee with one person and did so easily.
I have a gut feeling that Nick is getting interested in getting him a 318 to see exactly what he can do to one. The 318 is not just a bread runner
Amazing numbers for iron heads and manifolds with a bore under 4 inches. Nick... if you are itching to build a stroked small block Mopar, your fans would love to see what you can do. Start with a late 5.9 Magnum block, like the 408 you tested recently.
@billyjoejimbob56 it's bored and stroked...it's not a 318 anymore!!!!!
@@billyjoejimbob564 inch stroke is no joke!!!!!
@@pops3554 that's true but it starts as a 318
@@pops3554 and a bullet proof block
Back in the 70's my friends used to take a 318( 230hp) swap the two barrel for an aluminum intake and a 600cfm holler with headers and 4 .10 rear that Dodge Dart which weighed only 2700 lbs was a screamer!!!
I learned some more valuable information about the engine I possibly have in my truck. Great lesson and info.
It does run smooth, from idle, to all the way through the rpm range. Bravo Nick and bravo to the owner for his vision. That’s a nice motor
318 is a great engine . They can run & last forever!!! The best part about it is they made so many of them.
When I was 18 years old I built a budget 318. It wouldn’t get out of its way till I put headers on it. With headers added it would rev to the moon. So much fun to drive. It was night and day the power difference. Probably too much cam. Definitely needed headers
That 318 Stroker comes up short. Steve Dulcich built a stock stroke 318 with 360 iron heads (machined for 2.020/1.600 valves and VJ), same Comp Cam grind, Edelbrock 7576, 750 cfm, KB Flat Top pistons, One inch spacer, TTI Headers and broke 400 HP. That was at least a decade ago.
Awesome setup, and many 318s will stand a .090" overbore for a square 4.00 x 4.00 bore and stroke, for 402 cubic inches. The .040" over makes a 392" which sounds nostalgic, and less like a Ford engine..haha! I am currently building a 390 like this one with Magnum heads and EFI for my '99 Dakota R/T. That camshaft is a winner, I have used it with Edelbrock heads on a 360 MoPar Performance shortblock (.020" over from MP) and it ran fantastic, GOOD CHOICE!! Great work Nick, as always!!
The 1967 and SOME early 1968 318 blocks have thicker cylinder walls. This was because the 1967 Dart was supposed to get a high performance engine with a 4 inch bore, to compete with the 327 Chevy II. The valves were the same size as the 318 and the performance was embarrassing , so Mopar scratched it from production and developed the 1968 340 by boring it 0.040"and making the valves and intake ports the same size as the 327. The 1967 Barracuda got the 383 at the beginning of the year, to compete with the 390 Mustang, but the 1967 Dart didn't get the 383 until late in the model year, because it didn't get its planned high performance small block.
@@BrandonLeeBrown I believe it was Hensley Racing, in Tennessee, used to offer 402" 318 crate engines and shortblocks that were sonic tested '70s blocks. I don't know if they were easily identified, like via casting numbers or truck/industrial/marine blocks, but they offered them for years and had success with them. I have bored a mid-80s 318 to .060" without any testing (gambling) and it has no issues at the 300hp level with stock stroke, etc.
@@rodneybyrd9516 There were the 318 heavy duty truck engines, marked "318-3" that all have steel cranks and supposedly, the 318-3 cylinder blocks are heavier. The heavy 360 blocks are 1971 through 1974. The 1967 318 blocks were special, because the castings were designed for a 4 inch bore production engine also. In 1968 the 340 got its own casting, so those heavy 1967 318 blocks were phased out. That failed 1967 high performance engine was the reason for the 340 and its valves and intake port size being the same as the 327 Chevy engine. The 4.040" 340 bore was developed because it was the maximum overbore of the 1967 cylinder blocks. The 1968 340 was completely designed to better the 327 Chevy. The 340 was originally designed for a 6,500 RPM redline, but due to the cast pistons, Mopar limited the redline to 6,000 RPM with the design of the production 340 valve springs.
@@BrandonLeeBrown Yes, I covet the '71-2-3-4 360s as they can stand the 4.100" bore with a good sonic verification. You can pop out the freeze plugs and SEE the thicker walls by how little space between cylinders, compared to the later blocks. Also the head bolt holes are blind, but that alone is not a guarantee. They really lightened the late '70s-up LA blocks, sadly, and I have heard (but not verified) that the Magnum blocks addressed some of these shortcomings.
In the early 90's my buddy ran 13.30's in the 1/4 mile with his 1973 Challenger..Dont know what was done to the engine but it ran real good! People all thought it was a 340 as that was a normal time for a nice 340.
I was raised by a Ford man. I thought I was. I have Ford tattooed on one hand, a Harley shield on the other, and "wide open," across my knuckles. After I was gifted a 318, I wasn't about to buy one, I am convinced that the 318, la or magnum, is the best mass produced engine, ever. Prove me wrong
I love 318s , drove a mild one for years and gave it hell. Heads and low comp let the stock ones down but they are a tough little motor. Im going to build another one for a daily driver.
I am curious about the blow by out of the valve cover on the stroked 318?
That's a man that knows what he's doing!! "I don't need no stinking timing light". Awesome!! Go Nick!!
That's a bad ass 318 Cubic inch.. Is great video like watching you mister nick.. Can't wait to see you when the kid comes in to see if he gets more horsepower out of it..🙏👍❤️
Wow I was impressed. Being that it was with stock exhaust manifold and no spacer on the intake.
Bunch of enthusiasts with MOPARs that thought their “wheezer” 318’s needed to be replaced are dancing around now! Just a reminder how powerful the 340/360 builds were back then. 👍
My '66 Charger had a 318 wide block. That was a good engine, lots of torque.
One of the best engines ever produced. I've owned a couple of them and I had faith in the 318 to become one mighty "reliable" powerhouse. Whether it's in a car or a heavy farm grain truck it's always delivered excellent reliable performance. I knew it would deliver. Thanks to Nick & the young man for doing this project & proving the merits of the 318. 👍
Back in the 1970's , if you bought a $250 clunker and if it had a 318 in it , you could tune it up and it would be dependable. Main problem with the 318 was warm up , they used a gallon and it took 10 to 15 minutes on a cold winter day.
Nick and George, you channel just keeps getting better and better!!! George. WOW ,GREAT INTRO AND EFFECTS !!!!! ...LOVE IT !!! NICK , OUTSTANDING BUILDING ,TESTING AND TUNING!!!! WRITE THOSE BOOKS NICK !!!! BIG WAVE AND SMILE TO ALL !!!!!!!
My dads ram charger had a 318 with Holley fuel injection. It had well over 200 thousand miles when he finally sold it. My first truck was a 99 ram 4x4 with a 318 magnum. I tried my best to kill it, but that tough old bastard just wouldn’t die. It’s absolutely one of the best engines Chrysler ever milled out.
Hi Nick I just built a 1967 318 that was in my 68 Dart GT convertible. I went with a set of 360 heads and dome pistons. A mild cam and a 4 bbl carb. The dyno # were 325 hp and 340 tq. Not bad for a real 318 engine.
Stock stroke 318 will make 400 hp no sweat. Everything you can do to a 340 can be done to a 318. There was a channel here where a guy built a 318 making 600 hp. It was a 392 stroker with nos, lasted for a few years before the engine blew apart in spectacular style, front half of the block was in pieces
Man those are impressive numbers for those heads! I did a similar build a few years ago but mine was +.040 over with a 4in crank, 10.5 forged pistons, eagle rods, custom ground isky cam, and a built/ported set of 360 heads with a Edelbrock vic Jr intake and a XP 750 carb that combo made 448hp/455tq (to the tire) I ran it like that with a 200 shot for a season then we swapped a set of aluminum brodix B1 195cc heads on it and a super vic single plain and mafe 561hp/499tq on motor and well over 800whp with the kit on all while being able to run 91 pump granted those pulls where on a mix of 91 and 110 which is what I run with the spray
With manifolds ! All the 318 engines in our area died in demo derby cars . Great content , Nick and crew .
Those are some great numbers that will have everyone second guessing their small blocks!
All things aside whether that’s a 318, 360, or 340. Those are damned good numbers on a performer intake manifold with OE style exhaust manifolds. If he swapped out the manifolds for a long tube header it would probably pickup 20-25 hp.
Not surprised at all I’m really glad u posted this video. The 318 is a great platform to build on I’ve told so many guys that are chasing that 340 to build leave those for the guys restoring cars use a 318 it’s nearly identical in every way other than the original bore.
Had an all stock 1970 4 door Satellite Family Sedan, I got from my Grandfather, with a stock 318 in it and it would smoke late 70's early 80's Z-28's.
Very Impressive! And I used to think 318s were boat anchors.
Many years ago, a friend of mine , may he RIP, tinkered with a 318; the power he got out of that little engine was amazing.
Great engine, nice test. Solid performance indeed. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day.
I'd be more than happy with those numbers from my 1974 400 big block with factory heads...😎💯
I am late to the game but man what a show! a 400HP boat anchor, I am impressed, I have neve seen a 318 produce power till now, makes me want to build one..
Nice job Nick! Love to see a 318 make some power. Not many people show it respect but with a correct build there is no reason it can't be a great little motor. And they can be bought for very little money. I've even seen people give them away because they think they are worthless. Again, great job Nick and team!
Great job on 318 , I think it needs a spacer plate ,also taking a 318 and stroking it out to 390, nice setup .
I had 71 Plymouth with 318 block an old timer came over while I was working on it. Said to run 2 pcv valves and I tried it and it helped smooth out the idle and helped the lay over at about 3800 rpm.
I around 1961 i was driving a 58 Plymouth with a 318 in it.....l found an wrecked 1958 Police car that had a 318 with an intake manifold with two Carter afb 4 barrels Carb's on it....Put in my 58 Plymouth and was something back in that day.....A 318 in a fine engine..... THANKS NICK & GEORGE 👍 Old Shoe🇺🇸
You probably had the Poly 318 A block (not the LA). It had polyspheric heads,closer to a hemi, not wedge. Verry strong crank shaft. It is often called the old 318 truck engine.
That was definitely impressive. Usually the 318 is throw away engine. A 4 inch stroke really wakes up that little small bore motor. Great idea! 👍
In New Zealand we had a good selection of 318's Fireball being the top in many Valiants however we had the 265 Hemi Six that were absolutel king of motors across our Chrysler range The 318 has a nice tune to it and sounds much bigger than it is, sitting on a Torqueflite
318's respond very well to port work, intake, mild cam, and headers. Stock crank (cast) is limiting some what. 😃
We had a 64 Dodge truck with the 318 engine. Hauled many 5 and 6 ton loads. Amazing power and tough long lasting power. But the seat could give me neck and back pain.
Hey Nick and crew. That was fun. What kind of crank did he use? It’s a pretty solid 318. Thanks for the show. Cheers!
I'm actually impressed with those numbers especially considering the stock exhaust manifolds do absolutely nothing for hp.
This test speaks well for 340HP manifolds though I'd love to see what it would do with a good set of headers.
I have owned a 1970 Chevelle SS 396 since 1985 I was 16 my first car on 55 now 2023 always maintained that motor and took care of it but she was getting a little tired so I had it rebuilt had to head very lightly polish to get rid of the factory casting used all the original parts as necessary had a local shop dial it in for me and we're putting out just a little over $300 plus horsepower and close to that and torque but your little 318 wow I even have respect for those types of mopar engines got some big numbers from that little motor
I guessed 400 close enough. Better heads and headers would make a big difference. Love me some Stroker LA's! Have one in my 72 Challenger.
I hope Patrick has a big tire budget - he's going to be roasting them like marshmallows in that Duster!!
A looooooot hahaha!! I'll try to stay "eco friendly" lol
Great cam profile ! So many get bad results with flat tappet cams but you don't seem to have any problems with camshaft failures . I would lean out the jetting and add the spacer like you really want to do .Go ahead Nick !
Even the 318 2bbl was badass! Made any family car a sleeper! :D
My parents had a ‘73 Plymouth Fury III with a 318 - 2bbl. The car finally died in 1982 with 95,000. I have fond memories of the Fury. The only knock on that car was that on occasion it broke motor mounts. That’s it! Back to the video. I think the 318 stroked to a 390 will produce 315-330 hp. Ok just watched the video, boy was I wrong.
Its fun to see a master at his craft ✊
I love this, using a 318 block is a good way to go because there are tons of them out there and the bore is reasonable. Sometimes is wiser to stroke an engine and with today’s emissions requirements the 318’s smaller bore will allow for a more complete burning of the air fuel mixture than a similar engine with a big bore as fuel burns at a rate of 125 feet per second. It’s the reason most of today’s engines use small bores along with long strokes to make power and torque at street driving levels.more often then not the smaller engines run heads with 4 valves per cylinder and that helps tremendously. For this engine, before Nick runs it, I’m going to predict one hp per cubic inch.the only thing this engine has holding it back are the cast iron manifolds instead of headers. If it had headers and a carb spacer I think 420+ hp would be attainable. So, as it sits I’ll go for 390 hp or very close to that, if not a touch better.
Way back when, I swapped a 318 out of a Dodge Charger for the tired 273 in a Plymouth belvedere. The difference in torque was astounding. The rear end was way too low geared for the 318, it could pull a lot higher rear end.