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

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.

That power level running through cast iron manifolds is very impressive!

318 is a solid little motor. It powered ALOT of cars...trucks...vans..for many yrs

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!

318 is possibly the best engine ever built by any auto manufacturer in history. I learned long ago to NEVER underestimate a 318.

318s are excellent. One of the best motors ever. Live your videos nick, i watch them all

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!

318 is the best small block ever made!!

I have been watching this channel for 3+ years. I've been waiting a long time for the 318 to come along. Thanks.

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

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....

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.

That was a real sweet small block Nick and those numbers were pretty damn impressive too for that 318/390.

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.

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....

The 318 was very popular in the Valiant Chrysler in Australia. 🚗💨 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇺🇸

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.

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!!!

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.

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.

WOW! great hp (404) from a 318, stroked, a great little engine for a Dart, or Scamp! Good job Nick!!

Nick using the power of the force ( using his vast experience) to adjust the timing.. Much respect. Love the 318

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.

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's a sleeper right there, little engine packs a punch

I am curious about the blow by out of the valve cover on the stroked 318?

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.

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?).

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 :-)

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.

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!!

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....👍👍

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 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.

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.

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.

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 !!!!

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.

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

The ever reliable oil slinging 318" put down some good numbers on the dyno...great work Nick

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!

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!

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.

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!!!

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.

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.

The more of this mopar stuff I see the more I get into it, great stuff!

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! 👍

Wow I was impressed. Being that it was with stock exhaust manifold and no spacer on the intake.

I love old school engineering. Build it from the gut feeling and go for it.😮😊❤

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

Add headers and lean it out a little - 425HP? Nice either way. Maybe it is time to build my 1967 318. 🙂

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 !!!!!!!

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

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.

Now that's impressive! Didn't even have headers on it. Nice work old dude!

I'm actually impressed with those numbers especially considering the stock exhaust manifolds do absolutely nothing for hp.

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.

My '66 Charger had a 318 wide block. That was a good engine, lots of torque.

My first car was a 1962 Dart with a 318- this video brings back all kinds of memories!

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.

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

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.

With manifolds ! All the 318 engines in our area died in demo derby cars . Great content , Nick and crew .

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🇺🇸

318 is a great engine . They can run & last forever!!! The best part about it is they made so many of them.

Those are some great numbers that will have everyone second guessing their small blocks!

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

I hope Patrick has a big tire budget - he's going to be roasting them like marshmallows in that Duster!!

Very Impressive! And I used to think 318s were boat anchors.

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..🙏👍❤️

That's a man that knows what he's doing!! "I don't need no stinking timing light". Awesome!! Go Nick!!

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

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. 😊

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.

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!

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. 👍

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. 👍

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.

Very cool stroker! Nicely done Nick. George the tower voice in the head phones was great 😅

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I learned some more valuable information about the engine I possibly have in my truck. Great lesson and info.

Even the 318 2bbl was badass! Made any family car a sleeper! :D

I'd be more than happy with those numbers from my 1974 400 big block with factory heads...😎💯

Yeah if you build it it Nick 😄

Great job on 318 , I think it needs a spacer plate ,also taking a 318 and stroking it out to 390, nice setup .

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

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.

I would like to see whar can be done with a stock displacement 318. No big bore, no stroker... truly 318 cubic inches. My idea being Trick Flow 190 heads, and your choice of all the other parts -- but definitely the Trick Flow 190 heads. There's nothing better on the market. They bring the stock compression up over 10:1, they flow far better than the Edelbrock offerings, and the combustion chamber design is akin to the Magnum heads, but improved.

Looks like a little more blow-by than I would like, even from a new rebuild.

318's respond very well to port work, intake, mild cam, and headers. Stock crank (cast) is limiting some what. 😃

My worst regret, was way back in the mid 80's, me and a friend were sitting around lamenting why Dodge had no big power motors, much less WHY the 340 was ended. We knew the answer (pollution control) but wondered if there was something we could do. After looking at the small block dodge specs, we wondered if a 360 crank could be put in a 318 block (344 did) and use a 340 cam. After doing some research, the machine costs (for 1987) turned out to be ridiculous for what we wanted to do. Things have def changed...

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

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.

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.

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..

What a NICE setup! Great job, Nick!👍👍

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!