i picked up a 1973 318 last week and im debating on puttin it in the dart. which means the slant 6 is available again. (hint hint). but im lookin for some ideas as to what i should do with it. ive heard alot of people say its possible to bore it all the way up to a 340 but id be losing alot of cylinder wall. got some ideas? also what trans would mount up to it right? and what rear end would be best? mainly just a street car but i want her to have some ***** too. and btw just send me a PM if your interested in a 12000 mile slant six 225.

 

Starting at the front
V8 radiator
You need shumacker engine mounts for the swap or a V8 K menber
Trans swap preferable to a 727
New drive shaft
Swap to an 8 3/4 rear diff
Headers are a nightmare on a 64 Dart

 

put 340 camshaft into the 318 leave 2 barrel and try the engine out first. If your car is push button find a transmission a 904 or 727 is good for a regular car.

I cant give away slant 6 engines so good luck most of them end up going for scrap.

 

You could buy a Stroker kit for 370 or 390 c.i.

How about a D.I.Y. cast manifold crossover blow through turbocharger engine.

Maybe just a good tune and 250 h.p. would be fun in a little car too.

 

thanks guys! well ive been researching and studying and researching some more and i got off the phone with a friend of mine back in mi. hes got pretty much everything i need on the shelves. im gonna do a hot cam in the 318 with 360 heads, up the compression a bit and have the heads ground slightly, do a .050 bore job, 4 barrel alluminum mopar intake, marine double sprocket timing chain and all that'll have a 727 torqueflite on the back of it. gotta try to find an A-body 8 3/4 rear end and go from there. wish me luck! if anyone knows where i can find the proper headers i can make fit that'd be great.

 

The 63-66 engine compartment is smaller than the 67-up A body That is why headers are a headache Some nice flowing Magnaum ex manifolds may work better
I would look to see what TTI offers for headers if you must.
DON'T bore it any more than needed

 

why a 50 over bore?

 

sounds good up till 0.50

 

ment to type .040. dont want to go any more or less.

 

lol, i thought the same thing. .050?

that sounds like a great build; engine should be nearing 400 horse if everything goes together smoothly.

 

If your going to go thru all work of punching a block .040 over and buying pistons. why not just go to a 360. If your installing a big cam in your 318/340 your losing streetablity. It doesnt take a whole lot to make a good running 360, just a good cam,intake,carb and good exhaust.

 

i made my 318 a 396. .060 bore 4.0 stroke plenty of meat left in the block an its a 78

 

Tell me about it how long have you been running this little monster? how does it perform ?

 

gee i think a 727 & 8 3/4 will hold you back a fair bit . if you can't afford all the good bits right now in stead it sitting around for ages & not going anywhere . why don't you use as much as you got now & get er rumblen . i'd go a 904 & mildly up graded std diff for now . unless you got heaps of & heaps of time & mates . it's better having a running 250 hp cruizer then a not moving money pit . there's good little lunati & comp cams extreme energy hyd cams that will really wake that 318 up & maybe a set of indy aerohead 318 heads just for now $400 ready to go . get your headers & twin 2 1/2" exhaust , radiator , new filter for the 904 & new seals & bearings & lap of your std diff for now . with a open center you'll brake traction over braking the diff .

 

You guys are awesome. Thanks for all the advice. I started a new thread for the whole project because I've finally started it and am diggin into tearin her apart. So if you see the thread please check it out and send me some more ideas!