Mopar 318 Engine - The Little Mopar That Could
A 400hp Bolt-Together Chrysler 318
By Steve Dulcich, Photography by Steve Dulcich
| Dyno Results |
| Mopar 318 |
| RPM | HP | TQ |
| 3,000 | 190 | 332 |
| 3,500 | 241 | 376 |
| 4,000 | 286 | 376 |
| 4,500 | 321 | 375 |
| 4,900 | 357 | 382 |
| 5,000 | 363 | 381 |
| 5,500 | 388 | 371 |
| 6,000 | 398 | 348 |
| 6,200 | 400 | 339 |
| 6,500 | 393 | 318 |
| Price List |
| Labor | Source | Price | | |
| Bore and hone | Precision Speed | $175 | | |
| Deck Block | Precision Speed | 160 | | |
| Line hone | Precision Speed | 156 | | |
| Resize Rods | Precision Speed | 100 | | |
| Balance Assembly | Precision Speed | 130 | | |
| Press Pistons | Precision Speed | 78 | | |
| Grind Crank | Precision Speed | 85 | | |
| Total Labor | | $884 | | |
| Parts | Brand | Source | PN | Price |
| Pistons | Keith Black | Flatlander | KB 167 | $248 |
| Rings | Federal Mogul | PAW | E178K | 57 |
| Cam bearings | Federal Mogul | Summit | 1451M | 32 |
| Main bearings | Federal Mogul | PAW | 4923 | 39 |
| Rod bearings | Federal Mogul | PAW | 8-2130CP | 35 |
| Gasket set | FelPro | PAW | KS2108 | 57 |
| Oil pump | Sealed Power | Summit | SLP-224-4166V | 46 |
| Timing chain | Sealed Power | Rock Auto | KT 3160S | 37 |
| Windage tray | Mopar Perf | Glendora Dodge | P4529790 | 64 |
| Camshaft | Comp | PAW | 20-232-4 | 121 |
| Lifters | Comp | PAW | 822-16 | 79 |
| Pushrods | Comp | Summit | 7960-16 | 137 |
| Eight rocker pairs | Mopar Perf | Glendora Dodge | P4876050 | 60 |
| Intake manifold | Mopar Perf | Glendora Dodge | P5007380 | 258 |
| Magnum heads | Mopar Perf | Glendora Dodge | P5007086 | 570 |
By Steve Dulcich
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