I think 18HP might be dreaming a little bit. I won't say that its NOT possible, but for a china engine i think you'd be really stretching the friendship.
Also, with gear driven cams, the associated loss of mechanical power through the geartrain is a lot more than through a chain and sprockets (due to friction, rotating inertia and so on) i'd almost say that this engine would be giving away close to 1HP of its power automatically through just driving the gears.
But still, its all fun and games. If you've got the time and the money to go stupid on one of these engines...why the hell not!! My vote is for a centrifugaly supercharged, fuel injected, Nitrous drinking pig!!