What do you think about this statement.........

Depends what you think a factory 340 makes, a stock 5.9l magnum dynos 280 hp bet the 5.2l ain't far behind so probably similar but way better under the curve at least.
Just put a 4bbl and headers on an otherwise stock 5.9 and you have 300 hp. 5.2 would be only a tad less.