1968 '340' Barracuda vs 1968 '383' Road Runner
Super Stockers In Action
Tested a new 1968 Barracuda 340/275 HP in November 1967
1968 Barracuda 340-S
3.23 Gear-Ratio w/Sure-Grip
4-Speed
14.73 @ 96.7 MPH
Really enjoying this debate.
I always said, IN MY OPINION, my 2 fastest A-bodY PREDICTIONS right off the showroom floor with break-in miles only:
1868 Barracuda notch back, 340 4 speed, 3.91 gear. (light weight and hotter stick cam 1968 only)
1971 Duster, same drive train. (BIG Thermoquad, 340's seem to love bigger than normal carbs, still high compression)
My buddy Rick ordered a new 1972 340 Duster, Sherwood Green, bench seat, low compression 340, 4 speed, 3.23 Sure grip. As soon as the weather turned warm in the Spring of 72 we took it to Dragway 42 (it was still a 4 lane drag strip back then) Everything was stock except he had put G70-14 Polyglas tires on the rear Rallyes and it now had 4000 miles.
Right off the street, he made a pass and it ran 14.51. (I don't remember the MPH but remember the ET like it was yesterday) Then I screwed up...I wanted to tweak it a little and had brought some lighter advance springs for the distributor. It took longer than I thought and we missed out on any more runs before class call so it only made the single pass, ever.
