The 'Quickest' A-Body Small Blocks

Some early Magazine Performance Tests....

Car Life
1968 Dart GTS 340 ~ Automatic ~ 3.23 Gears ........................... 14.68 @ 96.20 MPH

Car and Driver
1968 Dart GTS 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.91 Gears .............................. 14.40 @ 99.00 MPH

Motor Trend
1968 Barracuda 340-S 'Fastback ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.23 Gears ......... 15.20 @ 92.00 MPH

Car Life
1968 Barracuda 340-S 'Fastback' ~ Automatic ~ 3.23 Gears .... 14.97 @ 95.40 MPH

Car Life
1969 Dart Swinger 340 ~ Automatic ~ 3.23 Gears ................... 14.80 @ 96.00 MPH

Car and Track
1969 Dart Swinger 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.23 Gears ...................... 14.66 @ 96.08 MPH

Car and Driver
1970 Duster 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.91 Gears ................................. 14.39 @ 97.20 MPH

Car Life
1970 Duster 340 ~ {3-Speed} ~ 3.23 Gears ............................. 14.72 @ 94.24 MPH ~ {Driver; Sam Posey}

Car Life
1970 Duster 340 ~ Automatic ~ 3.23 Gears .............................. 14.70 @ 94.20 MPH

Car Craft
1970 Duster 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.91 Gears ................................. 14.22 @ 98.05 MPH

Hot Rod
1970 Duster 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.91 Gears.................................. 13.98 @ 100.33 MPH ~ {Driver; Ronnie Sox}

Scat Pack Magazine
1970 Dart Swinger 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.23 Gears ....................... 14.48 @ 97.50 MPH ~ {Driver; Charlie Allen}

Hot Rod
1970 Dart Swinger 340 ~ Automatic ~ 3.23 Gears ................... 15.38 @ 91.53 MPH

Road Test Magazine
1970 Duster 340 ~ Automatic ~ 3.55 Gears .............................. 14.55 @ 98.30 MPH

Super Stock & Drag Illustrated
1970 Duster 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.91 Gears ................................. 14.09 @ 98.98 MPH ~ {Driver; Jim McGraw}

Speed and Supercar
1971 Duster 340 ~ Automatic ~ 3.55 Gears .............................. 14.26 @ 98.30 MPH

Speed and Supercar
1971 Duster 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.91 Gears ................................. 14.04 @ 99.20 MPH

Road Test Magazine
1971 Demon 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.55 Gears ................................ 14.56 @ 96.00 MPH

Motor Trend
1971 Demon 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.91 Gears ................................ 14.49 @ 98.25 MPH

High Performance Car
1972 Duster 340 ~ 4-Speed ~ 3.55 Gears ................................ 14.45 @ 95.00 MPH

Car and Driver
1973 Dart Sport 340 ~ Automatic ~ 3.21 Gears ....................... 15.17 @ 89.60 MPH

Car Craft
1974 Duster 360 ~ Automatic ~ 3.55 Gears ............................. 14.60 @ 95.00 MPH