1969 Match Race ~ 'Cuda 383 vs. 'Cuda 340

'The Big Race'

The high-winding 'Cuda 340 would launch, fast and quick here.

The heavier nose 'Cuda 383 would be no match for the lighter small block
coming out of the holes.

The 'Cuda 340, with an advantage in weight, would have better traction, front-end
rise, and most importantly 'Clutch-Grab' with the #2131 lb. load-rate Borg & Beck
Pressure Plate.

By the end of 1st-Gear, the 'Cuda 340 would have a solid 2-Car lead.

The 'Cuda 383 would start to gain RPM's by the end of 1st-Gear, and not lose
anymore ground, but it would not gain any either.

Look for the 'Cuda 340 to edge away a little more thru 2nd-Gear, as it could gain
RPM's much quicker than the 383 Big-Block.

By mid-way down the Track, the 'Cuda 340 is holding a more than comfortable
3-Car lead, as it hits 3rd-Gear.

This is the area where the 'Cuda 383 can make up a little ground, and as the car
hits 3rd-Gear, the Big-Block starts to breathe and maintain higher RPMs.

The 'Cuda 340 is starting wind out at the end of 3rd-Gear.

By the end of 3rd-Gear, the lead has shrunk down to 2 1/4 Cars, as the 'Cuda 383 is making its patented late move.

In 4th-Gear, the high-revving 'Cuda 340 is screaming at 5200 RPM's and
peaks as it hits 100 MPH at the 1200 Foot Mark.

The 'Cuda 383 is starting to roll now in 4th-Gear, and the #906 Cylinder Heads
are starting to breathe as they suck in large amounts of air.

But just as the 'Cuda 383 starts to gain on the 'Cuda 340, it suddenly starves for Fuel mid-way thru 4th-Gear and the Big-Block flattens out at the end.

* 'Cuda 340 ........ 13.87 @ 100.2 MPH
* 'Cuda 383 ......... 14.18 @ 98.8 MPH