LD340 vs other intakes

I had a stock '69 340 Dart about 20 years ago that had a Torker and it would boil the tires endlessly? Maybe it was the stock cam or just an exceptional engine?
I never raced it and have no numbers,but it worked good.
There are stock cast iron intakes that run 10's on well built 340's.Maybe we make too much of some of these performance parts!