Today, dollar for dollar, is the 318 faster than the 340 ???

Funny reading the pissing contest.......
My $.02 is all small block Mopars are well engineered and every different CID can be made to perform very well.
I happen to like the 318 for personal reasons. ....they go way back to my youth. Build them, stroke them, it's just a small block Mopar and they are all freakin awesome.
And, 318s are plentiful and cheap.....
@RustyRatRod said, (and I agree), you dont see the Ford and Chevy guys crapping on their own engines. ..

Jeff