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

Dartswinger70 said
I generally don't do name-calling until someone starts it,its usually a smartass"ok cupcake..." or the "Frances" comment in this one to which the perpetrator tried to say "I didn't call you names..." its a sign that the person lost the argument when they resort to name calling. The,challenge, it dyno run or racetrack?

Oh and whats this "stock but tuned "chit ? I think adding that caveat is just the teener crew admitting they are a little " nervous"
OR they are admitting the 340 is hot chit right out the box...:thumbsup:

Dartswinger70 said
I think, if a 318 guy actually took a 340 apart saw what's in it, they may change their mind. Mopar got it right with that engine, just the internals are enough to make you a believer. For example the forged crank, internally balanced, the heavy duty rods, the 68-71 pistons that are high compression, the heads with 2.02 valves, the 68 manual trans cam., the casting and port size...double roller timing chain, windage tray high flow exhaust manifolds I believe the main caps are unique to 340 , the 4 barrel intake and carb.. Prestolite Dual point distributor Not much to it but there is the "original" recipe.
I mean having rebuilt both more than one of each over the years its a no brainer. I will admit I've never rebuilt a 360.

I would be "unenthused" to take apart a 318,with a cast crank, the light duty rods, the flat top pistons, the small port heads with small ports and valves, the two barrel carb and intake, the nylon timing gear (I wonder how many out there still have that LOL!) then dick around with it, buy a cam, intake carb, what are you doing with the heads? replacing with Edelbrocks? that's $1500 there last I checked. then what .030 over with raised compression pistons? not cheap, cam?...lifters timing chain... headers. That 3 grand spent up quick I'm thinking...:)

P.S. I know that some early 318 I believe Truck engines had the forged crank and heavy duty rods, that would be a score to get that engine as a core IMO.

What a clown you are, cupcake. I posted a thread from the race section with more than a few 318's with times in the 10's and 12's. If you actually built motors, you would know that 318's use the same rod forgings as 340's. The cast crank is fine for well over 300 hp, 340's used them in 72 and 73. Why keep small port heads, when used 360 heads are cheap. Stock 340 intakes are cheap, stock TQ's or AVS's are cheap. All you need are a set of pistons, and a cam kit, and some machine work to beat a stock 340. Easily done in under $3,000. Am I going to build one to stick it to some clown on the internet? No, I have 340's, a 5.2, 273's, 383, a 440 and early Hemis. But I do know how to make anything run.