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

Why should the 340 run the same gear as you? Why not optimize what the 340 has? This is the problem with threads like this. You want to bang your own drum and then mak rules that favor you. That’s grade school playground stuff.
Ok, I'll take the 4.30's and the 340 gets 2.76's.. That better than same gears??? LOL you want the 340 to get better gears than my 318. Same gears favor me??? :D :D :D Seriously, step back and look at what you wrote.... You want to show a stock 340 can beat my 318 by giving it better gears to optimize it... :D You don't think gears would optimize my 318?? Next you'll want the 318 to be in a maxi van vs the 340 Duster... Good Grief !