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

Dave_J said
The question of running about the same car makes sense to a point.
Would any of you agree you could take a 1965 273 4bb Commando and put it in a totally race preped 2021 NHRA 'Pro Stock' car and beat any 100% factory stock 1968-71 340 Duster?
Might even do it with Richard Holdner's or UT's \6. Nah...

Both cars ready to run but NO ENGINE, just the body with trans... So if both cars are even preped, no 4.88 gears in one and 2.94's in the other, just say like 3.23/3.54 or 3.91/4.10's differences. Stock type trans, no Linco 20 speeds with air shift, so a 904/727 or 883. No long ladder bar or $$$ 4 link's, slapper bars or Caltrak's are OK.

Now given the $3000, pick a 318 or a 340, NOTHING ELSE. Then you must BUY all parts, new or used, including paint, nuts and bolts or a running core if you want. No FREE'bs, everything paid for at fair market. No W2's or tunnel ram from the back of the garage.

How hard is this to understand?

To see the difference of two engines, then running them on the dyno the same day is pretty accurate. However, it's amazing that some think the car needs to be "prepped" to fill the bill of the 340. Is that any difference than prepping the car with the 318?? Wouldn't they both be prepped the same anyways? Funny thing to me is that I really..... honestly... didn't see the controversy in this topic. I saw it as "has the lowly 318 in todays market become the smarter choice for a mild budget build?" I bet we could have had the Ford 302 vs 351C discussion just the same and no "hatred" would have been tossed around. Without the "dedicated fan", it becomes a realistic topic. But I tell ya, it's like the day when a Duster brings more money than an E body.. LOOKOUT !!!!