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

^^^ This is NOT a good thing.
Over there if you can not afford to spend the money to buy a new Hemi block and all the parts to build it, you're gutter trash.
They constantly put budget street guys down.
If you disagree with one of the "Holy Gurus" you get called names like Fagot or the N word.

All but a handful since I started building engines when I was 13 in 1978, have been dirt road budget builds. I'm used to being made fun of. I've beat the socks slam off some much more expensive builds, too, so I don't feel bad.