He asked about a particular car and a run that we made.
I also posted the numbers that I recollect from when our
340 cars were Brand New and totally stock except for tuning
of course. Also, the first hand results that I had back then in
my experience after stages of modification.
I am responding for to the question asked by the Original Poster
hopefully to be a benefit to my friends on this site.
It really aggravates me when someone says that the 340s were
only good for 5200/5400 new. Mopar in the ads advertised them
at " 6000 RPMS for under $3,000". They were conservative as they
had to warrantee they for 5 years/ 50,000 Miles.
Ya know:
I was there and owned/raced the 340s and every
other Moar back then. I even owned a couple of Dealerships.
I still do race them and I am even right now at the track racing
three at the Nationals today and am between rounds.
I love A Bodys as much as anyone in the World and
particularly the early 340s. It pisses me off no end, when
I see misinformation disseminated on these cars. I will set
the story right every single time.
I do not ever claim to be any big expert or a great mechanic. Often
I ask for help and advise from my many friends on this site and benefit
from it = a Lot.
However, I have been around and raced various Mopar for way over
60 years and it is my chosen Hobby and I do know a few things about
them.