12 second 340

Yes its easy to get a 340 A-body in the 12's. If your on a tight budget like me you dont have to use alot of high dollar parts. I like the MP .474 cam myself as I used one years ago in my girlfriends 340 Dart. I also used the stock non adjustable rockes as I also did in the 383 that used to be in my sons Dart. You can drop in the .474 cam and mill the heads if needed to get an honest 9.5 to 10.0 comp. The heads on her car were all stock 2.02 valve heads milled .010 for a true 10.0 and NO porting at all.Then use rocker shims to set lifter preload. Thats how I set up my girlfriends car. Then it used the old LDP318 intake and a 650 Holley DP. Had the stock dist and stock ign box. Used 1-3/4 Hooker headers and 2-1/2 pipes. Stock 904 and convertor from a 318. 8-1/4 rear with 4.10's. This car ran 13.40's @ 105 on slippery street tires back in 1979. It could have run easy 12.80's with slicks or a good drag radial which was not around back then. Not to mention if it had a decent convertor and it was still stock bore and pistons. This car had mostly all stock internal parts other then the cam and like I said with 105 mph it would have been in the high 12's on a good tire and it was built on a tight budget. Good luck on whatever you decide. Ron