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Appearances are subjective; I'm not offended if anyone thinks mine is ugly.

I mounted mine upside down on the horizontal panel under the dash when I converted my '66 Valiant to electronic in '74. I sandwiched an aluminum plate between the box and the panel to ensure a good long-term ground. I transferred the box (and the aluminum plate) to my '65 Barracuda in '77 when...

I have always had best results cutting the flanges as described above, and using factory style individual metal gaskets--no sealer.

My 340 is still available!

No apology necessary; now I will have to stay tuned to see how the race turns out!

Since you mentioned that you are considering other options, I have a '68 340 available. I just honed the cylinders when I built it in 1975, so first oversize is still available. It has not been cranked since it was pulled out of my car almost two years ago, and after 40 years since the rebuild...

Well, I must say that I was entertained by this thread. I just looked at it because I thought maybe I could find a buyer for my '68 340, and ended up reading the whole thing.

Okay, rumblefish360, as you mentioned, the original question was 340 vs. 383; I did get pulled in by the other comparisons--some of which you made earlier yourself, by the way. Since you made the "half a brain" comment, I will respond. Perhaps I see things differently because I don't have only...

What the heck, I will throw in my $.02 worth. A 340 is far superior to a 360 due to forged crank, full-floating rods, windage tray, 2.02 intake valves, etc. Yes, the slightly longer stroke of a 360 will give you a little more low end torque, but in my case ('65 cuda with small wheelwells) the...