My '69 340 Swinger

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by BJCHEV396

Great color combo! I've heard that the 383 Dart is not much faster than the 340?

The 340 Darts from what i read and was told could beat the 383 Darts all day long at the track. Those 340 engines had a good parts, good 2.02 X heads, high rise cast iron intake, forged crank, rods and pistons and free flowing cast iron exhaust manifolds, a hydraulic camshaft, windage tray etc. Well built engines.

[BJCHEV396]

Originally Posted by RALLY

The 340 Darts from what i read and was told could beat the 383 Darts all day long at the track. Those 340 engines had a good parts, good 2.02 X heads, high rise cast iron intake, forged crank, rods and pistons and free flowing cast iron exhaust manifolds, a hydraulic camshaft, windage tray etc. Well built engines.

But only had a horse power rating of 275....wink wink,lol!

[RALLY]

Originally Posted by BJCHEV396

But only had a horse power rating of 275....wink wink,lol!

Exactly, just like the 69 Camaro Z-28 302 engines, 290 horsepower. 340 Dart i think actually produced 340 horsepower. All for insurance reasons.

[Bill Pritchard]

Originally Posted by RALLY

The 340 Darts from what i read and was told could beat the 383 Darts all day long at the track.

x2. In addition to the additional weight of the big block, the 383 Darts had some pretty restrictive exhaust manifolds.