Tincup said

At the risk of starting a war, Do you guys still run Windows 3.1 on your PC. ?, do you still play with your Rubiks Cube? Do you still listen to the hair bands of the 60's ? ( well OK I do too...). All the old engines are great, but their OLD, 50 YEARS OLD... It's time to get with the times, the new HEMI's have been out for 5 years now, and you can get anything you need for them to go as fast as you want. Ya, they might cost a little more, but hey, that 55" plasma TV your watching cost more than your old 25" tube, do you want to go back to that? I doubt it! The more Hot Rodders (especially Mopars) embrace the new technology, the cheaper and more pleantifull it will get ( Chevy LS1 ring a bell). So come on guys, ask you wives to borrow you testicles back and build something unique, not another 360 with rally wheels on it like every other Mopar out there. Just My Opinion.....

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garyfish340 said

I have a 6.1 hemi in my 69 barracuda, with a XFI 273 and a holley 650. It's reliable, starts regardless of the weather, and it's fast, plus it runs smoother than the w2 headed 340 I replaced. The 340 had a solid .528 cam and made similar power, but the hemi's torque comes on instantly, and doesn't go away. You can buy expensive new parts for a 340, or beat old part, but even used the hemi has almost all new parts. The w2 heads flow 270 cfm ( and that's a race head ) the 03-07 hemi flow 269 cfm. Reliability is the key. The new hemi is like a built 340 in it's stock configuration, as you build you sacrifice too. Hands down the new hemi wins.

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