1968 '340' Barracuda vs 1968 '383' Road Runner

BB Cuda,

Agree on some of the Magazine Performance Tests.

Many 'Off-the-Dealership-Lot' Cars were left completely 'as is' when tested by
the Magazine Editors and Staff.

Not even correctly tuned, and with the Air Cleaner left on, Spare Tire and Jack still
in the trunk.

Some of the 'Press Test Cars' were prepared with 'Performance Tune-Ups', which
included a 'Performance Curve Distributor', a colder set of Spark Plugs and 'Premium'
Ignition Wires.

The Spare Tire and Jack Assembly were always removed, to lessen the load about 35 lbs.

And, many 'Press Test Cars' for Drag Strip testing, were Drum Brake Cars, and with a
Manual Steering-Box, and equipped with 'Drag Shocks', which helped for better
off-the-line traction with the factory sized tires.

As a Note; The '383' Road Runner was woefully 'under-carbed'. The Carter AVS 750 CFM off of the
'Super Commando' or Holley 780 CFM 'vacuum-secondary' was an automatic required 'up-grade' for
those cars.