Dodge Dart GT Questions 1968-1969

Part I

Just had to Post this, but one my Old Racer Friends did run his 1968 Dart GT 273/190 HP {2-Barrel}
3-Speed in {NHRA O/Stock} in 1970.

His 'bone-stock' Dark Red w/Black Vinyl-Top Dart GT ran 17.50's while classed in {NHRA O/Stock} in 1970.
{15.00 - 15.99 Wt/Hp}

Added Cyclone Headers, and still ran 17.50's.

Got his doors blown in every week by a 'race-prepped' 1965 Chevrolet Malibu {convertible} with a 283/220 HP {4-Barrel}
who ran 14.30's.

Then the Chevy Guy made a 'crucial' mistake, by calling my old Racer Friend's 1968 Dart GT 273/190 HP a
'pathetic pig' that should be driven by somebody's Old Aunt, and not on the Drag Strip.

Part II

Well, over the winter, he got himself a complete 340 Engine, a 4-Speed Transmission and 8 3/4" Rear-End from
a wrecked 1968 GTS 340.

He had the 340 'internals freshened up', including a Competition Valve Job, and added a Lunati 'Cheater' Hydraulic Camshaft. He also installed in the 68 Dart GT, the 4-Speed Transmission, with a Schieffer Clutch Set-Up, a Hurst 4-Speed Shifter and 4.56 Gears in the Rear.

To go for the 'full-blown cheater engine' he got a 318 2-Barrel Intake Manifold {#2468960} and had it 'Max-Ported'
and the runners polished for optimal flow.

For Carburetion, he got a Carter BBD #4422 {365 CFM} off of a 383/290 HP 2-Barrel, and had it jetted-out.

To look at the 2-Barrel sitting on that Engine, it looked like a 273/190 HP, and the Techs at Dover Drag Strip never
bothered to fully check out an 'O/Stock' car running for Class Trophy.

In 1971, the 1968 Dart GT 'claimed' 273/190 HP and ran 13.80's in 'O/Stock' - and demolished the 'hated' 65' Malibu
'convertible' every time they were matched up against each other.

I believe he won '23' Class Trophy's in 1971, and never lost, and was never 'protested'.