1968 Match Race '383 Road Runner' vs 'Cutlass 350 Ram-Rod'

YY1 said
So is the point of this thread that a gm 350 can beat a Mopar 383 IF-

it has more compression, AND it is in a lighter car, AND it has a steeper gear?

Because that's what I'm getting from all this.

For a dose of street reality- from '83 to '87, my bone stock but carefully tuned 66 Coronet poly 318-2 NEVER lost to ANY gm 350, including "fresh" four barrel builds in that same cutlass/malibu/lemans/skylark body style.

The poly 318 is another very underrated engine that people dog on all the time. They are a stone reliable engine. They even make a difference of over 40 foot pounds over the LA 318. With a 4bbl and duals they run really nice!

Dad has one in a '65 Satellite. Don't have any desire to swap it.