Yellow Rose, I just did a simple experiment with equally and mildly built motors (340/360). Yes, the 340 would have ran better with a better converter and gears. Guess what??? So would have the 360. How do I know??? I put a 10 inch Street Fighter converter behind the 360 and went 12.9's without changing anything else. I like both motors, I don't have a dog in this fight. In mild street form with traveling gears, I go 360 because Torque Matters too.