Question about the price of 340s

harrisonm said

So I guess that if I wanted to put a stroked small block in my Barracuda, I'd be better off selling my good running 340 and building a 360 based motor as opposed to having the 340 built. I don't care about originality, and it sounds like the 340 is worth enough to offset some of the stroker cost.

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I did the exact same thing a couple of years ago. My Dart is a mutt and the 340 in it wasn't original so I had no reason to keep it. Sold it to a guy who just had to have a 340 cause "they were the best engine Chrysler ever made" and I used his money to pay for part of my stroker kit. If you have a good running 340, I'd sell it while it is still in the car and people can see that it runs well. I shot a video of my engine running, including showing the dip stick and the breather cap while running. I sold it to the first guy who came out and looked at it.