The 340 is the biggest POS V8 Chrysler ever made.

yellow rose said

So you want to compare a naturally aspirated engine to a turbo charged engine? That's dumb.

Out a turbo on the V8 and it will drag that **** box 4 cylinder like the punk it is. To take the turbo off the 4 slug. And then it would be the slug it is.

It's easy to sit around and make up straw men to knock them down.

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If you want to bench-race historical data from road tests performed two generations ago, that's fine. I just don't see how you can look at a 14+ second 340 Duster and somehow use that to argue that it's not a POS. You'll be laughed at with anybody who knows anything about cars made after 1990.

Was the 340 impressive in its day? Sure. So was the '32 Ford V8, so was the '49 Rocket 88, so was the Tesla Model S. I don't see you worshiping those cars and any of those could be argued to be a bigger deal in their own time.

IMO what makes engines like the 340 great is what could be done with them back then and what can be done with them now and how they feel to drive. The fact that this motor that came out 50 years ago can run with the best (when properly built) is all the proof that you need.


Also, I can tell that you don't know your *** from your elbow about turbocharged 4cyl engines but do your research before you make a fool out of yourself. Plenty of guys are running in the 10s and a few in the 9s with those bloated EcoBoost S550 Mustangs.