Today, dollar for dollar, is the 318 faster than the 340 ???

Thanks! When talking resale, you'd be ahead with the 340. I'm just not sure the 340 wins the race at the end of the day. 22 cubes, in my opinion, isn't enough to make up 1500 dollars more to spend in performance.

Of course! Keep resale out of the equation. This is all hypothetical since we all know you'd be much better off with a 360 than a 318.

What would you spend the $3k on for the 318? By the time you sprung for a decent set of heads, you'd be almost even with the 340 (cost-wise) and still 22 cubes short.