Completely understood. I really meant for this to be a reality check as to what has happened in our hobby. The price that the collectors/restorers, and even racers have placed on a 340 has rocketed. Not that it's a bad thing. But it puts in perspective that the lower end builder is probably not going to be shopping for a 340. It was my whole point, using the "boat anchor" 318 as the source for the foundation of the topic. Obviously, some took that as a "threat" or "hate", or "disrespect" towards their beloved and that couldn't be further from the truth. And nothing more disrespectful to some than to line up a common 318 to the beloved. The 340 always has been and always will be one of my favorite small blocks produced by any manufacture during that era of time.