Not silly at all. You're using the performance of an early 70's 340 to put down the performance of a mid-80's Ford. Most cars in the mid 80's were underpowered pigs. A more valid "Mopar vs. Ford" comparison would be a 71-73 Boss 351 vs your 340 A body. As for "quoting you", I was just replying to your post and asking a simple question. Why ya so thin-skinned about it?