they were both strippers: manual steering/brakes. both had 3.23's SG's at the time, the dart sport now has 2.71 for road tripping purposes (along with a borgeson upgrade). i've worked on both cars a fair amount over the last 10+ years, so i'm confident in saying that they're a pretty fair comparison to each other. no flim-flammery or sandbagging, both motors are a about the same spec, carbs are close enough, manifolds and duals. the 340 shines it everywhere. it's not night and day, but enough to notice.