Are dart sports mostly gone

But better brakes, better K frames, better sway bars, better ball joints, etc.

I mean, doesn’t seem like a lot of folks leave their engines factory stock so a detuned factory engine isn’t much of an issue…
Yea 72blunblu, the 73-74 Dusters and Dart Sports were actually the best ones ever built, but most people are not aware of all the improvements that happened. They just see the 5 mph bumpers and don't like them. It takes 5 minutes to remove them. They were not really detuned until later, just went to the net HP rating. The Slant and 318 were basically the same, and the 360 hp in 74 was the best Duster/Dart Sport ever built with all the better stuff you mentioned above plus electronic ignition, a bigger Thermoquad, and safety features.