Comparison 340 / 289

Don't decently warmed over 289's run in the high 14's? I think they do all right.....I've always heard early SB Fords have lousy exhaust ports, but hey....a 5.0 is just a punched out 289....and they're considered "giant killers". I'll bet a 289 with the right heads would be pretty competitive, for it's displacement, but not with those 60's heads. And I agree, those FE's (352, 390, 410, 428.....maybe not the 427) tend to be almost a joke.