I tend to agree, BUT you really touched on it that it doesn't take much for these little cars to GO, especially the early As. I'm continually impressed with Vixen's slant 6. I know it's not a V8 and never will be, but its torque curve is way different. That makes it very impressive. Even Kitty says all the time "this thing shouldn't be this fast", and she's right. It's just a good combination all the way around. It's a barrel of monkeys to drive.
The last 340 was kicked out when I was 2 years old so I can't say much about it they said they are a legendary badass brutal motor that spins up real fast for a damn small block although what I've read what I've heard, from old school Gearheads, half of it may just depend on how the motor was assembled and how it was broken in! I know one guy that bought within his family two identical cars he drove both of them the one his sister dog the hell out of and the one his mama grandma his sister's car definitely hauled *** more and it was the exact same thing, for posterity, Rick was ab actual mechanic * he owned his own shop for 13 years.
Shoot brother you know I'd pay for the gas for a ride! Did you end up using that rare Factory head on that car did you shelf that thing?
50th anniversary of Bike Week I rolled my buddies Duster (cuz he was drunk) slant 6 3 speed thing had ladder bars on the back man! Not them slapper (traction bars),actual ladder bar suspension! Tri-Y and Offy intake with a 600 on it, sum kinda Cam, lol. Guy's name was Anthony his dad had a super bad *** charger we were all in our late teens, early twenties. That little car raised hell, Man! I had a blast driving that thing, in fact, by the time I got outside of Daytona, either him ( or my drummer, RIP Robert Arnold Jr) Took the Wheel back over, cuz I was having too much fun for Daytona! Lol
In the words of Monty Python:The first time I heard him pronounce Elderbrock, i thought he must have been out picking Elderberries, or maybe had to much Elderberry wine-
I saw that. His Tech guy had a little fun it seems. Once a guy pronounces it wrong it can't be corrected. I have a couple friends that way.is up with Elderbrock @ 25:11?
He pronounces it that way too.
Bring Forth the Holy Hamd Grenade!
When that popped up on the screen I stopped the video, and said WHAT? I`ve been saying it wrong all these years! ? I googled it spelled that way and nothing. Next I thought, these guys are buying chinese knockoffs? Then I came to the conclusion that his camera man was teasing him. Nick probably doesn`t watch his videos, but he does read and comment in the comment section.
I did that too. It just flashed for a second but it didn't look right. Fun stuff. Ya, Nick sounds like a nice guy.Nick did a hemi that way. Right down to points ignition. It was stock except for the overbore.
Edelbrock buys adds on car shows. Carter doesnt.
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Nick himself seems likable enough and fairly trustworthy. My issue with the video length has to do with easily-skipped or time-lapsed stuff. He should take editing notes while watching This Old Tony. I don't want or need to watch a cam breaking in. It's not a how-to on swapping a carb or adjusting timing, yet we're dragged through multiple instances of the same procedures in real time. Simply put:
One thing I did like about this video was his unintentional dispelling of a long-held belief: "The best igntion timing is just shy of spark knock." The only time that's true is in a knock-limited engine. He took this particular 340 to 38° without detonation, but also saw no gain and moved it back to 36°. Smart move. Real-world, I'd probably back it down further to 34° just to have a margin for error (exceptionally hot weather, bad tank of fuel, etc.). I don't know about you, but my street cars don't get run on fuel straight out of the VP110 drum.
That's really a matter of the correction factor he uses. That's how we get "happy" dynos, like those used in every car magazine article ever published since the dawn of computers. Nobody publishes the factors they used, but if you "correct" an engine to 40°F and 250' below sea level, you can generate some startling numbers from mild combinations. Startling numbers sell parts, and selling parts (advertiser dollars) is the only reason magazines exist.
that dyno is pretty well calibrated , not a happy dyno , he is building what the customer wants nothing more nothing less . he states where the timing is and type of gas he uses 94 octane petro Kanada , the machining and heads are prepped better than factory he did not use a big cam , close to stock . You guys can do better you start up a you boob channel . People must like it as they are always sending in money and other **** . It is what it is don´t like it don´t watch
Well, my 71 RR was a fine running car. You probably never even owned one. ps we have had this conversation before. 350/340 all day long! 340's $ Hemi's FOREVER.
Yes, yes we have had that conversation.
Totally agree when I built my 340 I put it in a 66 satellite lot of car for that itty bitty mill, she still got down, but not like the Duster same exact drivetrain!
Yes that was a bad ball drop by ma mopar those carbs blow left 20 hp on the table
There was one more reason VERY close to your 383 comment. 1968 was the first year for the 340 AND the Road Runner. They did not want people to know that you would get a 335 HP V8 in a road Runner, and that it was ONLY 15 HP more than the 340. Plus, an A Body with a 340 can beat a 383 Road Runner every time.
