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Me thinks 340stroked is a troll. Don't feed the troll.

No amount of logic or reasoning will convince him. The reality is that in many ways the Gen III Hemi is the pinnacle of two valve motors.

By every conceivable way a stock 5.7L Hemi is superior to a 340. A stock 340 was rated at 275 HP (yes some argue they were underrated so go ahead and say 330 HP). Even at 330 HP this was a gross rating. Today's 5.7L Hemi puts out 390 HP NET. The Hemi has been awarded Wards Ten Best a total of 3 times, in 2003, 2007, and 2010.

Bolting a stock 2010 5.7L Hemi would kick the snot out of a 340. It would kick the snot out of a 340 six pack motor.

Let's Compare:

HP - Hemi wins
Torque - Hemi wins
Reliability - Hemi wins
Weight - The Hemi is approximately 60 Lbs less than a 340.
Emissions - Hemi wins, modern engines put out less than 1% that of a 60s era motor.
Fuel Economy - Hemi wins 20+ has been reported in 5000 LB trucks

Regards,

Joe Dokes
 
(Joe Dokes) You forgot the "cool" factor. :)

I've owned all of the Mopar muscle car engines (except a GenII Hemi) in my life time and always loved the 340 and 440 best. The ultimate 340 for me was in my '68 Formula S Barracuda (all stock) with a 4 speed and 3:91 limited slip rear. That car was a real freak runner with it's special, one year only cam that only came in the 4 speed cars. I beat on it a lot and ran the 1/4 to a best of 13.89 with F70 polyglass tires. It was traction challenged at the strip, but on the street I never lost a race because we always raced from a roll and that little car surprised many 350, 396 and one 427 Chevy.

As much as I was always impressed with that car, my 5.7 Challenger R/T would have run rings around it in all respects. It currently does not have limited slip (the Getrag is waiting for my time to install it) and is also stock, but it will run 13.40s -13.50s all day long. It is also traction challenged, but it also weighs about 1,000 lbs. more than that little Cuda. As much as I always loved the old school wedge engines, I'll take these new Hemis over them any day of the week. I can't wait to get my '69 Cuda running with the BES Racing 392. I just hope I can drive the dang thing, as I'm quite a bit older these days...
 
Everything evolves with time. We now have computers, smart phones, flat screen TV's and even electric cars. The 340 was a great engine in it's day, but it's day is long gone, it's the day of the new Hemi's. The only reason I would even consider using a 340 was if it was some sort of collectible car, but even then, if I wanted to drive it, I would put the 340 in the basement, and drop in a Hemi.

I love my little Hemi Dart, It starts up every time, runs like a scalded dog, and averages about 23Mpg ( I got close to 27 when I drove to Carlisle ), and the exhaust fumes won't melt your retinas...
 
Tincup said:
Everything evolves with time. We now have computers, smart phones, flat screen TV's and even electric cars. The 340 was a great engine in it's day, but it's day is long gone, it's the day of the new Hemi's. The only reason I would even consider using a 340 was if it was some sort of collectible car, but even then, if I wanted to drive it, I would put the 340 in the basement, and drop in a Hemi.

I love my little Hemi Dart, It starts up every time, runs like a scalded dog, and averages about 23Mpg ( I got close to 27 when I drove to Carlisle ), and the exhaust fumes won't melt your retinas...
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ah....... the refreshing voice of reason.
 
tincup said:
everything evolves with time. We now have computers, smart phones, flat screen tv's and even electric cars. The 340 was a great engine in it's day, but it's day is long gone, it's the day of the new hemi's. The only reason i would even consider using a 340 was if it was some sort of collectible car, but even then, if i wanted to drive it, i would put the 340 in the basement, and drop in a hemi.

I love my little hemi dart, it starts up every time, runs like a scalded dog, and averages about 23mpg ( i got close to 27 when i drove to carlisle ), and the exhaust fumes won't melt your retinas...
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lmfao....
 
Joe Dokes said:
Me thinks 340stroked is a troll. Don't feed the troll.

No amount of logic or reasoning will convince him. The reality is that in many ways the Gen III Hemi is the pinnacle of two valve motors.

By every conceivable way a stock 5.7L Hemi is superior to a 340. A stock 340 was rated at 275 HP (yes some argue they were underrated so go ahead and say 330 HP). Even at 330 HP this was a gross rating. Today's 5.7L Hemi puts out 390 HP NET. The Hemi has been awarded Wards Ten Best a total of 3 times, in 2003, 2007, and 2010.

Bolting a stock 2010 5.7L Hemi would kick the snot out of a 340. It would kick the snot out of a 340 six pack motor.

Let's Compare:

HP - Hemi wins
Torque - Hemi wins
Reliability - Hemi wins
Weight - The Hemi is approximately 60 Lbs less than a 340.
Emissions - Hemi wins, modern engines put out less than 1% that of a 60s era motor.
Fuel Economy - Hemi wins 20+ has been reported in 5000 LB trucks

Regards,

Joe Dokes
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Too bad you live way out there in LALA land know a couple of 340's that would kick the snot out of your mexican bred hemi's..wouldn't even be close:finga::finga:
 
I feel sorry for this stroked340 moron. He has a serious lack of brain matter. If he's into 340s so much, I don't understand why he's so concerned about hanging out in this section where we are into the Gen3s. He obviously is bored in his own neck of the woods and craves our attention because he's still "in the closet" about liking the new technology and wants (but obviously can't) to join in our fun. As I mentioned earlier, he can't really join us and has nothing knowledgeable or positive to add to the conversation, so like an immature and spoiled little child, the only way he can play with us is to provide negative insults and comments to get whatever type of attention he can.
 
We were out at Las Vegas for the MATS and Dodge was there with Hellcats, Vipers, SRT's, Daytona Challengers, and many others. The best thing there was test rides in 2 Vipers and 2 Challenger Hellcats. About a block long test area set up with drag strip start then turn around and run slalom back. The Dodge drivers did it all day long for 3 days. Dodge has guts to run the snot out of them, up to 60mph, hard brake, then come back pulling g's on the slalom. They only cooled em off when tires got too hot. Both Viper and Hellcat were awesome on drag but Viper was better on twisty part. That was highlite of event. Dodge engineered the cars to take the abuse.

The MATS show was great, lots of cool cars. Drags were fantastic too, especially the NSS and AFX cars.
 
Cuda SRT8 said:
I feel sorry for this stroked340 moron. He has a serious lack of brain matter. If he's into 340s so much, I don't understand why he's so concerned about hanging out in this section where we are into the Gen3s. He obviously is bored in his own neck of the woods and craves our attention because he's still "in the closet" about liking the new technology and wants (but obviously can't) to join in our fun. As I mentioned earlier, he can't really join us and has nothing knowledgeable or positive to add to the conversation, so like an immature and spoiled little child, the only way he can play with us is to provide negative insults and comments to get whatever type of attention he can.
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Well said, man. I was just thinking the same thing. It's obvious to everyone that he's just a bored tool who likes to run his keyboard. He needs to piss off and go back to the small block section of the forum.

And nobody here gives half a **** what he thinks.

Y'all have a nice day. :D
 
3406pk said:
We were out at Las Vegas for the MATS and Dodge was there with Hellcats, Vipers, SRT's, Daytona Challengers, and many others. The best thing there was test rides in 2 Vipers and 2 Challenger Hellcats. About a block long test area set up with drag strip start then turn around and run slalom back. The Dodge drivers did it all day long for 3 days. Dodge has guts to run the snot out of them, up to 60mph, hard brake, then come back pulling g's on the slalom. They only cooled em off when tires got too hot. Both Viper and Hellcat were awesome on drag but Viper was better on twisty part. That was highlite of event. Dodge engineered the cars to take the abuse.
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They did the exact same thing at Carlisle last summer and you could hear those Hellcats screaming every couple of minutes all weekend. They didn't break either. That was the first time most had ever seen or heard them.
 
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