The 340 is the biggest POS V8 Chrysler ever made.

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That's what some dumbass schooled me on at the last car show I went to. :D

He says they were the most gutless unreliable POS ever made.

I didn't contest his opinion, because what would be the point?
 
Wow !!!!
Any motor can be made to run.
Stock the 340 ran very well !!!
I would have laughed that guy away from me !!
 
The Chrysler HP engines were some of THE most reliable. They didn't use large by huge camshafts requiring high valve spring pressures......for the most part. Chevy sure did that and still got beat by milder engines. Even the 440 Six Pack was mild. Had the Road Runner cam, but ground on a low taper design to save friction. I've always wondered what that would show on a dyno. Probably not much......it was a novel idea though.
 
Rebuilt the original 383 Mag in my 70 Charger at 180k just because.... Same with the 727 trany !
Horribly unreliable those Mopars !
 
One of the reasons I don't do many "car shows". Everyone had a car just like that, "only mine had a hemi".
We know what "our" motors, and cars can do, why argue with biased idiots.

Dave
 
I spoke with fellas who were around when the 340 cars were new. The one guy said " man, those 340 Darts were fast right out of the box" this was coming from a Ford guy. Those were the days when you could buy a fast car from the showroom and go to the track, and really they weren't that expensive. Best bang for the buck you could say. Also, keep in mind that 1970 fast isn't today's version of fast. if you look at the quarter mile stats for these cars, the times and trap speeds are impressive for the time.
 
Sounds like a real meathead, or as my grandpa used to call em: fathead.
 
He can say what he want, but there's no denying the 340 A-bodies beat an AWFUL lot of guys back in the day. One of the fastest factory setups I've ever ridden in was a 340 4spd Dart!
 
TrailBeast said:
That's what some dumbass schooled me on at the last car show I went to. :D

He says they were the most gutless unreliable POS ever made.

I didn't contest his opinion, because what would be the point?
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he was probably comparing it to the 360 out of his LRE truck
 
yellow rose said:
Hell, Bob Daisly even wrote a song about them...Killer Of Giants on the Ultimate Sin album by ozzy. I think BD wrote that one but I'm sure of the song and record.
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HOLY CRAP:D
I didn't know that, thank you.
 
73AbodEE said:
I'm sorry, did I offend you?
you didnt like that one? or do you fit that category
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Message board meathead and his progressive statements. I’ll go out on a limb and give you the benefit of the doubt that your not actually classless enough to say that to someone’s face. But, based on your profile picture I would guess you resemble that and pray you get that missing part of your head back in the afterlife.

Have a fabulous day.

Jake
 
yellow rose said:
Hell, Bob Daisly even wrote a song about them...Killer Of Giants on the Ultimate Sin album by ozzy. I think BD wrote that one but I'm sure of the song and record.
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TrailBeast said:
HOLY CRAP:D
I didn't know that, thank you.
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I don't get a 340 message out of the lyrics... maybe I'm missing something..:(

If none of us believe in war
Then can you tell me what the weapon's for
Listen to me everyone
If the button is pushed
There'll be nowhere to run
Giants sleeping giants winning wars
Within their dreams
Till they wake when it's too late
And in god's name blaspheme
Killer of giants threatens us all
Mountains of madness standing so tall
Marches of protest not stopping the war
Or the killer of giants
The killer of giants
Mother nature people state
Your case without its worth
Your seas run dry
Your sleepless eyes are turning red alert
Killer of giants threatens us all
Mountains of madness standing so tall
Rising so proudly it has nowhere to fall
This killer of giants
This killer of giants
Killer of giants threatens us all
Mountains of madness standing so tall
Marches of protest not stopping the war
Oh the killer of giants
Oh the killer of giants
Killer of giants
 
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