Originally Posted By: Chris142
Originally Posted By: PimTac
Unfortunately when I hear Dodge Demon I think of the Dart. The engine dying in left hand turns was the epitome of the 70’s.
The 340 was quite the street contender! Many big blocks go beat by a 340 at a stop light race.
Originally Posted By: xxch4osxx
Originally Posted By: Chris142
Originally Posted By: PimTac
Unfortunately when I hear Dodge Demon I think of the Dart. The engine dying in left hand turns was the epitome of the 70’s.
The 340 was quite the street contender! Many big blocks go beat by a 340 at a stop light race.
My father told me stories about those 340's showing up big block powered cars. I'm guessing they must have put out quite a bit more HP than they were advertised at.
This was true but was party due to the torque curve on the engine and vehicle weight. A 71 340 Dodge Demon had a quarter mile time of 14.56 sec. A 71 Dodge Charger with a 440 had a quarter mile time of 14.5 seconds, so a tuned 340 Demon could beat a 440 Charger.
But to put this all into context, the new Demon can do the quarter in 9.65 sec. To add insult to injury, my 2005 Ford Taurus SE can keep up to a 71 340 Dodge Demon in the 0 to 60. Our memory of the glory years gets a bit foggy with time. They old muscle cars were actually wimpy compared to the modern ones.