Darren Smith wins 3 in a row

bill dedman · 05-08-2007, 11:30 AM

Wow, Bruce, what a cool "sleeper!" Looks like you had the right combination of parts, if that thing would actually run 13's with a 260.

Most bone-stock 340 Dusters I saw at the strip ran 14.40s - 14.60s, on street tires with closed exhaust. Put some slicks on them, and add headers and they'd go into the 13's... Add a 4.10 or 4.56 gear and they'd run low 13's, maybe dipping into the high 12's on occasion.

At least, that's the way I remember it, but it was over 35 years ago, so I can't guarantee the veracity of any of that.

I've slept since then...)

In 1971, Ma Mopar swapped a 750 Thermoquad for the smaller, Carter AVS they had been utilizing, and I think they picked up a little on the carb change. But the next year ('72) they lost a lot of compression and dropped the intake valve size from 2.02" to 1.88", and I'm sure that didn't make them any faster...

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Bill

05-08-2007, 11:30 AM	#27
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Wow, Bruce, what a cool "sleeper!" Looks like you had the right combination of parts, if that thing would actually run 13's with a 260. Most bone-stock 340 Dusters I saw at the strip ran 14.40s - 14.60s, on street tires with closed exhaust. Put some slicks on them, and add headers and they'd go into the 13's... Add a 4.10 or 4.56 gear and they'd run low 13's, maybe dipping into the high 12's on occasion. At least, that's the way I remember it, but it was over 35 years ago, so I can't guarantee the veracity of any of that. I've slept since then...) In 1971, Ma Mopar swapped a 750 Thermoquad for the smaller, Carter AVS they had been utilizing, and I think they picked up a little on the carb change. But the next year ('72) they lost a lot of compression and dropped the intake valve size from 2.02" to 1.88", and I'm sure that didn't make them any faster... How do you post a picture to this site? Bill __________________ Bill