1) the answer to your question is no.

....the myth about inefficiency as it relates to the 360 engine design is because a) people were comparing the larger displacement and lower output of the 360 to the 340 and b) the 360 in most trucks were is a D/W200 with lower gears than a D100 318 and mileage was far different for the obvious reasons.

2) Sheldon's right, the 360 doesn't get the respect it deserves....it was a good performer in the mid to late '70's considering what else was out there.

3) minor differences aside, the basic LA architecture remains the same across the board...given the same cam, heads and compression, I'd expect them to make roughly the same hp/cu in.



Dave