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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: Vert]
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02/21/11 11:16 PM
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It was 1491. Columbus had a 340 in the Pinta. The Nina and the Santa Maria had 318s. Pinta was 1 of 1 in that color combo.
1492 they came out with the six pack and made it to land a bit faster. It wasn't until the Pilgrims years and years later that the ThermoQuad came out and made trips across the Atlantic more affordable.
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: MonGoo$e]
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02/21/11 11:22 PM
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It was 1491. Columbus had a 340 in the Pinta. The Nina and the Santa Maria had 318s. Pinta was 1 of 1 in that color combo.
1492 they came out with the six pack and made it to land a bit faster. It wasn't until the Pilgrims years and years later that the ThermoQuad came out and made trips across the Atlantic more affordable.
you guys are killing me here
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: zrxkawboy]
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02/22/11 01:05 AM
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It was 1491. Columbus had a 340 in the Pinta. The Nina and the Santa Maria had 318s. Pinta was 1 of 1 in that color combo.
Weren't those the rare reverse-rotation marine engines?
Yeah they were. You can convert them to regular rotation and get twice the life out of them.
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Re: First year for 340's
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02/22/11 01:09 AM
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It was not 1970...first yr for the 340 was 1968
They didn't make E bodys until 1970 so I think it was 1970 because anything before that doesn't matter. 
Any car made after 1969 and before the turbo Mopars is part of the dark ages anyway.......  
I knew I'd get the B bodys guys mad at me... 
No b-body guys here.......... 
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: Jim_Lusk]
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02/22/11 01:13 AM
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It was not 1970...first yr for the 340 was 1968
They didn't make E bodys until 1970 so I think it was 1970 because anything before that doesn't matter.
Any car made after 1969 and before the turbo Mopars is part of the dark ages anyway.......
I knew I'd get the B bodys guys mad at me...
No b-body guys here..........
OhOh... 
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: MonGoo$e]
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02/22/11 01:38 AM
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b-b-b-body? Why are we stuttering?
Remember, it's A before E, except after B, or in case you find a C. 
Now yer talkin'
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: DetMatt]
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03/16/11 07:45 PM
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'68..... Mine is stamped June 19, 1967. Anyone got an earlier one than that? 
I have a 340 intake that has a casting date of 7/31/67 and I was thinking it was early but 6/19? Wow!
finally got out to the barn to check the date on my 340-6/23/67, close but can't beat 6/19
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: Vert]
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03/16/11 11:26 PM
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It was 1491. Columbus had a 340 in the Pinta. The Nina and the Santa Maria had 318s. Pinta was 1 of 1 in that color combo.
Didn't the Pinta blow up when Santa Maria rear ended it? 
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: omnicrazy]
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03/17/11 10:38 AM
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Ma Mopar introduced the 340 in the Dart GTS and Barracuda Formula S models in 1968. Production for the 1968 model year started in August of 1967. So some casting dates on those early 340's are from 1967. I think.
The GTS Registry!MOPARTS MEMBER IN PRINT 1969 Dart GTS LS23P9B (First day of production car money pit)
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: Sublime70]
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03/17/11 12:34 PM
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If you think about it, there were only two engines that Chrysler never put in a New Yorker or a truck, Hemi's and 340's. So in my book other than those 2, all the rest are just truck engines.
Wrong! Hemi New Yorkers were made from 1954-58...unless they don't matter either.
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Re: First year for 340's
[Re: BradD]
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03/17/11 02:31 PM
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'68..... Mine is stamped June 19, 1967. Anyone got an earlier one than that?
Yes! I have a 6-6-67 340 Motor
Brad
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