the 340 versus 360 debate can go on endlessly,
but it boils down to 'what stroke length' is best?'

In this ongoing quest
there is a recent development:

When Ford recently designed a new V8
they used an even longer [edit] stroke than 3.58 inches and more similar to dodge V10 selection:

http://www.themustangnews.com/carnews_09/0909-ford-6.2.v8-engine-137.htm

does the engine care what the stroke is,
or does it care what the ring friction is?