Car Life magazine summed up the 340 in its 1969 road test: "Swinger is a budget-semi-Supercar, a compact with a factory-tweaked mid-range engine, four-speed transmission and stiffened suspension, but without the usual accessories that run the price up." With a suggested retail price starting at $2,819, the Swinger 340 substantially undercut the more kitted-out GTS's $3,209 price of entry. But calling the 340 a "factory-tweaked mid-range engine" misses the point of the most potent of the small-block Chryslers. You'd never have found a 340 in a wagon, taxicab, or other run-of-the-mill Mopar as you would virtually every other engine available, save for the Hemi. The 340 was strictly a high-performance mill. There was no two-barrel, economy-minded version. There wasn't even a mild version with a four-barrel! All 340s in 1969 came with a forged crankshaft, a double-roller timing chain, a high-performance camshaft, a four-barrel carburetor, dual exhaust, and an unsilenced air cleaner. With its stout 10.5:1 compression ratio, it also required premium fuel and produced 275 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and 340 lb-ft at 3,200 rpm. #dodgedart #dartswinger #dartgt #1969dodge #69dodge #mopar #musclecar #musclecars #moparornocar #moparperformance #musclecarsdaily #musclecarsofinstagram #musclecarpics #musclecarsonly https://www.instagram.com/p/CmgvrnnL1_X/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
