building 273..or not

Several years ago a guy was racing a 68 4 door dart with a 273. It was street driven and was running in the 12's. Do a search for factory ratings on compression and see the difference between the 2bbl and 4bbl engines. If the bores are good, you may want to use the pistons you have.

If the bores are good, your pistons are about .02 higher compression distance, to make up for the newer open chambered heads. If you get early closed chambered heads or 302 castings then your compression should be good to go.