273 not pulling past 4000
Ignition? Points? Breakerless?
Adjustable rockers? Where are they set? Who adjusted them?
What cam? Reputable builder? Did they test/ replace the valve springs?
You run a compression test? Leakdown?
What you have for an exhaust system?
Is the cap / rotor new? How they look? Wet? dirty?
Checked the plug wires? AND THE COIL WIRE?
LOTS and LOTS of places for this to go "downhill."