again 273 wanna hear your opinions ...

I just put an XE262 in a 273 I am working on. Runs great, at least on the stand. Idles at 650, really snappy with no load, 901-16 springs, Comp off-the-shelf pushrods. The whole cam package was under $340 and no machining required.
here are times to really science out a combination. But for a car that is being detuned this is being way overthought. Way WAY overthinking in some cases. My $.02 anyway.
I bet that would be a fun one. You'll have to post some videos and keep us posted when you get it in and driving. I have been a advocate of small cams in 273's (and 318's too) but I'm changing my tune after chatting with guys like yourself that think outside the box a bit and try a bigger cam. That Xe262 has duration @.050 close to that 220° magic number that we all talk about. You can go bigger in a 273 but you will for sure need a converter and/or gears to make it work.