273/4 -318 debate

Just to add my two bits worth. In the spring of '66 I factory ordered a new Formula S Cuda. It was a black on black with the broad racing stripe in red over the car. I got a HiPo 273 as standard of course and added a four speed with 3.55 SureGrip and manual disc brakes. The best time that I ever turned at Kent Pacific Drag Strip was 15.26 @ 92mph. At the line I would rev to 2500 and drop the clutch. This resulted in wheel spin, but no bog and gave me the best results with the original Blue Streak tires. As summer progressed I became somewhat dissapointed in the lack of go with the HiPo 273. The only change I made was to remove the main muffler and have only the rear resonator, sure did sound good though. My personal feeling then and now is that Mother Mopar should not have done the HiPo 273 as it was just too small. They eventually fixed that two years later with the 340 ! which I have now and love in a '69. In December '66 I traded the Formula S in on a '66 Satellite Street Hemi and that was a whole nother animal.