Information on the 273

Steel crank really allowed them to wind up to higher rpm’s smoothly and the reliability made them such a good little engine.
They look great in any engine bay but I am biased, I like red.
318s little brother!
My bud has one in his 67 dart and it runs like a top and is all original!
A little hard for him to do a one wheel peel as his is stock 2 bl.
Like any engine if you throw $ at it they can perform with gears and such, especially in a small car.
Like the 318 they didnt get the recognition they deserved because of the 340’s.
If Chrysler had put more 273 commandos and d dart 273’s in more cars people would be ranting about them but since most of them were 2 bls they got a bad reputation similar to the smog 360’s.
I like them, they look nice and can be made to perform with some work.