Information on the 273

The torque & HP graphs from the factory brochures are very informative: the 2bbl has a torque peak at 1600rpm, and the 4bbl has a torque peak at 4000rpm — that's a very different proposition.
If I'm seeing it right even though the 4bbl peaks at 4000 rpm it's pretty flat all the way down low making similar torque. 273 meant to be a competitor to the /6 not 340/360 but being it uses pretty much the same parts it still has lots potential if one chooses. 250-350 hp shouldn't be hard to do above that rpm gets to high for most.

Here's a dyno of 473 hp @ 7900 rpm 334 tq at 7100 rpm 273/292