273

AJ/FormS said
The only cons I see with a bigger engine in the early Barracuda, for street-duty, are;
1) the lack of rear wheelwell room to accept enough tire for to make a bigger engine worth it.

That’s a ridiculous reason

AJ/FormS said
2) money

Another ridiculous reason.
All SBM engines cost the same except for pistons and an usual item that I can’t think off.

AJ/FormS said
You should be able to fix that 273 and slam it back together fairly cheap.

Block is cracked. Assuming you know more than the machinist that inspected the block with his own eyes vs your crystal ball is a lot of balls to state since that is saying your smarter better and wiser than the machinist that has seen the block while you haven’t.

Is it possible? I guess it could be that your luckier than a blind squirrel getting a nut in the middle of the Sahara desert.

AJ/FormS said
But if considering simultaneously a rebore, well then the money is, IMO, better spent on doing the same, on a bigger engine, cuz it's gonna cost the same, maybe even less.

Only in pistons

AJ/FormS said
An early hi-compression 318,

If one exists that’s in good reliable shape after all these years…

AJ/FormS said
Any 2-bbl-318, is gonna tax the small tire tires fitted at the back
And any bigger engine is pretty much overkill to the tires.

That’s if you have no control over your right foot.

AJ/FormS said
Performance makes heat and pretty soon the cooling system starts to complain.

Same radiator is used between the engines

AJ/FormS said
As power goes up, your exhaust manifolds are gonna be the choke.

They’re a choke from the factory. An even worse choke is the 318 manifolds. Port size is the same.

AJ/FormS said
Pretty soon, one thing has led to another and the darn project has become a money pit.

If it has fits and wheels, it’s always expensive. Next…..

AJ/FormS said
What would I do?

Oh dear heavens…. Here we go now…

AJ/FormS said
Well,
I got this 340 block in the corner, and
a stack of heads including a nice set of closed-chamber 273 heads, and
a 360 2bbl cam, and
a few years ago I found an Offy Dualport which still has not found a home, and
recently, in shed #3, I found a box of TQs that I hadn't seen in 22 years, and
I know I have a set of 340 Exhaust manifolds hiding somewhere, plus
I got one A833 overdrive left in the basement, and somewhere,
is every rearend from 2.76s to 3.55s , all with posi's, yes guys, I said posi's..
But, I guess I'll need a bigger clutch, wohoo, got that too!
Surely;
I could put some thing together.
Where do you want it delivered? lol. .

Free of charge? Awesome! Like the idea. I wonder what the OP has in spare parts?

AJ/FormS said
Oh BTW
I could bring you a 273 core block; I mean it's on the way an'all....

Now there! Is a possible solution!

Could have saved time blabbering away with nonsense and made that offer to start with.