273 Rods work in a 360?

AJ/FormS said
I think '69 up rods from a 318 are the same as 340 rods, and same as 360; except some are bushed and some are not.
My 400hp 367/4-speed, has bushed 318 rods in it and a rebalance for KB 107 pistons. It's been been to 7000 plus, many a time.
When I put my engine together in '99, I had at least one or more sets of every SMB factory rods available. Those 273 rods looked like spaghetti next to the others and
I just couldn't see those 4500 rpm/180hp/low-torque rods, going the distance.
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Those "spaghetti" 273 rods were the ones Mopar Performance offered with good rod bolts. They are quite sought after today for those that know what they are. What rods do you think the D Darts came with in 1966? Yeah. Those. Those little engines got spun the piss out of in D stock racing class. Reworked with ARP rod bolts with a good balance on the rotating assembly with modern lightweight pistons and I wouldn't hesitate to spin them 7K plus.