67_Slimer
Real Hot Rods don't shift themselves.
Talking to my builder this afternoon. He will let me know if I'm wasting my time or going to be that unique guy showing up at the cruise night. (with empty pockets)
273 or NOT 273?
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It's all up to you. So far here you have 6 pages of comments and opinions but the bottom line, it's your decision in the end. Like I mentioned before, if you do build a screamin' 273, document it and get it dynoed' if you can. Quite a few here have built them but no one (including myself) has had one on the dyno and knows how much power they make.
Did not seem to matter, used std Fel-Pro head gasket, as always.
I've never seen or heard Chevy guys pissin all over 283s like Mopar guys do with 273s.
67_Slimer
Real Hot Rods don't shift themselves.
Oh how I would love to tear someone a new A$$ on the street only to tell them " yeah , it's a 273 "
MidnightSwinger
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You must not know any young Chevy guys, if it’s not a Big Block or and LS from the start, it soon will be. They LS swap everything out here.
Pulling a 340 for a $$$273$$$ is crazy sauce though.
67_Slimer
Real Hot Rods don't shift themselves.
Define " Sauce "
4eighteener
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You're trolling, right???
jeff alder
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ain't that the truth...What was the first LA small block Mopar Rusty? I'm getting old and can't recollect
jeff alder
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My 273 1/4 Mile Time Slip With Video one of these little guys?
MidnightSwinger
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It’s a slurry of senselessness mixed with an open wallet. Consume at your own risk.
Newbomb Turk
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I never understood how people think it’s ok to tell people how to spend their money.
It may be senseless to you but not to someone else.
If I was younger I’d drop a 3.79 crank in a 273 just to piss people off.
MidnightSwinger
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Piss who off? No one cares what you do.
He asked for opinions, specifically to be talked out of it in his original post. But don’t let that stop you from your delusions of grandeur.
Dan the man
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I read on here about the 273 turning faster than the 318. But it was a 273 4 barrel and more cam compared to a 318 with a 2 barrel. Give the 318 the same 10.5:1 cr and cam as the 273 and then see what happens. Unless it was a number matching car I would ditch the 273 in a heart beat
Then you would have a real tractor motor for your John Deere.
Oh they did when there were plenty of 327's laying around, and then came the mighty 350. lol
I see nothing wrong with building a 273 and I know you don't, it sounds kinda fun.
mygasser
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i can't believe i've just agreed with you dan, lol.
it seems a case of 'just because you can, doesn't mean you should'.
Dartswinger70
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I guess the price of 318s went up?
Newbomb Turk
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Get off your high horse. I couldn’t care less what you think or do.
Your opinion is typical of small thinkers.
If he wants to do a 273 why do you even give a ****?
Your opinion is useless because you put money on it.
Get lost.
Newbomb Turk
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Mmmm, I don’t know about that. You can make it rpm if you are careful but you can’t get boxed in by small thinkers.
RPM is king. The OP has been crystal clear in what HE wants. Not what anyone else wants.
4eighteener
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I doubt he was ever really thinking about it. More likely, he is getting what he wanted
4eighteener
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....although, I would be curious if you would use a single plane intake on it for the higher rpm necessary, or a dual plane to make up for the lack of torque ?
Newbomb Turk
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Why embarrass them with a V8 and dual pipes, why not with a buzz'n half dozen 225 ??
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