For all the 273 Naysayers

Perf - Yup. And a SE or SS car is not the engine alone. I'm not saying it's not cool as hell and fast, but I am saying a post comparing it to what would typically be a street/strip car with a 273 is not even comparing apples to oranges. More like apples to dandilions. They are (or should be) that much different. That car, or any SS car, is made to accelerate and make use of every ounce of power. The tires, shocks, suspension, transmission, clutch or convertor, fuel system,, etc are all very carefully scienced to get that result. Take that engine out, stick it in a cruise night '67 Dart with a set of 3.91s in it, and it wont run anywhere close to that...lol