Looking for some basic mods?

Good mention tool man Mike. I forgot that simple but very important and responsive part.

Redfish, while the definition of muscle car above is accurate, it is also lacking only in a sense of what the label was applied to, to begin with. Through the years, it has changed into any car from the mid/early 70's and older with any V8.

His more door Valiant is a basic people mover Econo box, a disposable car of the era, just like most cars of the era. Duster, Nova, Mavric (sp?) etc...

Certain models of these basic people mover econo boxes did achieve the status. 340 Duster, some Nova's as well. With power plants well more motivated from the factory than there basic engines.

A /6 or 318 Duster will never be considered a muscle car. Though it looks just like its brawny brother. I'm not here to or suggest I'm short selling the 273. But I do suggest a bigger engine every time over doing up a 273. Adding bolt on parts and/or a cam is fine. If you want to do the 273, that's fine as well. I am just absolutely sure a bigger engine to start will yells better results in the long run and the right now.

If anyone decided to champion the 273, if that's what you wanted to do, I'd help and cheer you on. I did a basic bolt on and cam change in a Duster a few years back for no other reason then Just to screw around and show what a basic set of parts can do for the 318.

I had a few ridicule and roast me (and a few curse filled nasty PM's) because of it. But I didn't care. I was having fun. And to me, that's what it is all about.

But let us not blur the line on what is and what is not a muscle car.