milling heads for comp ratio increase

toolmanmike said

I follow you. I could have put something bigger in my 66 for half the price or less. But like I said, what fun would that be. I could'a/ should'a pulled the original 273 out and sat it in the corner and put a 340/360 in. I wanted to build the original engine. That was fun for me even though it wasn't the cheapest option.

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That's my thinking too TMM. I have other Mopars for the tyre (Aust spelling!) shredding if I want. See my last post...it's all about doing up a nice little underdog. In my biased opinion, the 273 in 4bbl 275hp form is the second best small block in the world. And we all know what the best one is. The factory got over 1hp per Cu In with a few simple changes and the 273 is inherently such a revvy engine, and espec in the 1967 and lower, mech cam form which is what I will have with forged crank, light full floating rods, for me it is a bit more special and as they are very rare now down here, another reason.

BTW, to J Par - even those cheap parts from Summit that you mentioned, still equates to around or over A$500 by the time I get them with exchange rates and shipping and fees. PLUS, I just couldn't do a slap together job like that - I just couldn't do it, if it was all apart, even if I reused the pistons with new rings, I would have to put in new bearings and new DRTC as a minimum, really would also need better springs with any reasonable cam. New oil pump, cheap insurance but still adds to the cost, So all up, and with buying the hone (as I don't have one), I would still be looking at well over grand. (all this is assumed if I could get a complete 360 for $100)