273ci thoughts?

The 273 is absolutely worth rebuilding. Personally love to keep classics with their original engine size. They already have a forged crank and with a little head porting or porting in combination with valve size increase and notching cylinders, tailoring cam specs depending on gears and headers plus a good intake manifold matched to heads they are most impressive even a modded non commando lower compression 2bbl setup. Also they love cfms once modded just like all mopar small blocks. Will never be torque monsters so gearing is critical.
Here is video of nasty 273 in my 65 Dart rt. after build began. Had about $3700 in engine build.


I love that! It sounds really good.

I really like the little engines. Of all of the smaller small blocks, Chevy 283, Ford 289 and I'll even throw in the Pontiac 326, to me, the 273 has the most potential. We all know how well the Mopar heads flow in comparison. I don't think anyone would be disappointed investing in a good 273 build, as long as it's for a street car. Even a drag car would have a level of coolness with a 273. I like them.