273ci thoughts?

Talk to Hughs to coordinate cam and piston choice. Are you going to balance the engine? If so Magnum pistons might be a good choice, higher compression ratio and narrower rings? What octane gas are you willing to buy and what is available where you will be driving?

Every Magnum 5.2L piston I've ever seen had 5/64" rings with no valve reliefs, basically a smogger LA piston. The 360/5.9s did get the narrow ring pack and that soap-dish recess. I always wondered why, when even the 4.0L Jeeps went to the narrow rings in 1996....