One thing leads to another... mean 318?

rumblefish360 said

No he is not but you are in the way you present the issue which is not in the same way he does.

Or let’s put it this way... answer me this!

How can a 273 engine make more power than a 318/340/360/408/ etc... when all are equipped for maximum return?

That’s the angle he played and Adamantly stood on. Now he’s slowly and 20 and twisting his point of you in the direction of the argument to come to his favor.
Then once you agree with the statement, he says, see I was right!

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A 273 will never ever make the power of the 318 or 340 because the bore is so small. This example is a perfect of why bore size matters. The three above examples all share the same stroke, deck height and rod ratio. The bigger the bore, the more power they make because you can run a bigger intake valve and a bigger intake port and manifold.

That’s a very good example. You’ll never get the valve sizes you can get in a 273 that you can get in a 340 (2.100/1.600 if you are careful but I’d rather see a 1.500 exhaust in there) and that’s where power comes from.

When I get home I’ll pull out the Bettes book and take a picture.