273 Carb Size

CaptRon said

I was looking at this video from the How to and found it pretty enlightening. I'm not a physics major but I understand enough (at least I think) to see that this guy makes a lot of since.
He explains a carb size calculation and one of the numbers is the RPMs where your engine hits peak power. Does anyone know what a 1965 Dart 270 273 engine peak power RPM range is?
My best guestimate will dictate me running about a 350CFM 4 BBL carb.

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That chart he's showing ain't carb size but actual engine displacement at rpm, if you put a 390 cfm or an 850 cfm both carbs will only flow what's needed, different carb size are just different amount of restriction think if it like headers 1 3/4 is less restrive than 1 5/8. A 600/650 cfm would easily work on your engine but if your overly worried 500/550 cfm , 390 cfm would work but give up a few hp the only thing I'd put a 390 cfm is a stock /6. To me we already know what generally works no need for so called formula's. It more to match hp to cfm and matters what use a light weight deep gear high stall drag only car can get away with way larger carb than heavy high gear low stall street only car.