Ford 272 C.I. runs low 11's. Why do Mopar guys need 408's?

318willrun said
On Paper vs Output. If you will.... "pound for pound on paper", the strongest running small block mopar I've ever owned is the 360 in my current Duster. I've built better, but "on paper" vs delivery, this 360 hands down for the win. I've owned an estimate of about 50 mopar small blocks, give or take. 273/318/340/360 - all of them. 3.23's, factory stock converter, and basically a factory stock 360 (with dished pistons) and added OOTB SM heads - 12.8's @ almost 106 mph.

But it is no match for the Ferd 6 cyl :(

You

318willrun said
On Paper vs Output. If you will.... "pound for pound on paper", the strongest running small block mopar I've ever owned is the 360 in my current Duster. I've built better, but "on paper" vs delivery, this 360 hands down for the win. I've owned an estimate of about 50 mopar small blocks, give or take. 273/318/340/360 - all of them. 3.23's, factory stock converter, and basically a factory stock 360 (with dished pistons) and added OOTB SM heads - 12.8's @ almost 106 mph.

But it is no match for the Ferd 6 cyl :(

You have a lot of knowledge and experience with the sbm's, but 12.8 with nothing other than heads and 3.23 gear's. What cam did you run? What are ootb heads?