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So ur wanting to sell a set of Commando Valve covers?

I have 2 of the factory shrouds so I will definitely be using one.

That’s what I thought. The 4 blade seemed very strange to me when the guy said it was factory 273 A/C.

I am in the process of swapping my 65 barracuda back to the factory 273 Commando engine and my car is a factory A/C car. My car did not have the fan with it when I acquired the car. I posted a few things on Facebook, but did not get many answers about what did the factory fan look like for a 273...

I am running the TTI headers on my 360 65 Cuda. If I could go back to before I dropped the $800 on them I would just run the stock 273 manifolds. The TTI are nice, but really make it a pain the work on anything located on the drivers side of the car. I am actually in the process of building a...

That’s why I wanna be able to run 87. Who knows what small Tennessee town I will be in and need to fill up.

Does 9.6/1 require the 93? I was thinking I’d try and build it to run 87 octane.

Thanks for the info! I’m definitely just looking for a good reliability and mpg for cruising with the family through the Smokey mountains.

Do you run the flat top 2 barrel pistons to lower the compression ratio? I have changed plans for the build a bit. I am putting Power Steering & A/C into my car and it will be a family cruiser and possibly a daily driver if the build goes well. I am not as concerned with power as I am with...

I am considering reaching out to her to do my valve covers.

It’s all good! I appreciate the close ups and measurements. Did you restore your covers yourself?

The only reason I’d like to mess with the idea of casting new ones is to have the ability to make another set later on. If it works well I might even consider selling the cast fins for others to use.

Do you think you could measure the aluminum fins on your 65/66 valve covers?

Are the 65/66 273 non-commando covers the same as the commando ones ? I was thinking about trying to create a set of 65/66 commando covers by making casts of the aluminum fins and adding them to plain 273 covers.

Did the 65/66 and 67 all use the same style of breather that featured the chrome “oil/oil” in two different directions ?

I just was confused cause from my hunting online I have seen 65/66s with the rubber grommet Pcv valve that people claim are completely factory cars.

I own a 65 Plymouth Barracuda that had a 273 Commando from the factory. I unfortunately in my stupid youth pulled the engine and sold it for cash to fund a 360 to put into the car. I am working on acquiring the parts to build either a 273 commando or a 318 commando clone. I just picked up a set...

I have read all through @toolmanmike 273 rebuild and loved every minute of it.

Thank you for the great information regarding the engine build! I know the factory intake is a single plane, but I only plan on street driving the car and a dual plane would add better low end torque. I had not even thought of the air cleaner base plate and I appreciate the info. Do you have a...

I am hopefully about to be purchasing a 273 Commando engine that I plan on installing into a 65 Barracuda Formula S. I plan on doing a complete restoration on the Formula S, but I want to do some engine upgrades to the Commando engine such as Cam, Heads, Intake. I know alot of people are going...

Do you know if the engine kit linked below includes the plug needed for my engine? I am planning on pulling the motor over labor day weekend installing the missing oil galley plug. I am really really hoping to not find any metal in the oil. Melling MPE-113BR Melling Freeze Plugs | Summit Racing

I am not really sure why that idea never crossed my mind! It is interesting how simple ideas like that can slip the mind. I am concerned that my current motor was not gapped for boost or set up with a lower compression ratio. I will have to do some investigation on what the compression of my...

Thank you for the info! I am reading and gathering as much information as I can.

I appreciate the info. I will check out the forced induction section.

It is a street car that occasionally sees the strip. I would be really happy with anything over 500hp.

I have a 65 Barracuda that has a mildly built up 360 installed in it. I am wanting to start a new engine build that will allow me to just swap the old 360 for the new 360. I want to build the new motors bottom end to be something I can build onto over the years (ALL FORGED). I have some plans of...

Is the motor a base 273 or the hipo model?

Well I'm going to check with another gauge and I guess I will start looking for the missing plugs.

So I can check for that oil plug by just pulling the distributor and looking for it?

One of my fathers friends had mentioned to me before that it might have been an oil plug under the intake missing. I do not remember plugging any thing in the lifter valley before installing the intake. I did not know what he was talking about.