The power of a 273

[ValiantRacing]

I have mentioned my car off and on over the years, but this maybe the best picture, i love the side shot, you can see the front tires off the ground and rear with a wrinkle.

 

[ch1ll]

Nice, tell us more.

 

[NC Engine Builder]

Very cool picture

 

[doug 371]

Both tires are up

 

[ValiantRacing]

Nice, tell us more.

Its a Stock Eliminator car, 273 with 318-675 heads, stock intake, carb, .400 lift cam, it is bored .070 over. I ran a 12.21 this was at the Winternationals

 

[318willrun]

Its a Stock Eliminator car, 273 with 318-675 heads, stock intake, carb, .400 lift cam, it is bored .070 over. I ran a 12.21 this was at the Winternationals

duration? What stall and gears?

 

[RustyRatRod]

That's super cool right there I don't care who you are.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Its a Stock Eliminator car, 273 with 318-675 heads, stock intake, carb, .400 lift cam, it is bored .070 over. I ran a 12.21 this was at the Winternationals

Impressive.

 

[ch1ll]

Why did you go with the 675 heads and not the 920's.

 

[Plymouth 65]

Nice, you definitely squeezed some ponies from that little motor! 65

 

[ValiantRacing]

duration? What stall and gears?

240's on the duration, it needs to be more. 4.86 gears with a 26 tall tire. and stall is around 5k, i wanted 6k but they could not get it there. not enough torque.

 

[ValiantRacing]

Why did you go with the 675 heads and not the 920's.

They are harder to find, and i already had some 675's combustion chamber is 57cc

 

[azaustin]

Never underestimate the power of a 273!

 

[PRH]

Looks like you’re leaning into it!!

 

[ch1ll]

They are harder to find, and i already had some 675's combustion chamber is 57cc

You milled the heads to a closed chamber? If so did you angle mill them?

 

[ch1ll]

Also did you alter the wheelbase by moving the rear axle forward a bit?

 

[ValiantRacing]

Also did you alter the wheelbase by moving the rear axle forward a bit?

Cannot make any changes to the body, suspension, wheel base and engine must be stock from oil pan to carb, i do have headers., no angle milling on the heads, the chamber on a 318 is not like a 340 or 360 head.

 

[413]

Cool car! Great photo!

He has a fuel cell, no stock fuel tank underneath so you can see daylight behind the tire

 

[AJ/FormS]

IIRC, that is a 106wb car?
12s with a 240@.008 cam, lol, how cool is that!
I have held those stock early rods in my hands, . I briefly thought about putting them in my 360 lol.

 

[a-bodyguy]

whats your trap mph? 110?
great pic

 

[perfacar]

its more like 240 at .050 for a stocker cam , also, might be dwell nose style. also, there is a guy back in midwest, that runs super stock with a 66 valient, 273 also, it runs 10.05 @ 131 mph. just food for thought

 

[jos51700]

That's not only a badass car, being captured in the middle of doing badass things, by a badass photographer, it's awesome that he caught the car level and hooked. Badass. I love how the rockers are damn near perfectly parallel to the lane lines. Someone needs to revive Bob Ross to translate that photo to some happy little oil paintings.

 

[toolmanmike]

That's not only a badass car, being captured in the middle of doing badass things, by a badass photographer, it's awesome that he caught the car level and hooked. Badass. I love how the rockers are damn near perfectly parallel to the lane lines. Someone needs to revive Bob Ross to translate that photo to some happy little oil paintings.

 

[ValiantRacing]

whats your trap mph? 110?
great pic

I wish, 105-106

 

[ValiantRacing]

That's not only a badass car, being captured in the middle of doing badass things, by a badass photographer, it's awesome that he caught the car level and hooked. Badass. I love how the rockers are damn near perfectly parallel to the lane lines. Someone needs to revive Bob Ross to translate that photo to some happy little oil paintings.

Bob Johnson does some excellent work, look him up.