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Paul Ceasrine · 12-16-2009, 06:15 AM

Bill and Alan,
Not sure if you saw the 1966 "Mods For Mopar 273" article by
Eric Dahlquist. With Tom Hoover and Mike Buckle of Chrysler. Article posted February 1966. All detailed info on valve spacing and sizing for the 273, as well as Part #'s. It was the early stages of develpoment for the D-Dart 275 HP.
As crazy as it sounds, they knew that the 9 1/4" Auburn clutch on the
273's were poor, and they were recommending a 9 1/4" clutch from a 1953 Dodge V-8 (Borg & Beck #1220). Hard to imagine in 1966 they were recommending a 13 year old part #, as a performance upgrade.
Paul

12-16-2009, 06:15 AM	#142
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction Bill and Alan, Not sure if you saw the 1966 "Mods For Mopar 273" article by Eric Dahlquist. With Tom Hoover and Mike Buckle of Chrysler. Article posted February 1966. All detailed info on valve spacing and sizing for the 273, as well as Part #'s. It was the early stages of develpoment for the D-Dart 275 HP. As crazy as it sounds, they knew that the 9 1/4" Auburn clutch on the 273's were poor, and they were recommending a 9 1/4" clutch from a 1953 Dodge V-8 (Borg & Beck #1220). Hard to imagine in 1966 they were recommending a 13 year old part #, as a performance upgrade. Paul