262 vs 267 sbc

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I think that the 81-83 267@ 150 HP(79-80 are higher) is softer than the 76 262@ 171 HP.

To give a bit of perspective to what Billy is saying, compare the 267 to a Mopar 273 from the '65-'67 era:

Mopar - 287 max disp, 1.437 B&B carburetor that meters fuel like a straw in the wind, 10.2 compression, .400 lift cam, 176 power rating.

Chev 267 - 280 max disp, 1.375 Dual Jet that meters well, 9.5 compression, .357/.373 cam (heads will flow better on the exhaust than the Mopar), lighter reciprocating weight, better transmission (TH200), 150 power rating.

Not a cake walk, but very possible. The 273 has been beat on since the '70s, so don't expect to achieve the same level of performance in a month.