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Old 08-06-2010, 06:38 AM   #2
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Default Re: D/Dart of 1966 Super Stock option

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Originally Posted by Don Whitmore View Post
What was in Chrysler's mind when they created the 273 ci? It is an interesting motor. If the corporation needed a small displacement motor, why one with its particular specs (fairly long stroke for that ci, long rod, small bore, overall small ci)?
Economics. Same crank & rods they had been using for years (318 stuff). Bore was small enough to get the displacement in the range they were targeting while still being able to use the 318 heads. Very few new pieces they had to engineer.
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