1966 Valiant SS/K ??

[dart4forte]

Originally Posted by Don Whitmore

Neat car!!! So, is the 289 'Stang (NHRA 215hp) and the 283 Duece (NHRA 241hp) that much better combos than 273 Valiant???

He must be changing valve springs after every round. I'm not sure on the math but that thing must be pulling upwards of 7900-8200 RPM

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by dart4forte

He must be changing valve springs after every round. I'm not sure on the math but that thing must be pulling upwards of 7900-8200 RPM

That's not that high. Any spring in S/S

[GarysZ24]

Check the recent threads on the Thunder Valley Dragway pictures, for more info on Matts car. I was talking with Al Kuehl about this car in the more recent posts to that thread, and per Al, the car ran a 10.68 @ Brainerd last May!!!

[John Lang]

That 273 has gone 10.63 at Earlville, Iowa if my memory hasn't left yet !........ John

[Jim Wahl]

10.63? WOW! A little 273? Have you ever looked at the heads on a 273? Amazing! Jim

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Al Kuehl

Matt does his own head's Victory Engine's is his business . He has quite a few guy's running his stuff up here .
Al

That's cool Al, if he can do that with a 273, I wonder what he could do with my 173. Kind of makes me want to either live closer to you guys (at least until the first snow, then not even a Top Fuel Dragster could get me away from there fast enough...ROLOL), so I could see what kind of magic he could perform on my lil' V6? That is if he'd even want to touch it??? Might not be enough cylinders, or cubes for him...lol???

[Jim Wahl]

Oh, No offense taken Al! I think the same thing every time I walk out of my house! Jim

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Al Kuehl

Gary
The snows really not that bad . If I lived where Jim Wahl lives I would melt . I cant stand the heat and the humidity . No offense Jim I have been to Flordia thats also where my financial problems started . Any time it get's over 65 or 70 it's to hot for me .
Al

Al those temp extremes you spoke of are great for racing (or during the winter time?), but once the racing is over, I want 80's +!!! The sunshine state may have the humidity, but tack on 45 degrees to your 70 degree limit, and you get a normal June to August here in the "Valley of The Sun"!!! Today we're a nice cool 105 degrees (albeit with only 10% humidity). Now how would you like that Al...?

[Todd Boyer]

Originally Posted by Al Kuehl

Matt does his own head's Victory Engine's is his business . He has quite a few guy's running his stuff up here .
Al

There was an article on a U/SA 273 Mopar Wagon in Mopar Action magazine a couple of years back, it said that the 273s could run the late EFI -pre Magnum 318 "302" castings as a supercede number. Heart shaped chambers, swirl ports etc etc. Pretty good heads but they still have the little 273/318 port size. I'm thinking velocity is important with them, Perhaps these are the heads Matt runs?

[Jim Wahl]

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