Not to beat a dead horse, but the last year a 273 could be had in a Barracuda was 1967. No ifs, ands, or buts. 1968 was the last year of the 273, period. Amusingly, one of my cars' emissions tests says it has a 283, stupid emissions testings place... In all the emissions things I have, the engine size is variously reported as 273, 283, 318, or 340, and yes it easily passed no matter which one it was thought to be. I guess a 74 with a 318 might be slow, wouldn't know, but I know E-bodies weigh a good deal more than my A-body. I have a 69 318 in my fastback, which despite having a two barrel and being backed with an automatic, used to regularly stomp ricers, well before I started restoring it of course.. I wish I had the 273 still, but that was replaced before my time, it suffered from an engine rebuild performed by the automotive equivalent of braindead monkeys. Anyway, if anyone wants further info about my cudas or whatnot, feel free to e-mail me offlist.. Will J _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail