“The only downside was those damn hydraulic lifters — you couldn’t adjust the tappets like the Chevy and Ford V-8s.”
The solid valve train from the 273 would interchange. I had a ‘66 Barracuda with the Commando 273. Set the valves on it several times.
>>The solid valve train from the 273 would interchange. <<
That never occurred to me - I was in HS at the time.
It was more an annoyance than a problem — the acceleration and speed I got was pretty awesome. The lifters just pinged at a certain spot in the power band.