Back in the early 1950's when every salvage yard was full of WW II surplus trucks with 270 GMC engines in them, the dirt track racers scooped them up and there were lots of go fast accessories like multi-carb intakes, Vertex magnetos, and 12 port heads available for them. Dad's flathead Ford powered 34 three window coupe never had much of a problem beating them, because they were so torquey they didn't quit spinning their wheels until they were halfway down the straight. By then the Fords were getting set up for the next turn. The Jimmy 270's and 302's did do very well at Bonneville, where they had room to stretch their legs- - - -especially the ones with the Wayne 12-port cylinder heads.
Jerry
