Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Plymouth
- Family
- Chrysler Slant Six and LA-series small-block V8
- Displacement
- 273 cubic inches
Also Known As
1965 170 Slant Six1965 225 Slant Six1965 273 two-barrel V81965 Commando 273 V8
Engine profile
1965 Plymouth Barracuda engine family
Chrysler Slant Six and LA-series small-block V8 · 273 cubic inches · Plymouth
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
Commando 273 V8
- Value
- 273 cu in; four-barrel; 235 gross hp
- Application
- 1965 Barracuda Formula S and performance path
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Plymouth Barracuda
Sources: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda brochure , 1965 Plymouth paint chips
170 Slant Six
- Value
- 170 cu in; one-barrel; 101 gross hp
- Application
- 1965 Barracuda base path
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Plymouth Barracuda
Sources: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda brochure , 1965 Plymouth paint chips
225 Slant Six
- Value
- 225 cu in; one-barrel; 145 gross hp
- Application
- 1965 Barracuda option
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Plymouth Barracuda
Sources: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda brochure , 1965 Plymouth paint chips
273 two-barrel V8
- Value
- 273 cu in; two-barrel; 180 gross hp
- Application
- 1965 Barracuda V8 path
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1965 Plymouth Barracuda
Sources: 1965 Plymouth Barracuda brochure , 1965 Plymouth paint chips
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Two-door fastback hardtop
1965 Plymouth Barracuda
Two-door Valiant-based fastback