The W engine's unique E-I-I-E-E-I-I-E valve layout ... Oiling SystemOil pan: '64 Chevy 409 truck, 6 quartsOil pump: Melling high-volume (PN M99HVS) HeadsType: Edelbrock Performer RPM 409 (PN ...

Building a W-motor, as the 348/409 engines have been called, has always been fairly expensive if you're trying to make power. You could use the affordable truck ... with big Chevy rods for 585 ...

The early ‘60s were a strange time for performance. Detroit’s Big Three were still figuring out where to shove all their new V8 horsepower. Most of it landed in full-size sedans or coupes, but ...

Shaun proceeded with the deal, thinking that he would change out the garbage-truck engine anyway ... "I decided to change direction and rebuild the 409 and to keep the car much closer to its ...

Back then, the early drag and oval racers found out right away that the new and first ever overhead valve V8 from General Motors in the 303-inch Rocket 88 V8 engine was a winning combination.

Looking back at Chevy's full-size ... and the engine under the hood should be your first stop. The top engine on the 1962 Impala was the Turbo-Fire 409 V8. Chevrolet sold two versions of this ...

Banks Power has unveiled the first supercharged Duramax crate engine. The powerful block sits under the hood of a refreshed 1966 Chevrolet pickup. This truck ... the '66 Chevy from a fan for ...

Chevy’s Small Block team realized those ... t restricted to anything typical of a high volume production truck or passenger car engine. We were allowed to pick the best technology that we ...