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 ...

See All 62 Photos Originally, the 409 was supposed to be simply a stroked and punched-out 348 Type W truck engine but ended up having a number of differences. The 409’s crank required heavier ...

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 ...

I am also a truck driver and years ago drove a Chevy semi-truck and ... while your dad's 409 delivered 409 horses, although in 1963 the same engine came rated at 425 horses.

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.

My letter deals with the 1962 Chevy Biscayne 409 as when I was ... It’s no surprise you once drove a truck with a 409 engine, as the 348 truck engine became the powerful 409 in 1961.

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 ...