Unlike the Ford FE and Max Wedge Mopars, the 348-409 W-engine had a relatively ... like a big-block Chevy, but has a seal race for a small-block. You've seen the pics through this story, so ...

Thanks to the Beach Boys, Chevy's 409 is one of the most ... Pop music references aside, the 409 is part of the Chevrolet W-series engine family, which debuted in 1958 as the 348ci Turbo-Thrust.

and Chevy's first big-block engine family was born. This visual comparison of Edelbrock's 60809 Performer RPM 409 and 60559 Performer RPM 454-R heads will help you get your head around the ...

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 ...

You could get one of two optional high-performance 409 big-block engines ... (RPO L8 /$538), the engine was rated at 375 horsepower-the most ever in a small-block Chevy. It made big power to ...

The Chevy 409 engine became the go-to powerplant for U.S. drag racers in the early '60s and for many regional racers in the mid-'60s. Some of the most famous racers included Dyno Don Nicholson ...

This ’62 Bel Air is powered by the top dog of Chevy’s engine family for 1962. Its 409-cu.in. big-block V8 was rated at 409 horsepower. That powerplant proved to be a race winner from the first ...

With just 57 units produced, the rare Z11 V8 is the rarest Chevrolet engine ever and remains valuable today. The Z11 V8 was a ...

In the 1964 Chevy Impala Super Sport, the 409 V8 engine was an available add-on. This engine appealed to those wanting a more powerful vehicle with more horsepower. For stock car racing ...

But when it came time to replace the engine in his Mustang racecar, he did the unthinkable. He installed a small-block Chevy engine. Called the SBC by aficionados, it proved lighter and more ...