Thanks to the Beach Boys, Chevy's 409 is one of the most famous engines of all time. But how much do you really know about it? Did you know the combustion chambers are in the block, not the heads? Did ...
1962 witnessed several important engine changes in the Impala lineup, as Chevrolet operated a series of substitutions in an attempt to make the car target a larger audience of buyers in the United ...
1961 was the year when Chevrolet brought to life the famous Super Sport. It debuted on the Impala as RPO 240 and could be had for only $53.80. Official baptized "Impala Super Sport Equipment Package," ...
Like a lot of other segments in our hobby, the legendary 409 is enjoying a new heyday. The beginning was about 10 to 15 years ago when stroker kits hit the scene, punching displacement up to 482 ci.
409ci Small-Block Chevy, 1,035 HPTim Vnuk, Elk River, MNAmong the horsepower-with-a-comma heroes at the DynoMax Power to the Wheels Dyno Tour finals in Las Vegas covered in the Mar. '08, Tim Vnuk was ...
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 every ...