what year was the 409 eng introduced
2007-01-20 02:44:57 · 8 answers · asked by exx_oregon_logger 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
1'st version came in'58 as a 348ci. and was nicknamed the "W" engine because of the radical shape of the valve covers-(shaped like stretched "W's). In '60 this engine was maximized to displace 409ci's. Chevy pusued this engine development program because Ford wanted to dominate the drag scene with brutal indifference. 406ci. Galaxy's shocked ,and ruled. the strips at a time when Chevy blinked. Chevy pushed through this humilliating time in equally shocking fashion by subsequently dominating the strips with it's 435hp "409" for the next 2 years. "409's were cancelled in'64 and some leftovers were placed in '65 cars and trucks. The new 396 rat motor took over from there and is currently available now as a 502+.
2007-01-20 07:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by racer123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1961- 1965 in Chevys' . The Corvette debuted the 396 in 1965 and the 409 went the way . It was a bored out and stroked 348 and with the 2- 4 bbl set up produced 425 hp.
2007-01-20 15:34:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chevy introduced the 348 in 2958 and this evolved onto the 409 around 1959-1960. It was factory installed in the 1960 SS Impala
2007-01-20 06:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by mayberrynut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 409 was an early style v8,with the same design as the 348cid,and the last year of 409 was definitely 1965,I'm not sure of the 1st year.I have an old junkyard cross reference book somewhere,if I can find it I'll post it Monday.
2007-01-20 03:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by zskip62 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 409 in version was in production from 1961 to 1964.a horsepower version of this model was introduced in 1962. this engine was rid of in the mid 1965s. next came the 427.
2007-01-20 02:52:47 · answer #5 · answered by hugg2dz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't there a song about "my sweet little 409" or something like that?
Oh, I don't know the answer. Your question just made me think back to the good old days of muscle cars..
2007-01-20 03:04:27 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1958
2007-01-20 04:51:37 · answer #7 · answered by blackbutton100 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think 68 or 69. May be off a year or two though
2007-01-20 02:49:23 · answer #8 · answered by Patrick H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋