Chevrolet 409 cubic inch V8

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The Chevrolet 409 cubic inch V8 is a legendary early-1960s big-block engine famed for its high performance and association with Chevrolet’s muscle-era full-size cars.

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instanceOf Chevrolet big-block engine ⓘ
V8 engine ⓘ
automobile engine ⓘ
aspiration naturally aspirated ⓘ
blockMaterial cast iron ⓘ
bore 4.3125 inches ⓘ
compressionRatio 10.5:1 ⓘ
11.0:1 ⓘ
configuration 90-degree V8 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalAssociation American muscle car era ⓘ
early 1960s performance cars ⓘ
cylinders 8 ⓘ
displacement 409 cubic inches ⓘ
6.7 liters ⓘ
engineSeries Chevrolet big-block ⓘ
era early 1960s ⓘ
family Chevrolet W-series engine ⓘ
featuredInSong "409" by The Beach Boys ⓘ
fuelSystem carburetor ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
headMaterial cast iron ⓘ
manufacturer Chevrolet ⓘ
General Motors ⓘ
marketSegment high-performance ⓘ
motorsportUse NASCAR ⓘ
drag racing ⓘ
nickname 409 ⓘ
notableCarburetion dual 4-barrel carburetors ⓘ
single 4-barrel carburetor ⓘ
notableFeature W-shaped combustion chamber in block ⓘ
high-performance factory ratings ⓘ
notableModelApplication Chevrolet Bel Air ⓘ
Chevrolet Biscayne ⓘ
Chevrolet Impala ⓘ
Chevrolet full-size cars ⓘ
powerOutput 360 horsepower ⓘ
380 horsepower ⓘ
400 horsepower ⓘ
409 horsepower ⓘ
predecessor Chevrolet 348 cubic inch V8 ⓘ
productionEnd 1965 ⓘ
productionStart 1961 ⓘ
stroke 3.50 inches ⓘ
successor Chevrolet 396 cubic inch V8 ⓘ
torqueOutput 420 lb-ft ⓘ
425 lb-ft ⓘ
425+ lb-ft ⓘ
valvesPerCylinder 2 ⓘ
valvetrain overhead valve ⓘ

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Impala SS 409 (early 1960s) → hasEngine → Chevrolet 409 cubic inch V8 ⓘ
Impala SS 409 (early 1960s) → engineFamily → Chevrolet W-series big-block ⓘ
linked to: Chevrolet 409 cubic inch V8
Chevrolet 409 cubic inch V8 → engineSeries → Chevrolet big-block ⓘ
linked to: Chevrolet 409 cubic inch V8