@ oldermusiclover this song was inspired by the Chevrolet engine produced in 1963 that had 409 cubic inches with two four barrel carburetors that put out 425 horspower.
Why am I watching an ad for the latest UGLY, TIN CAN, DEATH TRAP, BUG EYED POS LOSER-MOBILE from Toyota when I want to listen to The Beach Boys 409? FUCK you Scion!!!!
"409" stands for 409 cubic inches of cylinder displacement and this V8 engine was introduced by Chevrolet in late 1961 and was available in the 1962 Chevrolet Imapla SS, and featured either one or two Carter AFB 4-barrel carburetors. No doubt, in this 1962 hit, The Beach Boys are singing about the two Carter AFB 4-barrel-carb version with its aluminum intake manifold producing 1 HP (horsepower) per cubic-inch displacement! In 1963, this engine, with a solid-lifter camshaft, produced 425 HP.
@oldermusiclover 409 cubic inches of engine / piston displacement. Now we use "liters",,, for instance a 350 cubic inch chevy engine is a 5.7 liter engine. Chevy made history with this one! Good question, though!
@yellowdog123456 yellow dog he know nothing ,can only count to six, I,d roll a well built 409 against any of the junk they bring to the track these days, it would still turn respectable times
@yellowdog123456 Really!!..Odd since i owned a 1962 bel-air two door sedan with that bad 409 and factory four speed and yes chevrolet also produced a 348 starting in 58 and the 409 was a puchched out version from the 348 motors only lots more horse power..the engines were referred to was w blocks in the day..And if you were around then I would have taken you for a little ride and rearanged your spine..
great beach music.A real good friend of mine had a 63 409 that would outrun anything in our city at that time.Would turn 8000 rpm in the blink of an eye.If you knew how to build the engine with the right parts you had a monster on your hand's.The main thing to change was the crankshaft.The factory shaft would not stay in one peice if you run them hard.They were great engines if you knew how to build them.One great engine.
Great song, mediocre engine.The 409 was overrated & prone to blowing up. In '62 the Mopar 413 max wedge came out & it was game over for the 409 & the 406 Ford
@4thstooge im 18 and dont like all these new cars and 409 may not be world beaters but they sure do have a special place in muscle car history. thats for damn sure and id gladly take anyone of them engines
even though i am a diehard ford guy..this song is cool ..after this it will be little deuce coup ...what would lady ga ga sing about cars today?something about a prius????
A close friend in high school had a 62 impalla ss with this engine in it. His was red. 2 carter afbs and a 4 on the floor. Pretty fast as long as it lasted. These bored and stroked 348s did not hold up well. rocker arm studs had to be modified not to pull out of the heads. to make matters worse Chevrolet made this into their first 427 engine and it was a disaster. Then came the famous big block as a 396 then 402, 427 and 454. I lived the era when all these engines came out..
The 409 and 348 were both "W" head motors but the 348 was really Chevy's truck engine. I think there might have been a version rated @ 280 horsepower but I don't recall much more from the 348.
Don't expect anyone from Europe to ever understand the American lifestyle although sadly it has changed for the worse. Liberals are liars so don't be one.
I'm sure I've heard a version of this song with the bass singer doing the song response an octave lower. A real deep booming voice with a low "409, giddy up, giddy up" an octave lower on the response.
What a j-o-k-e. Those cars had an interior that looked like a hospital waiting room. I wouldn't deliver pizza in one of those things. And remember, no one ever wrote a song about a Hemi, except for that goofy "Little Old Lady from Pasadena," who by the way was actually a transvestite from Oxnard named Butch.
@Zagathon7 The only Hemi that I ever liked was the Olds W-43 Hemi that never went into production, because Ford whined about it. (They couldn't stand being beated by Oldsmobile anymore on the track.) 455 cubic inches, DOHC, High Compression heads, etc, etc etc.
@Zagathon7 I don't think anyone would deliver pizza in a Hemi-engined car--the lousy mileage would negate most of your tip money. "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" is goofy--that's why it's so much fun! Jan & Dean laughed all the way to the bank :-) Don't tell me they were kissing a transvestite on their album cover hahaha!
@nvdirtbiker Yeah, I had that in my mind as I posted. I was thinking between "Nothing can catch her, nothing can touch my 409" and "-but I've got the fastest set of wheels in town." still I wonder: in I Get Around, "We always take my car 'cause it's never been beat..." which is the reference to? (neither one, I know. 3 different songs.)
I remember in the late 70's my friend was looking for a "new" used car. "dragstrip" launch on the local 4 lane in a dz 302 z/28 testdrive. glovebox flying open on the 1-2 speed shift, lol. 4 of us in the car, owners in front, us in the rear. and I was offered $500 55 Chevy's, $2000 Boss 302's, BB Challengers, crap...time machine pls. did buy a 426 Hemi for $800 in atlanta in the early 80's, w/18 spline tranny, headers, no carbs, in an attic.
@Buffalosharps actually, it wasnt a backfire. It was the drummer hitting the snare drum that sounded like a pop, but until you said that, I never heard it that way before. Now I will always think of it as a backfire! Thanks for that man! LOL
bigfootskitty....abasolutely! Cars were IT. I was there...it was awesome and very fun! My dad did the backyard BBQ and we waxed cars, pumped up the volume and just had a helluva lot of fun....with our cars! And they dan't build them like that anymore...thad'd be illegal
I tell ya; I love this song by the beach boys and those 409's were BRUTES!!!; If i remember correctly, the 409 was part of the SS performance package that included heavy duty rear axle ratios, upgraded suspension and some other upgraded components as well but the heart of it was of course the monster 409 big block which I believe put out a under-rated for insurance purposes approx. 425hp which I believe depending on how its built was closer to 450-475hp at the rear end....
@matts6887 You are indeed correct. in 1961 only 142 or so 409's were produced in the SS cars. After that an Impala (usually SS), Bel-Air, or even in the instance of 64, a Biscayne could have up to the 425 version. In 1963 Chevy even had a Z-11 Impala, built with aluminum body panels and a special 409 upped to 427 CI.
A 409 makes about 350- 425 hp depending on how its built/tuned and costs about 10 grand on ebay,yesterday i saw a yearone 350 on ebay that makes about 415 hp for about 3000 bucks.
I might get that 350 and just put the hp rating on the rear quarter panel.
@aknowneemus yeah but a 350 is a 350 a 409 is a 409 bad machine the new 6.2 ls9 makes 638 hp and its the same size as a ls1 but the 409 is a beast different time!
In the 70's , my friend took all his friends on a road trip, he had a '60 with a 348. It would run like hell , but burned gas! Gas was 31.9 cents in '72 . 348 and 409 are called "W" heads" , for obvious reasons. Solid lifters , needed occasional adjustment.Solids are better for perfornamce at extreme RPM. The car in the picture is a '61 or "62 , because the car had a generator. Alternators were standard on "63 and later. Can you imagine trying to keep gas in such an engine these days?
@Asparkle, I believe ya, My dad built one when he was in his late teen. That engine would pin you to the seat if you push the gas peddle hard enough. He told me he had cigarettes on the dash board and when he took off it flew and hit the back window. Those engines are now rare now days.
It was just weird. I was looking up music, and was like.... hey that kinda looks familar. And sure enough I realized where the picture came from. Yeah there rare, but still around. My dad still fools around with them
@mjohnsonxtreme hehe 409 IMP vs a 396 IMP you know hands down the 409 can not compete...hell a 350 would smoke it the 409 was KING it inst day but 350s could get 2000 more rpm and the 396 just was a beast of horse power and also could spin higher...but it isnt fair to compare VERY old and out dated designs vs something that has evolved over 50 years. 409 was insanely heavy also
@mjohnsonxtreme stoch, for sure... that lil vortech 350 has less compression than me blowing bubbles with a straw. but if you do something about it, like a eaton supercharger, then you have something real powerful under your hood.
Besides, 409 is nice, but theres nothing quite like seeing peoples face's when you go " nice 409, but you should come see my olds tornado. It has the 455"
@QCprepper I had a 455 in an 82 camaro that would haul the mail. I bought the 455 with 26k on the clock. It had been hit from behind and pinched the exhaust shut and the guy thought the motor was bad. Paid 150bucks for it. I dont know which cost me more money, tires or gas. Glad i sold it
@gojoe283 Absolutely. The 348 started life as a medium truck motor and went to the autos when Ford came out with the 352. The 409 was their answer to Ford's 406 interceptor.
@worktrok09 the 406 when it debuted was supposedly the most powerful engine. I also have heard many stories where my Grandma and Grandfather had bout a Fairlane 500 with a Interceptor motor in it and my GRANDMOTHER told me it wouldnt stay under 55 for anything. As for a 409 I would love to have one! IDK what I would do with it but I want one.
@CountryBoyToy18 a 406 is a 400 small block bored over .30 right? because my neighbors got a 62 bel air wagon with one in it. This is what we've been told are we right?
@Derpinguin44 Yup. I have a 348 4bbl I pulled from an old '58 Chevrolet 2 1/2 ton truck sitting in my shop. I pulled it almost ten years ago & never did anything with it. At least its out of the weather.
@papabugs71 I think I read that somewhere--that was Gary Usher's 348 Chevy. The poor 348 was probably the most underwhelming V-8 that Chevrolet ever built...
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I hate tyranny
Syzygy60 1 week ago
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Government can suck my unwashed balls,go ahead washington,roll my marbles around in your mouth,now u know how we feel
Syzygy60 1 week ago
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b4 government mandated it
Syzygy60 1 week ago
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I like it is economical
Syzygy60 1 week ago
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is why venturas novas and some other car looked alike
they shared parts
Syzygy60 1 week ago
my four speed, dual quad, posi traction 409!
suzuki52836 2 weeks ago
@ oldermusiclover this song was inspired by the Chevrolet engine produced in 1963 that had 409 cubic inches with two four barrel carburetors that put out 425 horspower.
citywide44 2 weeks ago
Nothin can catch her, nothin can catch my 413.....whoops!
wahahn 3 weeks ago
@wahahn you need to listen to beach boys - shut it down ;) lol
l91camaroz28l 1 day ago
There is no replacement for displacement.
SearTrip 1 month ago
Brings back memories of drag racing down state st. in fremont,ohio back in the mid 80's in sevral ole muscle cars..naming one a 55 CHEVY. thk u
Bizzy1BeeingBizzy 1 month ago
Why am I watching an ad for the latest UGLY, TIN CAN, DEATH TRAP, BUG EYED POS LOSER-MOBILE from Toyota when I want to listen to The Beach Boys 409? FUCK you Scion!!!!
SCROGY 1 month ago
One of the best ever lines in a car song "four speed-dual quad-posi traction".....God how I love those words!!!!!!!!
starman1946 1 month ago
so i heard from other healpoful fans. Thanks to all who wrote.
oldermusiclover 1 month ago
The 409 was offered with an optional oil filter!!!
POL3INAROW 1 month ago
thank you to all who wrote me
oldermusiclover 1 month ago
"409" stands for 409 cubic inches of cylinder displacement and this V8 engine was introduced by Chevrolet in late 1961 and was available in the 1962 Chevrolet Imapla SS, and featured either one or two Carter AFB 4-barrel carburetors. No doubt, in this 1962 hit, The Beach Boys are singing about the two Carter AFB 4-barrel-carb version with its aluminum intake manifold producing 1 HP (horsepower) per cubic-inch displacement! In 1963, this engine, with a solid-lifter camshaft, produced 425 HP.
kennygl2008 2 months ago
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Syzygy60 2 months ago
although i was raised with two mechanics i have to ask a dumb quest. is 409 a car brand or engine
oldermusiclover 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover It's a Chevy engine.
PiMpiN92432 2 months ago 4
@PiMpiN92432 i cant believe anyone asked that
MrBrockberg 2 months ago
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@PiMpiN92432 is the Horse Power
Syzygy60 1 week ago
@Syzygy60 in the 70's all detroit auto companies shared engines
and bodies
Syzygy60 1 week ago
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@oldermusiclover horsepower
Syzygy60 2 months ago
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@oldermusiclover is spirtual
Syzygy60 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover Hey, I'm a 61 year old woman.....not the one you thought would respond........I think it's an engine.
debbiedamooseful 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover the only car i know of, from the musclecar era with a number for a name was the Olds 442
MrJab4309 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover the #s are almost always Cubic Inches
playingwithfirehurts 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover 409 is how many cylinders are in it . XD
antongirdeux07 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover 409 cubic inches of engine / piston displacement. Now we use "liters",,, for instance a 350 cubic inch chevy engine is a 5.7 liter engine. Chevy made history with this one! Good question, though!
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Martin00028Guitar 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover it's an engine. The best ever. I think the engine in my Saturn is a .00409!
debbiedamooseful 2 months ago
@debbiedamooseful HEY...the 409 was just a dusted off truck motor. Poor performance, gas gusling lunk!
yellowdog123456 1 month ago
@yellowdog123456 yellow dog he know nothing ,can only count to six, I,d roll a well built 409 against any of the junk they bring to the track these days, it would still turn respectable times
inthepurelight 1 month ago
@inthepurelight Did Jay Silverheels write your reply?
yellowdog123456 1 month ago
@yellowdog123456 oddly enough clayton moores, agents, mistress had a baby named patty hiawatha who did did the first draft
inthepurelight 1 month ago
@inthepurelight she stutters
inthepurelight 1 month ago
@yellowdog123456 Really!!..Odd since i owned a 1962 bel-air two door sedan with that bad 409 and factory four speed and yes chevrolet also produced a 348 starting in 58 and the 409 was a puchched out version from the 348 motors only lots more horse power..the engines were referred to was w blocks in the day..And if you were around then I would have taken you for a little ride and rearanged your spine..
rudeman15 1 month ago
@oldermusiclover its a motor
dcmredneck 1 month ago
@dcmredneck It's an engine a motor is electric
inthepurelight 1 month ago
@inthepurelight oo wow who gives a crap they both refur to the same thing tho
dcmredneck 1 month ago
great beach music.A real good friend of mine had a 63 409 that would outrun anything in our city at that time.Would turn 8000 rpm in the blink of an eye.If you knew how to build the engine with the right parts you had a monster on your hand's.The main thing to change was the crankshaft.The factory shaft would not stay in one peice if you run them hard.They were great engines if you knew how to build them.One great engine.
cacjy6b 2 months ago
Great song, mediocre engine.The 409 was overrated & prone to blowing up. In '62 the Mopar 413 max wedge came out & it was game over for the 409 & the 406 Ford
4thstooge 2 months ago
@4thstooge im 18 and dont like all these new cars and 409 may not be world beaters but they sure do have a special place in muscle car history. thats for damn sure and id gladly take anyone of them engines
MrBrockberg 2 months ago
even though i am a diehard ford guy..this song is cool ..after this it will be little deuce coup ...what would lady ga ga sing about cars today?something about a prius????
390merc65 2 months ago
Did it pass smog test in Calif.....Lol on that...Fun days are long gone thanks to all of the tree huggers....
Gamerforfun1 3 months ago
brian wilson was a master artist. this song is so clean. incredible talent
scm8487 3 months ago
409 was a joke..it was a boat anchor.. 272, 292 352, fords ate it up all day long
mikeonly88 3 months ago
I would put a 409 into a 57 Chevy and turn it into the most badass dragster ever.
majorporpoise 3 months ago
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Everyone that has posted on this video, from what I can tell, is an idiot.
mechanic116 3 months ago
VTAKK
coolusername1231 3 months ago
The mopar guys don't even have to say anything; just let all the cheb suckers bicker which engine is the best to get second place with.
nothing will ever touch a maxie
BevoBill31 3 months ago
i'm a musician,i liked the music
Syzygy60 4 months ago
A close friend in high school had a 62 impalla ss with this engine in it. His was red. 2 carter afbs and a 4 on the floor. Pretty fast as long as it lasted. These bored and stroked 348s did not hold up well. rocker arm studs had to be modified not to pull out of the heads. to make matters worse Chevrolet made this into their first 427 engine and it was a disaster. Then came the famous big block as a 396 then 402, 427 and 454. I lived the era when all these engines came out..
wb5oxq 4 months ago
Had one in my 1964 Impala SS convertible.The 340 HP,single 4 barrel version.Loved that car,maroon with a white top and silver interior.
mrbumppo 5 months ago
in an early video from 60s, they had a gto on stage when they did this song
psychedelicsam1 6 months ago
The 409 and 348 were both "W" head motors but the 348 was really Chevy's truck engine. I think there might have been a version rated @ 280 horsepower but I don't recall much more from the 348.
MrRonnieG 6 months ago
the 409 wagon will be at englishtown this weekend
with dad running the jericho thru the gears
al jr.
gstock427wagon 7 months ago
no i don't know a james peters
xtreme 01
sorry, alan
but my dad grinds a 4 speed 62 impala 409/409 g /stock impala station wagon
1983 stock eliminator world champion also won 7 nhra national events
ALAN PETERS.... ANYONE WHO RUNS A STICK IN NHRA STOCK ELIMINATOR
KNOWS MY DAD WITH HIS 69 CAMARO
gstock427wagon 8 months ago
Don't expect anyone from Europe to ever understand the American lifestyle although sadly it has changed for the worse. Liberals are liars so don't be one.
MrBEB123 9 months ago
I'm sure I've heard a version of this song with the bass singer doing the song response an octave lower. A real deep booming voice with a low "409, giddy up, giddy up" an octave lower on the response.
BeamRider100 9 months ago
I had one. My mother called it my Albatros.
Nedhead100 10 months ago
thats my dad racing ray whitney's 409 wagon 2011 dover reunion
alan peters jr.
gstock427wagon 11 months ago
@gstock427wagon you know a James Peters?
xtreme01hac10docter 8 months ago
thats ray whitney's car
my dad run"s the lever
gstock427wagon 11 months ago
Re: "Hemi"
What a j-o-k-e. Those cars had an interior that looked like a hospital waiting room. I wouldn't deliver pizza in one of those things. And remember, no one ever wrote a song about a Hemi, except for that goofy "Little Old Lady from Pasadena," who by the way was actually a transvestite from Oxnard named Butch.
Zagathon7 11 months ago
@Zagathon7 The only Hemi that I ever liked was the Olds W-43 Hemi that never went into production, because Ford whined about it. (They couldn't stand being beated by Oldsmobile anymore on the track.) 455 cubic inches, DOHC, High Compression heads, etc, etc etc.
hardtackjack 10 months ago
@Zagathon7 I don't think anyone would deliver pizza in a Hemi-engined car--the lousy mileage would negate most of your tip money. "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" is goofy--that's why it's so much fun! Jan & Dean laughed all the way to the bank :-) Don't tell me they were kissing a transvestite on their album cover hahaha!
galoon 4 months ago
i wish i was around when this was new
XBrokenwingsX98 11 months ago
listen Dick Dale's "426 super stock" - better song, better engine:D
Logik426 1 year ago
426HEMI
3406fishman 1 year ago
Nothing against the 348/409 truck motors,but GM should have left in the truck line,and released the 427
rovinvideo 1 year ago
Cute song
pssywagn1325 1 year ago
island dragway
12:47 108 mph
67 years old
my dad 4 speed dual quad 425/ /409 station wagon
the grand kids watched grandpa race
gstock427wagon 1 year ago
um... Is there a 409 in the Little Deuce Coupe?
Flyboy207 1 year ago
@Flyboy207 to quote the song..." just a little duece coupe with a flathead mill" aka ford flathead v-8
nvdirtbiker 1 year ago
@nvdirtbiker Yeah, I had that in my mind as I posted. I was thinking between "Nothing can catch her, nothing can touch my 409" and "-but I've got the fastest set of wheels in town." still I wonder: in I Get Around, "We always take my car 'cause it's never been beat..." which is the reference to? (neither one, I know. 3 different songs.)
Flyboy207 1 year ago
any gearhead has to like a song about an engine.
I remember in the late 70's my friend was looking for a "new" used car. "dragstrip" launch on the local 4 lane in a dz 302 z/28 testdrive. glovebox flying open on the 1-2 speed shift, lol. 4 of us in the car, owners in front, us in the rear. and I was offered $500 55 Chevy's, $2000 Boss 302's, BB Challengers, crap...time machine pls. did buy a 426 Hemi for $800 in atlanta in the early 80's, w/18 spline tranny, headers, no carbs, in an attic.
kbconv 1 year ago
I like the way the mill backfires when it its revved up at the start of the song!
Buffalosharps 1 year ago
@Buffalosharps actually, it wasnt a backfire. It was the drummer hitting the snare drum that sounded like a pop, but until you said that, I never heard it that way before. Now I will always think of it as a backfire! Thanks for that man! LOL
nvdirtbiker 1 year ago
bigfootskitty....abasolutely! Cars were IT. I was there...it was awesome and very fun! My dad did the backyard BBQ and we waxed cars, pumped up the volume and just had a helluva lot of fun....with our cars! And they dan't build them like that anymore...thad'd be illegal
wilswasit104 1 year ago
If you're an American, I believe the point is "WOW!, I could have had A V-8!
bigfootskitty 1 year ago
i miss the ORIGINAL beach boys music
Multi80sfan 1 year ago
BITCHIN SONG AND A CAR I WANNA FIND AND BUY NOMATTER WHAT CONDITION ITS IN
Multi80sfan 1 year ago
I tell ya; I love this song by the beach boys and those 409's were BRUTES!!!; If i remember correctly, the 409 was part of the SS performance package that included heavy duty rear axle ratios, upgraded suspension and some other upgraded components as well but the heart of it was of course the monster 409 big block which I believe put out a under-rated for insurance purposes approx. 425hp which I believe depending on how its built was closer to 450-475hp at the rear end....
matts6887 1 year ago
@matts6887 You are indeed correct. in 1961 only 142 or so 409's were produced in the SS cars. After that an Impala (usually SS), Bel-Air, or even in the instance of 64, a Biscayne could have up to the 425 version. In 1963 Chevy even had a Z-11 Impala, built with aluminum body panels and a special 409 upped to 427 CI.
KoDBeast 1 year ago
Yep and the #3 plug is off .004 off gap !!
jimbo560822 1 year ago
here's something i was checking out...
A 409 makes about 350- 425 hp depending on how its built/tuned and costs about 10 grand on ebay,yesterday i saw a yearone 350 on ebay that makes about 415 hp for about 3000 bucks.
I might get that 350 and just put the hp rating on the rear quarter panel.
( not engine size)
aknowneemus 1 year ago
@aknowneemus yeah but a 350 is a 350 a 409 is a 409 bad machine the new 6.2 ls9 makes 638 hp and its the same size as a ls1 but the 409 is a beast different time!
bighead29058 1 year ago
@bighead29058 good point.
aknowneemus 1 year ago
i heard that gm gave the beach boys a impala ss 409 because this song caused a big jump in 409 sales
lajetmech 1 year ago
@lajetmech they should have given EACH beach boy a 409 '63 impala!
aknowneemus 1 year ago
In the 70's , my friend took all his friends on a road trip, he had a '60 with a 348. It would run like hell , but burned gas! Gas was 31.9 cents in '72 . 348 and 409 are called "W" heads" , for obvious reasons. Solid lifters , needed occasional adjustment.Solids are better for perfornamce at extreme RPM. The car in the picture is a '61 or "62 , because the car had a generator. Alternators were standard on "63 and later. Can you imagine trying to keep gas in such an engine these days?
OrrBobby4 1 year ago
I love this song!
AutumnMurphy96 1 year ago
I love 409s!!
Motorfordtoyota 1 year ago
The 348 big block was the precursor to the 409.
djcam5652 2 years ago
How many would beleive me if I told you, that's my dads engine?
Asparkle 2 years ago 2
@Asparkle, I believe ya, My dad built one when he was in his late teen. That engine would pin you to the seat if you push the gas peddle hard enough. He told me he had cigarettes on the dash board and when he took off it flew and hit the back window. Those engines are now rare now days.
TexasAssKicking 2 years ago 2
It was just weird. I was looking up music, and was like.... hey that kinda looks familar. And sure enough I realized where the picture came from. Yeah there rare, but still around. My dad still fools around with them
Asparkle 2 years ago
@Asparkle, That's pretty cool. Do y'all ever go to drag races.
TexasAssKicking 2 years ago
@TexasAssKicking i have a 409 in a 1961 bubbletop chevy
PeteAndJakee 1 year ago
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Now let's see the 409 take a corner. Doh! Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona wins!
(just messn'. Both 409 and Daytona turn in 15's stock. Daytona will have the edge on the cornering)
RacerXGTO 2 years ago
all this needs is slideshow of pictures, maybe a quarter mile :)
ascheepe 2 years ago
350 vortech rules
alamrisa 2 years ago
Evidentually you don't know much about 409's. I could put a 409 in a rv and beat a 350 vortech
mjohnsonxtreme 2 years ago 9
@mjohnsonxtreme it isnt the size of the motor its the guy who built it ive seen inline 6's that can eat a v8 for breakfast rare but it has been done
tomde3 1 year ago
@mjohnsonxtreme too bad it couldnt touch a 413
TheJoecool1972 11 months ago
@mjohnsonxtreme hehe 409 IMP vs a 396 IMP you know hands down the 409 can not compete...hell a 350 would smoke it the 409 was KING it inst day but 350s could get 2000 more rpm and the 396 just was a beast of horse power and also could spin higher...but it isnt fair to compare VERY old and out dated designs vs something that has evolved over 50 years. 409 was insanely heavy also
Docthewrench 3 months ago
@mjohnsonxtreme vortech's suck haha
jamesjamesa 3 months ago
@mjohnsonxtreme stoch, for sure... that lil vortech 350 has less compression than me blowing bubbles with a straw. but if you do something about it, like a eaton supercharger, then you have something real powerful under your hood.
Besides, 409 is nice, but theres nothing quite like seeing peoples face's when you go " nice 409, but you should come see my olds tornado. It has the 455"
QCprepper 3 months ago
@QCprepper I had a 455 in an 82 camaro that would haul the mail. I bought the 455 with 26k on the clock. It had been hit from behind and pinched the exhaust shut and the guy thought the motor was bad. Paid 150bucks for it. I dont know which cost me more money, tires or gas. Glad i sold it
mjohnsonxtreme 3 months ago
@mjohnsonxtreme Don't care too much about a 409. Just love the song.
debbiedamooseful 3 months ago
and when the song was written none of them had a clue about what a 409 actually was outside of hype they heard.
ARTEMIS1759 2 years ago
I drive a 350 myself, daily driver too. It's a gen II though..
hakemon 2 years ago
cool video i have never seen one of these motors before, SWEET!!!
skiddy8619 2 years ago
Did you know the car sounds in the song are actually a 348 owned by the songs co-writer??
Wikipedia is awsome.
papabugs71 3 years ago 25
Did not know that.
Thanks for the info though!
PiMpiN92432 3 years ago 4
@PiMpiN92432 Actually, the 348 and the 409 have the same block.
1bountifulinc 1 year ago
@PiMpiN92432 The 409 was a bored and stroked 348, wasn't it?
gojoe283 9 months ago
@gojoe283 Absolutely. The 348 started life as a medium truck motor and went to the autos when Ford came out with the 352. The 409 was their answer to Ford's 406 interceptor.
worktrok09 5 months ago 2
@worktrok09 the 406 when it debuted was supposedly the most powerful engine. I also have heard many stories where my Grandma and Grandfather had bout a Fairlane 500 with a Interceptor motor in it and my GRANDMOTHER told me it wouldnt stay under 55 for anything. As for a 409 I would love to have one! IDK what I would do with it but I want one.
CountryBoyToy18 5 months ago 7
@CountryBoyToy18 a 406 is a 400 small block bored over .30 right? because my neighbors got a 62 bel air wagon with one in it. This is what we've been told are we right?
autinddavis95 3 months ago
yep.
smoothbap 3 months ago
@CountryBoyToy18 You don't know what you'd do with a 409??? Give it to me and show ya.
debbiedamooseful 3 months ago
@CountryBoyToy18 u mean 460 not 406, what year Fairlane
playingwithfirehurts 2 months ago
@papabugs71 Either way, both engines are W-Block motors. Great motors, though.
Derpinguin44 1 year ago
@Derpinguin44 Yup. I have a 348 4bbl I pulled from an old '58 Chevrolet 2 1/2 ton truck sitting in my shop. I pulled it almost ten years ago & never did anything with it. At least its out of the weather.
papabugs71 1 year ago
@papabugs71 you are correct smartass. good job:) jk:p
zirfygodd 1 year ago
@papabugs71 i did not no that to. i love the beach boys.
Hal807 9 months ago
@papabugs71
I thought it sounded suspiciously like my v-8 360's
... hmm hahahaahah
i thought i was loosing it
thx
CRAZYTORPEDO 9 months ago
@papabugs71 NO! I do not really care.
wonhunglow44 8 months ago
@wonhunglow44 Yet you took the time to post a reply to a 2 year old comment. . . . hmmm.
papabugs71 8 months ago
@papabugs71 I think I read that somewhere--that was Gary Usher's 348 Chevy. The poor 348 was probably the most underwhelming V-8 that Chevrolet ever built...
galoon 4 months ago