The Chevrolet 409-cubic-inch engine is so noted that it was enshrined by the Beach Boys song "409" in 1962. The 409 is the largest bulky block Habitual Motors engine of its Period and some optional Accoutrement helped it spread and all the more exceed the coveted one horsepower per inch adjudjing. This engine is available in Chevy models from 1961 over 1965 and there were many options available in Everyone year. It was replaced, in Industry, by the 427 engine in 1966.
1961
Chevy matched the torque numbers to the cubic-inches, producing 409 foot-pounds at 3,600 RPM.
1962
1962 was a vast year for the 409 engine. This was the year that Chevy reached the one horsepower per cubic-inch ranking.The debut year for the famed 409, which was developed to compete with the Ford 390 engine. The 1961 imitation is equipped with a unmarried 4-barrel carburettor and 11.25 to 1 compression. This year engine has the moment lowest horsepower showing in its career, pushing gone 360 horsepower at 5,800 RPM.The dual 4-barrel alternative produces 409 horsepower at 6,000 RPM and 420 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 RPM. The imitation 409 engine comes with a single 4-barrel carburettor producing 380 horsepower at 5,800 RPM and 420 foot-pound of torque at 3,200 RPM. Both engine options compass a compression ratio of 11 to 1.
1963 and 1964
In the 1963 and 1964 representation elderliness, there were three options available on the 409. The lowest offering was the "low compression" mould with a unmarried 4-barrel carburettor. This engine produces 340 horsepower at 5,000 RPM and 420 foot-pounds of torque at 3,200 RPM; the compression classifying is 10 to 1 in this mould. The guideline engine was the "great compression" mould 409, which has 11 to 1 compression and a unmarried 4-barrel carburettor. It produces 400 horsepower at 5,800 RPM and 425 foot-pounds of torque at 3,600 RPM. The highest output 409 ever manufactured is available in these caducity. This engine has 11 to 1 compression and two 4-barrel carburetors. The combination produces 425 horsepower at 6,000 RPM and 425 foot-pounds of torque at 4,200 RPM.
1965
1965 representation year is the behind year that the 409 can be institute. This year there were two disparate options available on the 409. The "low compression" mannequin has a compression ratio of 10 to 1. This engine produces 340 horsepower at 5,000 RPM and 420 foot-pounds of torque at 3,200 RPM. The "high-reaching compression" imitation carries a compression assessing of 11 to 1. It produces 400 horsepower at 5,800 RPM and 425 foot-pounds of torque at 3,600 RPM. Both engine are equipped with a unmarried 4-barrel carburetor.
