Recent content by John Milner

Has anyone ever ran one of these on a 348 or 409? I am thinking about trying one on my 409. If you are running this type of intake, what carbs are you running? Thanks

They all look to have been knurled. Sounds like a trip to a machine shop is in order.

I recently had a set of 409 heads shipped to me and one of the guides was chipped in shipping. I don't really feel comfortable running the guide as is. I also am unsure if the guides in 409 heads are similar to 454 big block heads in that the guides are pressed into an area that needs to be...

Thanks for the recommendations and knowledge everyone. It sounds like the factory rods will do the job for me. I would probably go with some bbc rods if I were boring the engine out and buying new pistons. I just can’t justify it as nice as the engine looks internally. As of now it looks like...

That sounds like it will do what I am looking for. Thanks for your help.

Are the stock rods strong enough to live safely in a 409 engine that will make 400 horsepower or under? My stock rods are in good shape. I had intentions to have ARP bolts added and have the rods resized before I put the engine back together. I won't be drag racing the engine or spinning it...

I'm building a 409 for my 1940 Chevrolet Coupe. What camshaft would work good in my build? I will be running the following: '64 409 truck block, standard bore, I plan to add the 425 horse pistons so I would estimate that my compression should be about 10:1. 333 heads with 2.19 intake valves...