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That all sounds great!

I totally agree.

I don’t have goals for this at this point. I have always wanted a 409. My Dad had on in a 55 and then in a 37 Fiat. Ran high 9’s back in the 60’s. So I have always been a real fan of the 409. I just think the are cool. I have 2 cars it can go into. I have my 56 wagon and my 55 Chevy. The 55 is...

Nothing was at TDC. I just wasn’t thinking about it when I tore it down. The odd part was it was a 1964 grain truck. What are the odds a car engine was replaced. None of it really matters that much. It did also have a newer double roller chain. Seems from what I read those 333’s perform well...

How do you tell what completion pistons these without assembling and cc’ing.

Who knows after 60 years. It’s a .030 bore and a turned 409 crank. Fairly fresh rebuild.

Do you know anything about the 333 heads. I read if I put a 2.06 valve in and a little port work wakes that engine up. This is what’s in the wagon now.

So far so good. I just see a small pit in one of the cylinders.

Looks good as of now. It has a spot in one of the cylinders hope it will clean up at .060.

Thanks.

Finally had a score. Most the time on Facebook you come out on the wrong side of the deal.

Hello everyone. Thanks for letting join the group!!! I am new to the 409’s! I have always wanted one but it’s just never came to be until now. I found what was being advertised on Facebook as a 348. It was removed from a 1964 Chevy grain truck. So according to the casting numbers it’s it’s a...