Russel Reynolds
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The "Hemmings Muscle Machine" magazine has a bonus issue
this month that has a 6 page articule on how to rebuild the L33 409.
this month that has a 6 page articule on how to rebuild the L33 409.
L33: the forgotten 409
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Interesting that they refer to the 340 horse 409 not as a "detuned" 409 but more closely aligned with the previous 348 designs. Makes some sense, small port heads and cast iron intakes, etc., etc.
Good article. The engine in question is from a 1963 Impala four speed car owned by Tom Evers out of Massachusetts. He's a regular on the ChevyTalk forum.
The build was a reasonably stock 340 horse 409, using the 817 heads, center dump GM exhaust, Egge cast pistons, replica cam, etc. Dyno showed 319.3 Horses @ 4600 RPM and a whopping 443.1 foot pounds of torque at 2900 RPM.
Best,
TomK
Good article. The engine in question is from a 1963 Impala four speed car owned by Tom Evers out of Massachusetts. He's a regular on the ChevyTalk forum.
The build was a reasonably stock 340 horse 409, using the 817 heads, center dump GM exhaust, Egge cast pistons, replica cam, etc. Dyno showed 319.3 Horses @ 4600 RPM and a whopping 443.1 foot pounds of torque at 2900 RPM.
Best,
TomK
Huge torque numbers. Hmm
Now just imagine that same build with a modern cam design 
409envy
Well Known Member
Read that article last night also. That's one book that when I pick it up I can't hardly put it down till I get to the back cover.
Lonnie
x2
That article must have a chapter about anti-gravity. !!
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IMBVSUR?
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I need to get that article because that is what I have in mine. But when it does come out, it wont be detuned anymore. Nothing radical either, just a little bump.
jeff
jeff
the car we got was out of TX, sitting since the early 80`s. its a black on black 63 impala( not a ss, i think Steve was just mistaken cause we have a few ss's) got it running, started bending pushrods, i got a bunch of stuff from Phil, but it was determend that it needed a rebuild. I use Donny @ RAD in ludlow,ma for all my stuff, so we sent it there. ill try to find some pics of the car when we first got it from TX
its supposedly a chrome steel wheel car also, which in my opinion would look cool, black on black, chrome steelies, dog dishes, blackwall.
its supposedly a chrome steel wheel car also, which in my opinion would look cool, black on black, chrome steelies, dog dishes, blackwall.
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IMBVSUR?
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Which month was that article in? What car was on the cover? I am having a hard time finding the magazine. thanks
Jef
Jef
Hemmings called it a "BONUS ISSUE". It was issue #112 and I believe it was only sent to the regular subscribers. My regular Jan. issue is #113. Leo
For those who purchase at the bookstore or newstand or wherever (i.e., do not have a subscription) they reportedly bundled up two issues, the regular and the bonus issue. A "two-fer"!
Best,
TomK
Best,
TomK
My 2 issues arrived a couple of weeks apart but bundling them in a news rack makes sense too.
Leo
Leo