Recent content by 62Belair

Thanks Tom and Gerry, I will have my 396 crank checked out by a machine shop to see if its a good candidate for my 409 stroker project. Thanks Gerry on the additional tip on checking crank gear to cam gear alignment and adjusting if needed with a rear-end pinion shim. On a related subject...

Thanks Tom for the info. My only 409 crank is in a complete 340 hp 409, just overhauled and ready to run. So at the present time I don't have the option you did of providing a machine shop a perfect 409 crank for them to measure and duplicate. I assume after all that cutting and grinding that...

Hello everybody, this is my first post since I introduced myself. I'm trying to gather parts to put together (down the road) a stroker 409. I going for the smaller 396-427 crank/stroke instead of the 454 crank. My question has to do with the cranks. Can either the 396 or the 427 cranks be...

Thanks Thank you all for the warm welcome. I'm in the early stage of accomulating 409 parts for my belair. I've never owned a 409 or even heard one run until this year and thats only been twice, the first when I was breaking-in my 409 and the second time was a 1963 SS 409 425 hp car at a...

Hello everyone, although I've been registered since August of this year, I have no prior posts. I feel like I know alot of you guys just from reading your posts and really enjoy digesting all the great info you all share with each other. I don't believe its a common practice anymore to share...