Aqua409ss
Well Known Member
Hey guys...
about 3 months ago i finally brought a 409 engine, it is one of the missing pieces to a 63 SS Build i have been doing .
For the past 5 years i have been looking for a 63 409 425hp block cast #3830814. After looking , giving up, looking, giving up when i found one , a guy up in Michigan had one for sale saying he had one that was almost complete had been totally rebuilt, was a 425hp 409 block casting number #3830814 with an x on the block( block had been decked seller said no suffix code), hp heads 3814690, dual manifold with matching number carter carbs , solid lifters ,fuel lines, extra bits and pieces ,but no pullies, Great i thought gave him a call and negotiated a price and brought it. Next mission was getting it back safely to Australia where i live.. 7 weeks latter i got it.
Wow i thought as we took it out of the create it was just as the seller described, but the first thing i noticed next to the big old shiny rocker covers was surface rust on the heads where the manifold sits.. thought thats strange
before going to get a case of beer and welcoming the new edition into the family.
The next day i pulled it apart. totally apart found that the heads were indeed what was described but no rockers and roller rockers is what its set up for, but they do have some nice stainless big valves, found some what looks like new ross pistons, the crank i could not find a casting number of 7 digits but found 4 digits?
Everything looks good too me apart from that it has relief notches ??? Was caught right off guard with thinking that an "X" on the block with #3830814 was a passenger car only block!! The engine had surface rust and looked like it had been given a quick paint...so cleaned every thing up and took it too a specialist, inspect it and give it a measure up to see what it actually is. pick it all up tomorrow.
Big question is will i get the 425hp out of this engine and will putting a 4 speed behind it going to be a problem.
Thanks for listening ,everyone else around home thinks I'm
about 3 months ago i finally brought a 409 engine, it is one of the missing pieces to a 63 SS Build i have been doing .
For the past 5 years i have been looking for a 63 409 425hp block cast #3830814. After looking , giving up, looking, giving up when i found one , a guy up in Michigan had one for sale saying he had one that was almost complete had been totally rebuilt, was a 425hp 409 block casting number #3830814 with an x on the block( block had been decked seller said no suffix code), hp heads 3814690, dual manifold with matching number carter carbs , solid lifters ,fuel lines, extra bits and pieces ,but no pullies, Great i thought gave him a call and negotiated a price and brought it. Next mission was getting it back safely to Australia where i live.. 7 weeks latter i got it.
Wow i thought as we took it out of the create it was just as the seller described, but the first thing i noticed next to the big old shiny rocker covers was surface rust on the heads where the manifold sits.. thought thats strange
before going to get a case of beer and welcoming the new edition into the family.The next day i pulled it apart. totally apart found that the heads were indeed what was described but no rockers and roller rockers is what its set up for, but they do have some nice stainless big valves, found some what looks like new ross pistons, the crank i could not find a casting number of 7 digits but found 4 digits?
Everything looks good too me apart from that it has relief notches ??? Was caught right off guard with thinking that an "X" on the block with #3830814 was a passenger car only block!! The engine had surface rust and looked like it had been given a quick paint...so cleaned every thing up and took it too a specialist, inspect it and give it a measure up to see what it actually is. pick it all up tomorrow.
Big question is will i get the 425hp out of this engine and will putting a 4 speed behind it going to be a problem.
Thanks for listening ,everyone else around home thinks I'm
to the zoo!Yes you can get 425 hp[and a bunch more] out of that engine!
John
