I'm in the process of building a 348 Chevy stroker [W-series early big-block] engine with a 4-inch stroke crankshaft, 6.135-inch [center-to-center] H-beam stroker rods, a 0.030-inch overbore, and ...

In the Aug. '08 issue, we did a full rundown of Edelbrock's new aluminum Performer RPM 409 cylinder heads for Chevy W-series 348/409 engines, in addition to a line of foundry-fresh dual-quad ...

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There's also more than just being the first big-block Chevy, or those distinctive scalloped valve covers. Unlike the Ford FE and Max Wedge Mopars, the 348-409 W-engine had a relatively short life ...

Introduced in 1958 as the first member of Chevy's big-block engine family ... Most experts agree that 348 production outpaced 409 production 5-to-1, so there are still plenty to choose from.

Just three years later the automaker introduced the powerful 348 ci engine followed by the 409 ci mill, beginning a long series of high-performance small-block and big-block V8s. Chevrolet has ...

that the 348 was also intended for passenger car use from the beginning. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Also, you probably know Chevy’s first 409-inch engine of mid ...

The Chevrolet 409 V8 had a significant, but brief moment in the history of American big-block, high-performance engines. While the 409 V8 may be best known as the title of a popular Beach Boys ...

that the 348 was also intended for passenger car use from the beginning. Also, you probably know Chevy’s first 409-inch engine of mid-year 1961 started out for cars only. But many people don’t ...