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Originally posted by spookyfish
P.S. The 409 was not, by any stretch of the imagination, a great engine. Too prone to blowing up because the cylinder castings were made too thin. You would be much better off with a slightly later model 427. (It's just you can't rhyme as much stuff with 427).
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The 427 was far too heavy for its power. The 409 only blew if you let the engine get way too sloppy.
But, if you were on a track, the small blocks always won, anyway.
