Let's clear it up right here. The Chevy 409 is no more of a truck engine than the Chevy small-block 350 or big-block 454. Just because GM used each of these engines in heavy-duty commercial ...

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 song ...

The Impala isn't the first Chevy you think of when discussing classic high-performance rigs from the GM brand. But that's not to say that the iconic full-size car didn't have proper oomph. When ...