{"id":103648,"date":"2023-08-08T17:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=103648"},"modified":"2023-08-08T17:37:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:37:49","slug":"chrysler-409-ci-big-block-v8-makes-1000-hp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=103648","title":{"rendered":"Chrysler 409 ci Big-Block V8 Makes 1000+ hp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=103654\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-103654\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=103654\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chrysler 409 ci Big-Block V8 on dyno 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chrysler 409 ci Big-Block V8 on the dyno&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chrysler 409 ci Big-Block V8 on the dyno\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-103654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NitroNeil\">Switzer Racing Engines<\/a> put their 409 ci Chrysler big-block V8 on the dyno where it made 1008 horsepower. The motor features a motorhome 400 ci block, Wiseco pistons, BME rods, and Comp camshaft. On top sits two Koffel&#8217;s Place B1 heads and CFE Tunnel Ram intake with two Holley 1050 cfm carburetors. The heads feature Fox Lake Racing port design and Slawco CNC porting. Watch the engine scream on the dyno in the video below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OOCUc_HFmZs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NitroNeil\">Neil Switzer<\/a> via Piotr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzer Racing Engines put their 409 ci Chrysler big-block V8 on the dyno where it made 1008 horsepower. The motor features a motorhome 400 ci block, Wiseco pistons, BME rods, and Comp camshaft. On top sits two Koffel&#8217;s Place B1 heads and CFE Tunnel Ram intake with two Holley 1050 cfm carburetors. The heads feature&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=103648\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chrysler 409 ci Big-Block V8 Makes 1000+ hp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":103654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chrysler"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chrysler-409-ci-Big-Block-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103901,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=103901","url_meta":{"origin":103648,"position":0},"title":"Turbo Chrysler Slant-Six Makes 402 hp","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 16, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Engine Power set out to build a Chrysler 225 ci Slant-Six. 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