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Ya, we had a fun afternoon,he really loves mechanical things and it seems pretty easy for him.I don't think i'll run out of things for him to do anytime soon.I'm anxious to hear this motor run,never heard a 348/409 run before,the 348's decent on power?

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

Ya, we had a fun afternoon,he really loves mechanical things and it seems pretty easy for him.I don't think i'll run out of things for him to do anytime soon.I'm anxious to hear this motor run,never heard a 348/409 run before,the 348's decent on power?

The 348 was a truck engine, but when GM learned that Ford was going to boost their Y Block from 332ci to 352ci in the '58 model year they had to do something so they shifted it into their car line and started throwing carburetors at them. Lots of low end torque, but not made for high rpm's in stock form - they would float the valves if pushed too hard, and also pulled the press-in rocker arm studs on occasion.