ENGINE WEIGHT................

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ENGINE; ................................................. WEIGHT/POUNDS .............................................COMMENTS;

AMC V8 ...........................................................540 ................................................. (one ref showed 600)

AMC 6 .............................................................500

Buick 350........................................................ 450

Buick 401 ....................................................... 685....................................................... ('59 Nail Head)

Buick 430-455 V8............................................. 600 ................................................ (one ref showed 640)

Buick 1963 odd-fire V6 ......................................414

Buick V6 ......................................................... 375

Buick 3.0 V6 '85-up.......................................... 350

Buick/Rover 215 V8 ......................................... 318......................................................... (and Olds)

Buick 1961 215 V8 ...........................................324

Cadillac V8 390 ................................................720 ........................................................... ('59)

Cadillac V8 472-500...........................................625

Cadillac V-16 ...................................................1,300........................................................ (1931)

Cadillac 331 V8 ................................................699.......................................................... (1949)

Chevy Corvair flat 6 ......................................... 300

Chevy 1.8-2.0 L4 .............................................302..................................................... "J car" pushrod

Chevy Chevette 1.6 SOHC ................................. 300....................................................... (also Opel)

Chevy Vega L4 ..................................................285

Chevy II 153 L4 ................................................350

Chevy L6 194-250 .............................................440

Chevy L6 ..........................................................292

Chevy L6 216/235 .............................................630

Chevy V6-90 229, 4.3 ........................................425

Chevy V6-60 2.8, 3.1 .........................................350

Chevy small block V8 .........................................575......................................... (generic for '60s-'70s motors)

Chevy small block V8 .........................................535 ................................... ('59 Corvette 283 w/alum. intake)

Chevy V8 348/409............................................. 620

Chevy big block V8 ........................................... 685 .....................................................Mark IV

Chevy big block V8 ...................................................................................................... Mark V

Chrysler 2.2 L4.................................................. 216  ................................................ (bare motor)

Chrysler 413 wedge.............................................640................................................... ('59 300-E)

Chrysler 331 Hemi.............................................. 745 ......................................................1955 

DeSoto 383 .......................................................630........................................................('59)

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ENGINE;....................................... WEIGHT/POUNDS;.............................. COMMENTS;

DeSoto V8 .........................................675 ............................... (276-341 CID, '50s)

Dodge V8 .......................................... 645 ...............................(241-325 CID, '50s)

Dodge 361 .........................................625 .................................... ('59)

Edsel 361 ......................................... 680 .................................... ('59)

Ford England Essex V6 .............................379 ................................ (3 litre)

Ford 3.8 V6-90 .................................... 351 ........................ (w/start, alt, less clutch)

Ford 170-250 L6 ................................... 385 ..................... (except Australian w/aluminum head)

Ford 240-300 L6

Ford flathead V8 ..................................525

Ford flathead V8 ..................................569 ............................... ('53 239 CID)

Ford 255 Windsor ................................. 468

Ford 289/302 V8................................... 460 ......................... (late 5.0s are a bit lighter)

Ford BOSS 302..................................... 500


Ford 351 Cleveland ................................550 ..................... (includes BOSS and Australian 302-C)

Ford 351 Windsor.................................. 510

Ford Y block V8................................... 625................................ (272-312 CID)

Ford FE big block ................................. 650................................ (332-428 CID)

Ford FE big block ................................. 670 ............................... ('59 352 CID)

Ford 429/460 V8 ................................... 640

Ford BOSS 429 ..................................... 680.......................... (iron block, aluminum heads)

Lincoln 430 .......................................740 ........................... ('59) (also Mercury 430)

Mopar Slant Six ...................................475


Mopar 273-340 "A" V8 .............................. 525


Mopar 360 "A" ..................................... 550


Mopar 361-383-400 V8 .............................. 620

Mopar 413-426W-440 V8 ............................. 670

Mopar Street Hemi .................................765...................................(690 bare)

Olds 215 V8 ....................................... 318 ...........................(same as Buick/Rover)

Olds 260 V8

Olds 304 "Rocket" V8............................... 671 ........................ first Olds V8, 1949

Olds straight-8 .................................... 614 ................................ '40s motor

Olds 330 J2 ........................................ 700 ............................. (first generation V8)

Olds 330-400....................................... 560 ................... low deck, w/accessories, no flywheel

Olds 350-403 V8 .....................................................................'86-up lightweight design

Olds 394 ...........................................725 .................................... ('59)

Olds 371, 394...................................... 760

Olds 400-455....................................... 620 ....................... high deck w/accessories, no flywheel

Olds 262 V6 Diesel ................................. 590 ..............................(from GM SAE paper)

Olds 260 Diesel

Olds 350 Diesel

Pierce-Arrow V-12 .................................. 1,130 ................................ (1932)

Plymouth 361 ....................................... 640 ................................... ('59)

Pontiac L4 ..........................................350 .............................. Iron Duke, Tech IV

Pontiac Tempest slant 4............................ 470

Pontiac SOHC 6 ..................................... 450

Pontiac 389 V8 ..................................... 650

Pontiac 389 V8 ..................................... 590 ....................................('59)

Rambler 327 V8..................................... 600

Rambler 327 V8..................................... 670 ................................... ('59)

Rover 3500 V8...................................... 318 ............................... (same as Buick)

Rover 3.0 SOHC L6.................................. 432

Studebaker 289 ..................................... 650

[stuart]

So what's the weight of a 400 Pontiac.....

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Complete dry weight stuart is around 630lbs...will that do ya?

[stuart]

So I've saved 95lbs installing the Chevy lump, coooool.....