Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Engine Weights

I was offered a Clarke CES 500A engine stand so I did a little research into engine weights. Someone pointed me at the following table. General opinion says the CES750A is a better stand, not just because of weight limits but because it has 4 legs so is more stable.

Original Link: http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/engineweights2.html

ENGINE Weight References Comments
pounds
Alfasud flat-4  240  (2)
Alfa Romeo SOHC V6  375  (2)
AMC V8  540 
(one ref showed 600)
AMC 6  500 

Audi 2.0 L4  335  (2)
Audi 5  364  (2)  (non-turbo)
Audi 80 1300  230  (2)
Audi 100 1500  240  (2)
Austin C-series L6  562  (2)  ('56 Austin-Healey 100-6)
BL "B" L4 OHV  335  (2)
BL "E" L6  345  (2) ("complete")
BL "O" L4 OHC  298  (2)
BMW M52 3.3,3.5 Big Six  500  (2)
BMW M60 Small Six  388  (2)
BMW slant-6 turbodiesel  430

BMW 4.5L V12  607  (2)
BMW M105 Diesel 6 2.5L  430  (4)
Buick 350  450

Buick 401  685  (1) ('59 Nail Head)
Buick 430-455 V8  600 
(one ref showed 640)
Buick 1963 odd-fire V6  414  (2)
Buick V6  375

Buick 3.0 V6 '85-up  350

Buick/Rover 215 V8  318 
(and Olds)
Buick 1961 215 V8  324  (2)
Cadillac V8 390  720  (1) ('59)
Cadillac V8 472-500  625

Cadillac V-16  1,300 (2) (1931)
Cadillac 331 V8  699  (2) (1949)
Chevy Corvair flat 6  300

Chevy 1.8-2.0 L4  302  (4) "J car" pushrod
Chevy Chevette 1.6 SOHC  300  (4) (also Opel)
Chevy Vega L4  285

Chevy II 153 L4  350

Chevy L6 194-250  440

Chevy L6 292 


Chevy L6 216/235  630  (2)
Chevy V6-90 229, 4.3  425

Chevy V6-60 2.8, 3.1  350  (2)
Chevy small block V8  575 
(generic for '60s-'70s motors)
Chevy small block V8  535  (1) ('59 Corvette 283 w/alum. intake)
Chevy V8 348/409  620  (1)
Chevy big block V8  685 
Mark IV
Chevy big block V8 

Mark V
Chrysler 2.2 L4  216  (6) (bare motor)
Chrysler 413 wedge  640  (1) ('59 300-E)
Chrysler 331 Hemi  745  (5) 1955
Citroen 2.0 Douvrin 4  263

DeSoto 383  630  (1) ('59)
DeSoto V8  675  (5) (276-341 CID, '50s)
Dodge V8  645  (5) (241-325 CID, '50s)
Dodge 361  625  (1) ('59)
Edsel 361  680  (1) ('59)
Ferrari 312T  397  (2) (V12 3.0L racing engine)
Ferrari "250" V12  382  (2)
FIAT/Ferrari Dino V6  285  (2) (model 206)
FIAT/Ferrari Dino V6  296  (2) (model 246)
Ford Kent 1600 


Ford Escort OHC 1600 


Ford 1.3-2.0 OHC 


Ford 2.3 Lima/Pinto L4  418  (2) (also 2.0, 2.5)
Ford 2.3 Lima/Pinto L4  450  (2) (turbo)
Ford Germany Taunus V4  205  (2) (and SAAB V4)
Ford England Essex V4  327

Ford Germany 2.0-2.8 V6  305

Ford England Essex V6  379  (2) (3 liter)
Ford 3.8 V6-90  351  (4) (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  (1) ('53 239 CID)
Ford Cosworth DFV  353  (2) (racing engine, DOHC, 3.0L)
Ford SOHC modular V8 


Ford DOHC modular V8 


Ford 255 Windsor  468  (4)
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  (1) ('59 352 CID)
Ford 429/460 V8  640

Ford BOSS 429  680 
(iron block, aluminum heads)
Isuzu 1.8 Diesel L4  384  (4)
Isuzu 1.8 gas L4  311  (4)
Jaguar old design 6 


Jaguar new design 6 


Jaguar V12  680

Lincoln 430  740  (1) ('59) (also Mercury 430)
Lotus 907 (Esprit)  275  (3) (inc. alt. & starter, no clutch)
Marmon V-16  931  (2) (1931)
Mercedes SOHC V8 alum.  452  (2)
Mercedes SOHC V8 iron  540  (2)
Mopar Slant Six  475

Mopar 273-340 "A" V8  525

Mopar 360 "A"  550

Mopar 361-383-400 V8  620  (5)
Mopar 413-426W-440 V8  670  (5)
Mopar Street Hemi  765 
(690 bare)
Nissan 240-300Z 6 


Nissan CA20 FWD  269  (4) belt cam
Nissan Z20 NAPS-Z 2.0  346  (4) RWD chain cam
Olds 215 V8  318 
(same as Buick/Rover)
Olds 260 V8 


Olds 304 "Rocket" V8  671  (2) first Olds V8, 1949
Olds straight-8  614  (2) '40s motor
Olds 330 J2  700 
(first generation V8)
Olds 330-400  560  (5)  low deck, w/accessories, no flywheel
Olds 350-403 V8 

'86-up lightweight design
Olds 394  725  (1) ('59)
Olds 371, 394  760  (5)
Olds 400-455  620  (5) high deck w/accessories, no flywheel
Olds 262 V6 Diesel  590  (4) (from GM SAE paper)
Olds 260 Diesel 


Olds 350 Diesel 


Opel 2.8-3.0 CIH L6  395  (2)
Peugeot 204 Diesel  272

Peugeot Douvrin 2.0 4  263  (2)
Peugeot 104 1400  260  (2) includes transaxle
Pierce-Arrow V-12  1,130  (2) (1932)
Plymouth 361  640  (1) ('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  (1) ('59)
Porsche 4.7 SOHC V8  574

Porsche 901 6  401  (2) (1963)
Rambler 327 V8  600

Rambler 327 V8  670  (1) ('59)
Rover 3500 V8  318 
(same as Buick)
Rover 3.0 SOHC L6  432  (2)
Renault 2.0 4 Douvrin  263  (2)
Renault 2.8 V6  375  (2) (also DeLorean, Peugeot, Volvo)
Renault EF-1  395  (2) (racing version of P-R-V V6)
SAAB V4-60  206  (2) (also Taunus, Ford)
SAAB slant-4  290  (2) (also Triumph)
Studebaker 289  650

Triumph 2, 2.2 L4 

[TR2-4]
Triumph slant-4  290  (2)  (also SAAB 99) [TR7]
Triumph 2, 2.5 L6  403  (2)  [TR6, GT6]
Triumph Spitfire/Herald 


Triumph Stag V8  446

VW flat-4 air cooled  200

VW flat-4 water cooled 


VW inline 4 

Rabbit/Golf

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