Hey now! I'm on your side! I was only trying to further your point. I agree, that table should be taken with a gigantic grain of salt. Bob
The Big Caddy stuff isn't all correct either. Most of your RWD 472"/500" engines had a front sump oil pan - not rear. The later 425" and 368" had more of a mid sump pan. The only true rear sump was the FWD Eldorado. At least they got the weight pretty close.
Hey now! I'm on your side! so, iz whut yer sayin is, we're agreeing that we're in agreement? :bla: :TU:
heres another source, has a frickin huge list but just pasting the buick material... Buick 1963 odd-fire V6 414 (2) Buick V6 375 Buick 3.0 V6 '85-up 350 Buick odd-fire V6 367 (245) Buick even-fire 3.8 380 (245) Buick 4.1 V6 410 (245) Buick 3.0 V6 377 (245) Buick 198 V6, 62-63 354 (245) Buick/Rover 215 V8 318 (and Olds) Buick 1961 215 V8 324 (2) Buick 1953 322 V8 635 (51) OHV V8 Buick 300 V8 400 (242) iron block, aluminum heads, 1964 only Buick 300 V8 467 (245) 1965 all-iron version Buick 350 450 Buick 350 V8 450 (247) "lightest of GM's iron V8s" Buick 401 685 (1) ('59 Nail Head) Buick 430-455 V8 600 (one ref showed 640) (10 - 600)
I weighed the parts of my incomplete 1970 350/285 engine on our good scales at work. block and caps (no bolts) 165.3lbs both heads (one exhaust valve missing) 116.8lbs iron intake 55.1lbs crank 55.1lbs pistons and rods (with bolts and nuts but half of one crown missing) 24.7lbs cam and timing set (no lifters) 8.8lbs = 425.8lb PLUS (parts I don't have) lifters 8lbs balancer 6lbs front cover and dist. 8lbs oil pan 6lbs =453.8lbs. Sounds about right. PLUS carb, fuel pump, starter, flex plate, water pump, alternater, fan,- belt and pulleys, spark plugs, exhaust manifolds, oil and filter, and ALL the bolts. does anyone know how much these extra items add to the total These charts that are posted on the net rarely qualify exactly what is is they are supposedly comparing
yeah, i i've noted this before. we have no idea if these are 'dry' or 'wet' weights, what the accessory load out ( ps, ac, etc ) on the package is or anything.
