Upper engine block weight
09-12-2009, 02:59 PM
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Upper engine block weight
What is the weight of the bare upper engine block (no crank, pistons, lower plate that holds the crank etc?
09-12-2009, 03:37 PM
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Gio, I wonder if Greg might have a half engine lying around his shop? Maybe you could pm him?
09-12-2009, 03:42 PM
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I have a 88 upper block sitting at my friends garage. Would bathroom scale do it ?
09-12-2009, 03:47 PM
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Yeah, just lay it face up.
09-12-2009, 03:47 PM
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I bet it weighs 65 lbs...
09-12-2009, 03:48 PM
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I hope it weights less than 70lbs. It should cost more than $80 to be shipped in the US. Bathroom scale will do it.
09-12-2009, 05:11 PM
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My 91 GT upper block weighed 78 lbs, 4 oz: (The plywood was tared out....)
09-12-2009, 05:33 PM
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My 91 GT upper block weighed 78 lbs, 4 oz: (The plywood was tared out....)
+1 The 87 TBF block that I weighed in for scrap was 77lbs +/- but it had all of the non alu bits removed.
09-12-2009, 08:21 PM
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my '81 block with the studs weighed 90lbs 2 ozs
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