Hi folks,
I am sending a 225 up to Sam Powell, and while I had it on the hoist I thought I would break out my scales and weigh it.
Specs (as weighed):
- 1972 forged crank 225 block, crank, rods, and stock repl cast pistons (+0.060" TRW/Mopar Perf)
- mid 60s head with cheap chrome valve cover, stock rocker train, pushrods, spark plugs
- regrind cam, double roller timing chain, stock t cover
- stock damper with AC and PS pulleys
- stock flex plate+bolts
- stock water pump, crossover hose, nipples on head, temp sensors in head and block (latter down by oil pump)
- stock oil pump with filter and residue oil (none in pan)
- custom modified road race oil pan and pickup
- dipstick and tube
Weight = 398 lbs (+/- 2 lbs or so based on scale errors)
Basically this is a complete motor, but with no distributor, fuel pump, intake, exh, or carb. An Edel 500 and Clifford 4V intake are 18 lbs, and the rest is 15-20 lbs. So, this fully dressed engine with shorty headers, 4bbl, dist and f pump is about 430 lbs. This lines up with folks saying the weight of a stock engine is 450 lbs (w/cast iron int and exh and 1bbl).
A few extra thoughts:
This means the late cast crank (1984) motor in my 64 Dart will be about 385 lbs in fully dressed form (no extra pulleys, no flex plate). A similarly equipped aluminium block 225 should be 340 lbs or so.
A stock 170 w/alum int and headers should be pretty close to 390 lbs as well (block+crank also about 40 lbs less than a std forged crank 225).
Hope this info is useful to some folks,
Lou
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