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Engine weight #1294073 08/30/12 05:13 AM 08/30/12 05:13 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 485 North America 2002bluert OP mopar
2002bluert OP mopar Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 485 North America	Not sure if this has been asked before, But I was wondering if you can get the weight of a 440 down to the weight of a stock small block. By changing to aluminum heads, intake, water pump and so on. Seems small block cars handle better without all the weight out front so just wondering if its possible and if anyone has weighed the difference. Thanks

Re: Engine weight [Re: 2002bluert] #1294074 08/30/12 01:03 PM 08/30/12 01:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,995 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,995 Oregon	Yes, it is fairly easy to do that. I covered the subject in my B-body book. This big block only weighs 490 lbs. It could be made even lighter with a little more work (money). 7357246-490.jpg (99 downloads) Last edited by AndyF; 08/30/12 05:04 PM.

Re: Engine weight [Re: AndyF] #1294075 08/30/12 05:11 PM 08/30/12 05:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,995 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,995 Oregon	This SB is 450 lbs, but it has aluminum heads and intake. It also has lightweight internals. A stock SB with all cast iron parts is about 550 lbs. Just depends if you include exhaust manifolds, flywheel, etc. But bottom line, it is easy to build a BB engine that weighs less than a stone stock SB. A stroker big-block should be lighter than a stock big-block due to the lighter rotating assembly. 7357547-DSC_4421(Large).JPG (57 downloads)

Re: Engine weight [Re: AndyF] #1294076 08/30/12 07:15 PM 08/30/12 07:15 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 637 Maryland USA B beatgoeson mopar
beatgoeson mopar B Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 637 Maryland USA	Not to hi-jacko the thread but I just ordered your book today. I hear its a good read. !!

Re: Engine weight [Re: beatgoeson] #1294077 08/31/12 03:23 AM 08/31/12 03:23 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 485 North America 2002bluert OP mopar
2002bluert OP mopar Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 485 North America	Thanks, ordered both your books off ebay today myself.

Re: Engine weight [Re: AndyF] #1294078 08/31/12 07:42 AM 08/31/12 07:42 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 984 Tennessee H Hemi ragtop super stock
Hemi ragtop super stock H Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 984 Tennessee	Could you provide weight for a HEMI? Stock,vs. Aluminum heads/waterpump vs. all aluminum? Also, what is the title of your book? Thanks Lynn

Re: Engine weight [Re: Hemi ragtop] #1294079 08/31/12 10:58 AM 08/31/12 10:58 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 183 Charleston, SC B bronco9588 member
bronco9588 member B Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 183 Charleston, SC	Is the 490# bb as pictured or just the casting. I am trying to estimate freight and I have not a scale able to weigh that much. '73 Charger Petty Blue, Black Vinyl, and Gill Slits 727 torque-flight 400 BB Chrysler 8 3/4 rear

Re: Engine weight [Re: bronco9588] #1294080 08/31/12 11:52 AM 08/31/12 11:52 AM
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Darter6 member D Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 114 Nevada	I have heard that a stock 440 is only 50 lbs heavier than a stock slant six. Anybody know if it is true or not ?

Re: Engine weight [Re: Darter6] #1294081 08/31/12 06:57 PM 08/31/12 06:57 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	Quote: I have heard that a stock 440 is only 50 lbs heavier than a stock slant six. Anybody know if it is true or not ? I don't know about that. While slants are fat for what they are, stock front torsion bars on slant cars are MUCH less beefy that stock torsion bars on BB cars. I would say it's probably more like a slant would be near 50lbs to a stock SB.

Re: Engine weight [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #1294082 08/31/12 07:17 PM 08/31/12 07:17 PM
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TC@HP2 master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,387 Pikes Peak Country	According to : http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/motor/21.html Engine Weight's Slant Six 475 273-340 "A" V8 525 360 "A" 550 361-383-400 V8 620 413-426W-440 V8 670 Street Hemi 765 INDY MAXX AL engine - 528CI - 470 lbs assembled

Re: Engine weight [Re: Hemi ragtop] #1294083 08/31/12 09:41 PM 08/31/12 09:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,995 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,995 Oregon	This Hemi is 570 lbs. It is a 528 inch crate Hemi from Mopar Performance so it has aluminum heads and a dual plane intake. 7359266-528.jpg (58 downloads) Last edited by AndyF; 09/01/12 01:44 PM.

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