Engine Weight FE vs 385

BackyardRest · Post by **BackyardRest** » March 26, 2009, 11:51 pm

A while back there was discussion on engine weight

Today start weighing engine parts starting with FE

Weight:
Lb's
10 cam
20 headers
11 balancer
9 oil pan
20 Intake Manifold
20 Carbs
5 Air Cleaner
55 Heads
110 Block
106 Crank, rods, pistons, rings, brgs
10 Water pump (estimated)
3 Distributor
5 Engine Bolts less Heads
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384 lbs Hard to believe it would be even an extra 100lbs?

Add 120lbs for cast iron block.

So far my FE crank is 54lbs while a 460 crank is 90lbs

bluebolt · Post by **bluebolt** » March 27, 2009, 1:40 am

The block is way more than 120 pounds, closer to 200. What are you using to weigh the parts, bathroom scale?

Jonas · Post by **Jonas** » March 27, 2009, 6:08 am

I think he is saying the cast block would be 230 pounds. I though a stock FE was close to 700 pounds.

Each head weighs 27 Pounds?(Must not be iron heads )? I have never weighed them. But they sure felt heavier then that pulling them off the engine. The intake felt like 200 pound trying line it up and put it on.

Here is good link for FE Weight (Not a cast iron Intake)
http://www.fe-engines.com/Weight.htm

BarnieTrk · Post by **BarnieTrk** » March 27, 2009, 9:15 am

Although this isn't by component, I believe this chart to be pretty close:

Ford Engine Dimensions
Engine Family / LxWxH in inches, without carburetor. / Weight in Lbs.
221-260-289-302 / 29 x 24 x 27.5 / 460
Boss 302 / 29 x 24.5 x 28.5 / 500
335 Series 351 Cleveland / 29 x 25.5 x 27.5 / 550
351 Windsor / 29 x 25 x 29 / 525
FE Series 352-428 / 32 x 27 x 29 / 625
Boss 429 / 34 x 30 x 30 / 635
385 Series 429-460 / 34 x 27 x 30 / 720
427 SOHC / 34 x 32 x 30 / 680
4.6L SOHC or DOHC / 36 x 36 x 44 / 600

BarnieTrk

BackyardRest · Post by **BackyardRest** » March 27, 2009, 12:03 pm

BarnieTrk wrote:Although this isn't by component, I believe this chart to be pretty close:

Ford Engine Dimensions
Engine Family / LxWxH in inches, without carburetor. / Weight in Lbs.
221-260-289-302 / 29 x 24 x 27.5 / 460
Boss 302 / 29 x 24.5 x 28.5 / 500
335 Series 351 Cleveland / 29 x 25.5 x 27.5 / 550
351 Windsor / 29 x 25 x 29 / 525
FE Series 352-428 / 32 x 27 x 29 / 625
Boss 429 / 34 x 30 x 30 / 635
385 Series 429-460 / 34 x 27 x 30 / 720
427 SOHC / 34 x 32 x 30 / 680
4.6L SOHC or DOHC / 36 x 36 x 44 / 600

BarnieTrk

It appears those numbers are pretty close...

Thought I put in a line that said this is my current engine.

The cast iron FE heads are just under 50lbs each, the aluminums are 24lbs each

The water pump weight is aluminum, still in process of weighing each item. The cast Iron FE intake is over 90lbs with carb.

The cam I weighed so far is a solid roller with .800 lift.
Some tend to think the FE engines are very heavy but actually among the lightest big blocks of any brand. Especially if they came stock with a aluminum intake.

Bills 66 · Post by **Bills 66** » March 27, 2009, 12:48 pm

Everyone tells me it is a truck engine. With the parts you are assembling it will be as light as a 350 you know what.
Bill