View Single Post
  #47 (permalink)  
Old 09-07-2013, 12:15 PM
Jerry Clayton's Avatar
Jerry Clayton Jerry Clayton is offline
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bartlett, Ill
Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison LS1
Posts: 2,448
Not Ranked     
Default

So your answer is NO---you haven't ever weighed any parts-------

And when you start talking weight and balance, f/r percentages---A BASIC CRATE ENGINE doesn't set the standards we are looking for----------

An iron FE block weighs from 195-210 lbs and an aluminum Pond FE block weighs 120-125 for a weight saving of aprox 75 lbs ---also Edelbrock heads will save 50 lbs over iron Ford heads--------

An iron 351 w is near 575 and a Dart iron block/alum heads at 465-470-

I guess that my point is that everybody wants to talk weight differance but has no idea where or how the differance is-----I've weighed everything in an engine including the nuts and washers, narrowed studs, amounts of coolant/oil system capacity makes, weight of hoses/fittings for remote coolers/filters(Ihave run race engines without oil filters to save weight of filters and oil in them)

Usually the mounting location of components(including engine /trans location) in both for/back AND height can/will effect handling/traction more than just basic weight differances--------

Anyway--sorry to hijack a thread about w or modular
Reply With Quote