Useful Engine + Gearbox weights

[Renrut]

Looking for info on Type 9s and K series engines I found this gem of a webpage:

http://westfield-world.com/engineandtransmission.html

Lots of info on various engines for use in westfields which is also handy for me as a lot of that kit is used in making a fast midget.

bottom line is K series with type 9 ~ 120kg

[Floods]

I was hoping this kind of information would be in PPC when they looked at different engines..... in particular I was hoping for some dimension so I could eliminate some engines as potentials.

Floody

[Renrut]

Yeah they do sometimes include it now but it seems to be a little sporadic. I think it comes down to the number of different ways of measuring an engine, bare block, with/without ancillaries, with/without fluids etc. Getting comparable numbers without having an engine to weigh is a bit of a challenge. Although the people they speak to could give a pretty accurate answer quickly.

[DiYMCRT]

super info i do like the K-series

[DiYMCRT]

found some more no sure how reliable they are though they're internet figures:
3sge 133kg

ALLOY BLOCK Mi16
Engine weight (dry, no flywheel) 112.6Kg
Engine weight (dry, with flywheel) 121.6Kg
Engine weight (dry, with flywheel, alternator & starter) 132.7Kg

Ford 2.0L duratec is aparently rougly 100Kg including anclis, flywheel and sump

sr20de high port and tranny 170kg

http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/enginewe ... tml#engine (link includes some engine dimensions)

1 lb= 0.453592kg

[Renrut]

Thats the list thats been knocking around since the dawn of the net!

Its a good list but its a little confusing I think in terms of what ancillaries are attached.

I plan on weighing my K once I've got it fully decked up with all ancillaries and flywheel + pressure plate. But I can dead lift it myself as it is (assembled block/head + timing gear, minimal oil) so can't be more than about 80kg at the most.

[M52E30]

Can't say anything for the rest of the list but the BMW data doesn't seem accurate. M60 is a V8, not a small six, an M52 is not a big six, that's the M30 - the weights look about right for an M30 but there's no way an M52 is anywhere near that weight...

[DiYMCRT]

5speed mx5 i'm lead to believe from research is 34kg

just adding this as i personaly found mx5 transmission weights tricky to acquire

perhaps my keywords in the search engines need addressing

[Renrut]

Can't say anything for the rest of the list but the BMW data doesn't seem accurate. M60 is a V8, not a small six, an M52 is not a big six, that's the M30 - the weights look about right for an M30 but there's no way an M52 is anywhere near that weight...

Still sure about thaT?

But seriously that list needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. The westfield one I posted seems about right though.