How Much Does It Weigh ?

[ratman]

Ay up Guy's

Just taking a 3.5 V8 out of the Red Rangie (left) and wondered how much it will weigh?

Needed to know so I can get an Engine stand for the rebuild

[H]

shouldnt be too much its an aluminium block

H

[ratman]

Ay up H,

would a a 340kg capacity stand do the job?

[Range Rover Blues]

shouldnt be too much its an aluminium block

H

You think do you?

Get the big one, you know it makes sense.

[H]

shouldnt be too much its an aluminium block

H

You think do you?

Get the big one, you know it makes sense.

It not as light as you'd think then? surely its about the same as an old steel block 4 banger?

H

[Xtremeteam]

i got a 4 wheeled engine stand from amchine mart as the 3 wheeled one wont take a V8  

[Range Rover Blues]

Way heavier than a Ford Pinto or Kent engine, possibly as heavy as the engine and box from my old Escort.

Don't be fooled by the ali block, there's an awfull lot of it and the internals are still steel.  There's an awful lot of them too.

[H]

hmmmm may need to beef up the engine stand I made for mitsi v6 engines then :o\ that is when I win the lotto and get a TVR engine to drop in ;)

H

[ratman]

Thanks RedlineMike,

Machinemart 4 wheeler its.

Going Mad with the old thing.

Will fill everyone in soon !!!

[yorki]

According to RPI a fully dressed V8 weighs 230KG. So the 350 should cope easily.

[adaward]

me and my mate can lift a v8 with cast manifilds out of his buggy by hand. two blokes can carry a complete v8. about 240 kg sounds correct.
when i swapped to a dihatsu diesel it was about twice as heavy.
Ada