Engine Weights
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Most weights listed are just for a long block. You'll sometimes see more than one weight listed as a few are complete and ready to run. Some engines varied in weight during their production runs - for example, some later Chevy V8s use thin wall blocks and aluminum heads.

As of version 94.06.01 engine dimensions have been added.  Since the shape can vary quite a bit within the maximum limits this data isn't very useful, but many people have requested it.

As of version 00.02.04 transmission weights have been added.  If you have any figures you'd like to contribute, please send them to
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engine Weight Comments
pounds
Alfasud flat-4  240 
Alfa Romeo SOHC V6  375 
AMC V8  540  (one ref showed 600)
AMC 6  500 
Audi 2.0 L4  335 
Audi 5  364  (non-turbo)
Audi 80 1300  230 
Audi 100 1500  240 
Austin C-series L6  562  ('56 Austin-Healey 100-6)
BL "B" L4 OHV  335 
BL "E" L6  345  ("complete")
BL "O" L4 OHC  298 
BMW M52 3.3,3.5 Big Six  500 
BMW M60 Small Six  388 
BMW slant-6 turbodiesel  430
BMW 4.5L V12  607 
BMW M105 Diesel 6 2.5L  430 
Buick 350  450
Buick 401  685  ('59 Nail Head)
Buick 430-455 V8  600  (one ref showed 640)
Buick 1963 odd-fire V6  414 
Buick V6  375
Buick 3.0 V6 '85-up  350
Buick/Rover 215 V8  318  (and Olds)
Buick 1961 215 V8  324 
Cadillac V8 390  720  ('59)
Cadillac V8 472-500  625
Cadillac V-16  1,300 (1931)
Cadillac 331 V8  699  (1949)
Chevy Corvair flat 6  300
Chevy 1.8-2.0 L4  302  "J car" pushrod
Chevy Chevette 1.6 SOHC  300  (also Opel)
Chevy Vega L4  285
Chevy II 153 L4  350
Chevy L6 194-250  440
Chevy L6 292 
Chevy L6 216/235  630 
Chevy V6-90 229, 4.3  425
Chevy V6-60 2.8, 3.1  350 
Chevy small block V8  575  (generic for '60s-'70s motors)
Chevy small block V8  535  ('59 Corvette 283 w/alum. intake)
Chevy V8 348/409  620 
Chevy big block V8  685  Mark IV
Chevy big block V8  Mark V
Chrysler 2.2 L4  216  (bare motor)
Chrysler 413 wedge  640  ('59 300-E)
Chrysler 331 Hemi  745  1955
Citroen 2.0 Douvrin 4  263
DeSoto 383  630  ('59)
DeSoto V8  675  (276-341 CID, '50s)
Dodge V8  645  (241-325 CID, '50s)
Dodge 361  625  ('59)
Edsel 361  680  ('59)
Ferrari 312T  397  (V12 3.0L racing engine)
Ferrari "250" V12  382 
FIAT/Ferrari Dino V6  285  (model 206)
FIAT/Ferrari Dino V6  296  (model 246)
Ford Kent 1600 
Ford Escort OHC 1600 
Ford 1.3-2.0 OHC 
Ford 2.3 Lima/Pinto L4  418  (also 2.0, 2.5)
Ford 2.3 Lima/Pinto L4  450  (turbo)
Ford Germany Taunus V4  205  (and SAAB V4)
Ford England Essex V4  327
Ford Germany 2.0-2.8 V6  305
Ford England Essex V6  379  (3 liter)
Ford 3.8 V6-90  351  (w/start, alt, less clutch)
Ford 170-250 L6  385  (except Australian w/aluminum head)
Ford 240-300 L6 
Ford flathead V8  525
Ford flathead V8  569  ('53 239 CID)
Ford Cosworth DFV  353  (racing engine, DOHC, 3.0L)
Ford SOHC modular V8 
Ford DOHC modular V8 
Ford 255 Windsor  468 
Ford 289/302 V8  460  (late 5.0s are a bit lighter)
Ford BOSS 302  500
Ford 351 Cleveland  550  (includes BOSS and Australian 302-C)
Ford 351 Windsor  510
Ford Y block V8  625  (272-312 CID)
Ford FE big block  650  (332-428 CID)
Ford FE big block  670  ('59 352 CID)
Ford 429/460 V8  640
Ford BOSS 429  680  (iron block, aluminum heads)
Isuzu 1.8 Diesel L4  384 
Isuzu 1.8 gas L4  311 
Jaguar old design 6 
Jaguar new design 6 
Jaguar V12  680
Lincoln 430  740  ('59) (also Mercury 430)
Lotus 907 (Esprit)  275  (inc. alt. & starter, no clutch)
Marmon V-16  931  (1931)
Mercedes SOHC V8 alum.  452 
Mercedes SOHC V8 iron  540 
Mopar Slant Six  475
Mopar 273-340 "A" V8  525
Mopar 360 "A"  550
Mopar 361-383-400 V8  620 
Mopar 413-426W-440 V8  670 
Mopar Street Hemi  765  (690 bare)
Nissan 240-300Z 6 
Nissan CA20 FWD  269  belt cam
Nissan Z20 NAPS-Z 2.0  346  RWD chain cam
Olds 215 V8  318  (same as Buick/Rover)
Olds 260 V8 
Olds 304 "Rocket" V8  671  first Olds V8, 1949
Olds straight-8  614  '40s motor
Olds 330 J2  700  (first generation V8)
Olds 330-400  560  low deck, w/accessories, no flywheel
Olds 350-403 V8  '86-up lightweight design
Olds 394  725  ('59)
Olds 371, 394  760 
Olds 400-455  620  high deck w/accessories, no flywheel
Olds 262 V6 Diesel  590  (from GM SAE paper)
Olds 260 Diesel 
Olds 350 Diesel 
Opel 2.8-3.0 CIH L6  395 
Peugeot 204 Diesel  272
Peugeot Douvrin 2.0 4  263 
Peugeot 104 1400  260  includes transaxle
Pierce-Arrow V-12  1,130  (1932)
Plymouth 361  640  ('59)
Pontiac L4  350  Iron Duke, Tech IV
Pontiac Tempest slant 4  470
Pontiac SOHC 6  450
Pontiac 389 V8  650
Pontiac 389 V8  590  ('59)
Porsche 4.7 SOHC V8  574
Porsche 901 6  401  (1963)
Rambler 327 V8  600
Rambler 327 V8  670  ('59)
Rover 3500 V8  318  (same as Buick)
Rover 3.0 SOHC L6  432 
Renault 2.0 4 Douvrin  263 
Renault 2.8 V6  375  (also DeLorean, Peugeot, Volvo)
Renault EF-1  395  (racing version of P-R-V V6)
SAAB V4-60  206  (also Taunus, Ford)
SAAB slant-4  290  (also Triumph)
Studebaker 289  650
Triumph 2, 2.2 L4  403 [TR2-4]
Triumph slant-4  290  (also SAAB 99) [TR7]
Triumph 2, 2.5 L6  403  [TR6, GT6]
Triumph Spitfire/Herald 
Triumph Stag V8  446
VW flat-4 air cooled  200
VW flat-4 water cooled 
VW inline 4  Rabbit/Golf