Engine weight – a comprehensive list

IN POUNDS (appr. 2.2 pounds to the kilo)

Alfa Romeo SOHC V6   375
Alfa Romeo 1600       261    (with cams, generator, 

distributer, oil, etc but no manifolds or carbs)
AMC V8                      540         (late design V8s)
AMC V8                      600         (early design V8s)
AMC 6                        500         (early design six – 199)
Audi 2.0 L4               335
Audi 5                        364     (non-turbo)
Audi 80 1300            230
Audi 100 1500          240
Audi V6 2.8               354

BMW M52 3.3,3.5 Big Six       500
BMW M60 B 40 4.0 V8            468
BMW M60 Small Six               388
BMW slant-6 turbodiesel      430
BMW 5.0 V12                           529     “fully dressed”
BMW 3.0,4.0 V8                       462     all aluminum
BMW 2.3 turbo Diesel            408   iron block, alum head, “complete”
BMW S14 four                          350     318i motor
Buick 3.0 V6 1985-up             350
Buick even-fire 3.8                 380
Buick 4.1 V6                            410
Buick 3.0 V6                            377
Buick/Rover 215 V8              318         (and Olds)
Buick 350 V8                           450     “lightest of GMs iron V8s”
Buick 430-455 V8                   600   (one ref showed 640) (10 – 600)

Cadillac V8 390                       720     (1959)
Cadillac V8 472-500               625
Cadillac Northstar V8           464     (dressed)
Cadillac 4.9L (300 ci)             360    1991 DeVille, w/alt & flexplate
Chevy Sprint 993cc L3          147     (Suzuki mfr)
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 Corvair flat 6            300
Chevy L6 194-250                440
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 1960s-1970s motors)
Chevy small block V8    535     (1959 Corvette 283 w/alum. intake)
Chevy small block LS1   460
Chevy LT-5 L98 5.7 V8        600
Chevy V8 348/408        655
Chevy big block V8      685    Mark IV
Chevy 7.4L V8         656    iron, no intake, exh, carb, starter
Chevy 427 ZL-1         550  all-aluminum, “20# lighter than SB”
Chevy 6.5L Diesel V8    644
Chevy 400 SB         470   aluminum heads and intake, no acc. or wp
Chevy 396 BB         610    iron heads, alum. wp and intake, no acc.
Chrysler 2.2, 2.5 L4    276
Chrysler 413 wedge    640   (1959 300-E)
Chrysler 331 Hemi     745   1955
 Citroen 2.0 Douvrin 4   263
Cosworth HB Series 6    286     75 deg V8  595mmL
Cosworth DFR V8         308     90 degree bank angle
Cosworth V8             370     1967, with clutch and injection

Dodge Colt (Japanese)   212     also Plymouth Champ, 1.4, 1.6L four
Dodge V8             645     (241-325 CID, 1950s)
Dodge Viper V10         716     with accessories
Dodge Viper V10 (1997)   648
Dodge truck V10         816

Ferrari “250” V12       382
Ferrari 456 V12         517     65 degree, 5.5L, 1992
Ferrari F50 4.7L V12    432     iron block, titanium rods
FIAT/Ferrari Dino V6    285
Fiat Twin Cam           272     four cyl, from Fiat 128
Ford 1600 CVH           282  (US Escort)
Ford 2.3 Lima/Pinto L4  450  (turbo)
Ford 2.3 L4 Turbo     380     Turbo T-Bird engine w/turbo, flywheel
Ford Zetec              238
Ford Capri/Pinto V6     365     2.6, 2.8L Cologne
Ford England Essex V6   379     (3 liter)
Ford 3.8 V6-90          298     “complete”
Ford Duratec 2.5/3.0 V6 360     (“fully dressed”)
Ford/Mazda Mondeo V6    225    60 deg, all aluminum, 4v
Ford Taurus SHO 3.0/3.2 465     Taurus SHO V6
Ford 170-250 L6         385   (except Australian w/aluminum head)
 Ford 4.2 V6     488   flexplate and front dress, no A/C compressor. 
Ford 3.8L V6            376     1998 Mustang, dressed (dry)
Ford flathead V8     569     (1953 239 CID)
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 351M-400      575
Ford Y block V8    625 (272-312 CID)
Ford FE big block 650  (332-428 CID)
Ford 427 SOHC   680
Ford 429/460 V8  640
Ford 429-460      720
Ford 4.6 SOHC   530    iron block, aluminum heads
Ford 4.6 DOHC  521  aluminum block and heads
Ford Taurus SHO 3.2 V8  390  Taurus SHO V8, no accessories
Ford Triton V10         635     “dressed”

Honda RA168E F1 V6      329     80 deg, 1500cc
Honda 24V V6            491     Acura Legend motor
Honda B18B four         326     1995 Civic
Honda B20B four         318     1997 Civic
Honda Civic 1200        161      1974 Civic, excluding clutch and radiator
Honda Civic 1500        205     1974 Civic, as above

Infiniti Q45 V8   509 “45 pounds heavier than Ford DOHC”

Isuzu 1.8 Diesel L4     384     (4)
Isuzu 1.8 gas L4        311     (4)

Jaguar V12              680
 Jaguar/Orbital 3.2 V6   359     supercharged two stroke
Jaguar 4.2L six         604
Jaguar XJ220 V6         427    complete w/turbos, wiring
Jaguar AJ6 4.0L         531
Jaguar AJV8 4.0L        441     “fully dressed”
Jaguar 3.4-liter XK     576   flywheel, electrical equipment & manifolds.
Jaguar 3.8 six          592     dress as above
Jaguar 4.2 six          605     dress as above
Jaguar 5.3 V12          612     dress as above
Jaguar 3.6 six          430     “test bed condition”

Lotus 907 (Esprit)      275     inc. alt. & starter, no clutch

Mazda 12A and 13B       260
Mazda 10A rotary        268     (R100) (bare)
Mazda 12A rotary        356     (Japanese model turbo, EFI)
Mazda 13G 3-rotor race  319     3-rotor race motor, with accessories
Mazda 13B FI         337    1986-1992 160hp (w/oil and water)
Mercedes SOHC V8 alum.  452
Mercedes SOHC V8 iron   540
Mercedes 5.6L V8        467
Mercedes OM 615 Diesel  447
Mercedes 2.8/4.2 V6     331     1997, SOHC 3V, “shipped for assembly”
Mercedes 3.2L V6        330     1997 SOHC, 90 deg, 3 valve
Mercedes 5.8L V12       490     1997, 3 valve
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 CA20 FWD         269     belt cam
Nissan Z20 NAPS-Z 2.0   346     RWD chain cam
Nissan Maxima V6 3.0    264     60 deg, racing SR2
Nissan VG33 3.3L        433     un-dressed, SOHC V6
Nissan L series         265     1.6 and 1.8, and NAPS-Z
Nissan 3.0 V6         360     300ZX, Maxima, and pickup. SOHC

Olds 304 “Rocket” V8  671     first Olds V8, 1949
Olds 330 J2         700         (first generation V8)
Olds 330-400      560     low deck, w/accessories, no flywheel
Olds 371, 394      760
Olds 400-455      620     high deck w/accessories, no flywheel
Olds 262 V6 Diesel   590     (from GM SAE paper)
Opel 2.8-3.0 CIH L6     395

Peugeot Douvrin 2.0 4   263
Peugeot 104 1400        260     includes transaxle
Peugeot Indenor XD-90   415    Diesel, aluminum head and sump
Peugeot 16 valve        316
Peugeot ES9 J4 3.0L     473     fully dressed, all alloy 24V, 60 deg. V6
Pontiac L4             350         Iron Duke, Tech IV
Pontiac Tempest slant 4 470
Pontiac SOHC 6          450
Pontiac 389 V8          650
Pontiac 301 V8          452
 Porsche 914/4      265
Porsche 912         210   1582cc
Porsche 914 1980cc   311
Porsche 4.7 SOHC V8 574
Porsche 901 6       401 (1963)

Rambler 327 V8  600
Renault 2.0 4 Douvrin   263
Renault 2.8 V6            375  (also DeLorean, Peugeot, Volvo)
Renault E-series 1.2L   238
Rover 3.0 SOHC L6      432
Rover 2000 four            312
Rover KV-6 2.5L           335    
Rover 3500 V8              375
Rover 3.9  V8                 380
Rover 4.0  V8                 390
Rover 4.6  V8                 495

Subaru 2.2L             269     aero conversion
Subaru 1.8L four        188     pushrod, 1781cc

Toyota 22RE 318
Toyota 5M-GE 340
 Toyota 7M-GTE 420
Toyota 1UZ-FE 395
Toyota 1JZ/2JZ 450
Toyota 1G-GTE 385
Toyota 1G-EU 2.6 L6     340     with oil and coolant (SOHC)
Toyota 1G-GEU 2.0 L6    355     with oil and coolant (DOHC)
Toyota 4M Hemi L6       400
Toyota V6             469     1992 Camry iron V6
Toyota V6 3.0L          401     1994 Camry aluminum V6 1MZ-FE
Toyota RV8A Indy V8     225     1996,as used in Gurney Eagle
 Toyota R32V GT1 V8      352     twin turbo DOHC race engine, 1988
Toyota 4A-GE I4       340     iron block
Toyota 2TC, 2TG, 3TC    262     1971-up, 1.6-1.8 four cyl,  2TG is DOHC
Toyota 1A, 3A, 4A       225     Tercel, MR2, 1984-up Corolla, 1985-up
Toyota 3SG             293     Celica DOHC 16 valve
Toyota 2GR-FE (3.5L) 359lbs
Toyota 1-2-4GR-FSE  399lbs

Triumph slant-4         290     (also SAAB 99)
Triumph 2000 L6         403    (Spitfire, 2.5 TRs)
Triumph Stag V8         446

VW flat-4 Type IV   311
VW flat-4 Type 1     250    1600cc dual port, fully dressed
VW 1.5L L4 Diesel       246     w/ oil, int/exh man, no alt. or starter
VW Rabbit 1.6-1.7-1.8   231     Dasher, Scirocco, Jetta, Omni, Horizon

Volvo B20E    340
Volvo B21F/B23F   365
Volvo 3.0 L6 DOHC  401    all aluminum
Volvo 3.2 I6 (used on XC90) 397
Volvo V6     350 (90 deg, aluminum, DeLorean, Peugeot, Renault)