Weight of engine
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Weight of engine
Just wondering what a bare 350 block weighs, and individual heads? From a '72 350 for example.
I need to get a dolly or service cart to move these big parts around, and wondering on the weight. tx
I need to get a dolly or service cart to move these big parts around, and wondering on the weight. tx
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Just by feel, I'm betting about 40 pounds per head and about 150 for the bare block.
I'm not a big guy, but I can get the block off the ground if I really want to (though my back would have something to say the next day).
Not too much individually, but DON'T try to lift them all at once
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- Eric
I'm not a big guy, but I can get the block off the ground if I really want to (though my back would have something to say the next day).
Not too much individually, but DON'T try to lift them all at once
.- Eric
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I weighted my 425 4-barrel intake and it came in at 78 lbs.
OUCH!
You can easily use a hand cart or a buddy to move the parts.
Good Luck!
Jaybird
OUCH!
You can easily use a hand cart or a buddy to move the parts.
Good Luck!
Jaybird
Last edited by Jaybird; Oct 10, 2011 at 08:59 PM.
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Yep, Don's about right. When I got mine they were 65 lb's each with all the packaging, so about 60-62 each without would probably be a good estimate.
A standard dolly with a set of straps, or an extended base should do for the basics. Once it's together a more fancy cart might be in order.
A standard dolly with a set of straps, or an extended base should do for the basics. Once it's together a more fancy cart might be in order.
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A bare iron cylinder head is always around 55-56lbs when packaged for shipping.A 350 block is in the 200lb range.I can lift one to put it in my truck bed.The 455's are heavier,and if I lift those,I'm done for the rest of the day.
My NOS DX block is the heaviest block I have right now,with it's small,raw bores.
Any typical dolly will work.
My NOS DX block is the heaviest block I have right now,with it's small,raw bores.
Any typical dolly will work.
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It depends on the year of the block. I have personally weighed both a bare 403 (windowed main SBO) and a bare 455 (solid main BBO) on the finest Chinesium bathroom scale that Wal-Mart sells. Both had all main caps installed, by the way. The 403 was 170 lbs. The 455 was 200 lbs. Your 350 will be somewhere in that range.
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