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| Dodgeman |
Posted: 2008/9/1 2:52 Updated: 2008/9/1 2:52 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)   Joined: 2003/6/27 From: Southern Tablelands N.S.W. Australia Posts: 8287 |
 Re: Engine Weight Chart Why, ... I wonder, does the Buick 3.5L show as weighing less than the Rover 3500 V8 when to all intents & purposes they are the same engine.
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| perthute |
Posted: 2008/9/1 3:04 Updated: 2008/9/1 3:04 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)  Joined: 2006/5/5 From: perth airport Posts: 5432 |
Re: Engine Weight Chart is the sr20det weight with aircon power steering ect ect
has you can take a lot of weight off em when there going in dattos
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| ddgonzal |
Posted: 2008/9/1 3:41 Updated: 2008/9/1 3:41 |
Moderator   Joined: 2001/5/3 From: Kent, WA Posts: 31866 |
Re: Engine Weight Chart Engines are usually weighed without A/C pump and power steering pump. But who knows, these weights are collected from various sources. Details: datsun1200.com article Engine Weights article. Quote: Why ... does the Buick 3.5L show as weighing less than the Rover 3500 V8 Because BMC/Rover re-engineered the block to made it more reliable for heavy-duty use. Now it is considerably heavier than the original Buick design. Read the details here: Wikipedia: Rover V8 Engine |
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| WhiteSedan |
Posted: 2008/9/1 9:26 Updated: 2008/9/1 9:26 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)  Joined: 2004/7/15 From: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 3931 |
Re: Engine Weight Chart I can verify a couple of weights in the next few weeks, I have an L16 bare to put back in the racecar and I am weighing everything to see how where all the weight is going as I am building the car up.
Also have a few L18/L20's, 2 A12's, a A14 and an A15 laid around.
There looks to be quite a few odd weights on that chart.
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| DatsAndy |
Posted: 2008/9/1 9:44 Updated: 2008/9/1 9:44 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)  Joined: 2008/6/10 From: Armidale N.S.W Posts: 5652 |
Re: Engine Weight Chart Is there a 3.5 Litre Buick V8 i know the VN etc commodore engines are a trumped up Buick V6 and its 3.8. The Rover 3500 V8 is Alloy From memory. So would it way more than the mystery buick 3.5 V8 ?
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| ddgonzal |
Posted: 2008/9/5 5:08 Updated: 2008/9/5 5:08 |
Moderator Joined: 2001/5/3 From: Kent, WA Posts: 31866 |
Re: Engine Weight Chart Yes, the 3.5 engine was originally made by GM and was an all alloy V8. GM even sold a turbocharged version in 1962! Then GM sold it to Rover -- and Rover made it heavier. Rover made 3.5 and larger sizes up to 4.0 liter. The more common Buick 3.8 is a V6 (not V8) and is an iron block, a different design but based on the V8 design. The Buick V6 is a good engine in its own right with one of the best 2-valve port designs ever. |
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| revhead001 |
Posted: 2011/4/21 11:52 Updated: 2011/4/21 11:52 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)  Joined: 2008/3/15 From: Melbourne Posts: 2742 |
Re: Engine Weight Chart I wonder where the CR14DE fits in on this chart... Hmmmmm.
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| D |
Posted: 2011/4/22 5:13 Updated: 2011/4/22 5:17 |
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)  Joined: 2002/10/28 From: under the Firmament LOL no twiglight effect BS Posts: 10994 |
Re: Engine Weight Chart Id say one clean notch below the a12 even though the twin cam head
is much heavier than the pushy head.
Most alloy blocks are almost halve the weight of the cast iron ones.
The ca18de bare block is about 37kg while a Renault J series 2.2 liter
bare block (I collected one time for a 1000 option) was 22kg.
I wonder what an L series block weighs bare?
The ca18et with heavier turbo setup is on par with stock l18 while
the ca18s is supposedly 9-12 kg lighter. The ca head is 16kg and I
think the L18 head is 2-3kg lighter.
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