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Okay, here we go... freshly weighed pieces and assemblies, 'cuz it was all out there in the garage and it only took about 20 minutes to accomplish. The only caveat here is scale calibration - never really done, but this set of scales always has me within a couple of pounds of various doctor office scales. Let's say plus or minus 3% on the numbers below, just to be safe.
185 lbs - Short block, including block and all internal rotating parts, valve lifters, timing gears & cover, front and rear seals, & oil pan. No water pump, no front pulley, no distributor, no bellhousing, no flywheel, no clutch... a "pure" short block, if you will.
52 lbs - Head, including complete valve train, pushrods, head bolts, & valve cover.
This would obviously put a long block in the area of 230-240 lbs. This means the missing 100 lbs or so would be made up of intake system, exhaust manifold, water pump, starter, alternator, distributor, wires and plugs, flywheel, clutch, and bellhousing, etc. Sounds about right, but I haven't actually weighed *everything* in this list. I do know the flywheel is around 21 lbs and the starter is about 17 lbs.
Oh yes... just for good measure... an empty B20 block is just about 80 lbs.
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Gary L - 142E ITB race car, 73 1800ES
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