~ Engine Weights ~
Engine Weights only. This list has been around for a while and also contains some American motors.
ENGINE | WEIGHT (LBS) | COMMENTS |
| Alfasud flat-4 | 240 | |
| Alfa Romeo SOHC V6 | 375 | |
| AMC V8 | 540 | (one ref showed 600) |
| AMC 6 | | |
| 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 | | [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 |
 |
