Big Block weights

[matchframe]

I was tearing down the Gen V Big Block this afternoon, and out of curiosity I weighed the heads and intake. The heads with valves and dirt still on weighs 76 pounds each.

This particular motor was a throttle body engine. I was amazed at how much the intake weighed when I pulled it. Putting it on the scale showed 58 pounds!

When I reassemble this engine, I am definitely going with an aluminum intake, most likely with a large 4 barrel. One day, I plan to get a fuel injected setup for it. I eventually will get aluminum heads for it, but I may use these iron heads at first in order to get the Vette on the road quicker.

Bill

 

[lew]

Bill,

That does seem awful heavy. But, with the torque one of those things can make, who cares?

Lew

 

[matchframe]

That does seem awful heavy. But, with the torque one of those things can make, who cares?

The torque is what I am looking forward to! I do plan to lighten it up some with the aluminum intake and heads.

Bill

 

[Stallion]

Torque is what I care about. Torque is what makes street driving with Vettes great. In Corvette Magazine, they did a competition between a Porsche and a Z06. The Porsche ended up winning in the 1/4 mile, but the Vette had better acceleration. That goes to show you, these foreigners can pack in the HP into their 2 Liters, but when it comes to tire screaming rides, only a TRUE AMERICAN CAR can give you that.