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Posted by: malaga_red75 Jan 3 2010, 04:02 PM

I know the subaru engine weighs 285 lbs. anyone know the 914 engine weight?

-Peter

Posted by: codices Jan 3 2010, 04:11 PM

Seems like I have seen 275#. Someone may have a more exact weight.

Dave

Posted by: Cevan Jan 3 2010, 04:28 PM

Until someone puts one on a scale, I'm going to have a hard time with 275 lbs. for a long block. My wife (all 120 lbs of her) and I lifted a motor from a pickup to the ground, with the engine bar attached. Oh, and in case you're wondering, she's not a power lifter.

Posted by: underthetire Jan 3 2010, 04:32 PM

QUOTE(Cevan @ Jan 3 2010, 02:28 PM)

Posted by: Cevan Jan 3 2010, 04:47 PM

With my engine apart, I just weighed various parts of it (case halves, heads, crank with gears, camshaft, bearings, lifters, head studs, case thru bolts, case hardware, oil pump, engine mounts, pistons, cylinders, pins, valve covers, oil filler, sump plate, oil temp sender w/plate, oil baffle, thermostat, spark plugs, dizzy drive). It came to 163 lbs. I did not include the engine bar, any engine tin, fan, flywheel, clutch, dizzy, FI, or fan shroud.

Posted by: DBCooper Jan 3 2010, 04:59 PM

From the chart you see everywhere (http://www.vintagehotrods.net/ford/ContentExpress20-30-38.html for example) it shows:

VW T1 250 lbs
VW T4 311 lbs
Subaru 2.2 269 lbs (aero conversion)

The same chart is updated with a few variations added http://fixrambler.com/engineweightchart.txt, but in the past people in other forums (VW, SBC, Alfa, Porsche, etc.) have doubted these numbers. Still, it's what you see. Tell you what, though, trying to muscle that WRX motor around by myself I though it was heavier than the T4 motors I was used to. Unfortunately I didn't weigh it before putting it in, sorry. What I can tell you, though, is that it carries its own weight and then some.