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4.6L Engine dry weight???

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Gearbanger 101

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Does anyone have any published figures on the differences in dry weight between the 4.6L SOHC engine and the 4.6L DOHC engines?

I’m trying to settle an argument between a couple of guys on another board about which is heavier between an iron block 4.6L SOHC and an aluminum block 4.6L DOHC and I can’t find any of my old back issues that published their published weight difference. Even though the DOHC sports an aluminum block, I’m still remembering it being heavier than the SOHC because of the added weight of the second set of cams, chains, intake manifold, accessories, etc. But do you think I could find one single source of information that publishes their weight!?!

Just curious if anyone else had any other sources for their stats?
 

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You might try www.fordracingparts.com. I know they always tell the weight of each product on there and they've got quite a few complete engines, including the GT500 and Ford GT motors
 

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For the 98 cars, heres a few numbers:

Cast Iron Block: 154 lbs
Alum Alloy: 85 lbs

Alum cyl head: 33 lbs
Alum Alloy: 38.5

composite Intake Manifold: 4.5 lbs
alum alloy: 20.5

Exhaust Manifolds: Cast Iron Nodular 20.9 lbs (15 for cali)
Nodular Iron/Silmoly: 7.5 for left side, 7.1 for right

now to skip all that bs check this out

Dry Weight for 4.6 sohc : 529 with man/492 auto
Dry Weight for 4.6 DOHC: 535
 

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That sounds about right the caddy northstar v8 is dohc and its dry weight is 510lbs.
 

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d98gt said:
Dry Weight for 4.6 sohc : 529 with man/492 auto
Dry Weight for 4.6 DOHC: 535
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Why would an Auto engine by any lighter than a Manual?
 

Tim2002GT

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Gearbanger 101 said:
Why would an Auto engine by any lighter than a Manual?
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+1
 
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d98gt

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http://www.dariusrudis.com/mustang/must98/must98a.htm is where I got the information from
 

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Gearbanger 101 said:
Why would an Auto engine by any lighter than a Manual?
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yea why would an auto tranny be lighter. the manual trans are so much smaller than an auto.
 
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