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Title: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Bellend on 04 July 2011, 23:06

Wanna buy an engine stand. Need to know the wieght because I'm just gonna winch it up aslong as the garage walls hold.  :grin:

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Seanl on 05 July 2011, 21:50

Having just taken mine out, I reckon its in the region of about 200+ kilos. Was on a pallet and I could just about pull it.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Dan_GTi8v on 05 July 2011, 22:33

me and my dad managed to get one in and out of the back of a land rover so I reckon maybe a bit lighter than that but not far off

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Khare on 05 July 2011, 22:40

I'm going to have a rough guess and say it's about 160kg. Was more or less the same as what I used to lift at the gym.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Bellend on 05 July 2011, 23:27

Cheers guys made a crane.

My dads an animal and moved the engine.  :grin:

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Len on 06 July 2011, 08:48

If you could actually get hold of it it is possible to lift it on your own! But coz of size etc its impossible.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Bellend on 06 July 2011, 12:11

Well he managed it. By the manifold I'd assume.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 06 July 2011, 12:20

You can all lift 160kg on your own?  :shocked:

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Wayne on 06 July 2011, 20:54

Quote from: AudiA8Quattro on 06 July 2011, 12:20

You can all lift 160kg on your own?  :shocked:

I picked up a bare VR6 block once, trust me that is heavy  :grin:

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: harlemex on 06 July 2011, 21:36

I managed to 'walk' one up a ramp and into the back of a van, and i am built like a stick insect.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Seanl on 06 July 2011, 21:48

Quote from: Khare on 05 July 2011, 22:40

I'm going to have a rough guess and say it's about 160kg. Was more or less the same as what I used to lift at the gym.

 :laugh: :laugh:

Feck off! Your in the wrong job if you can lift that mate!

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: dom on 06 July 2011, 21:55

Quote from: Seanl on 06 July 2011, 21:48

Quote from: Khare on 05 July 2011, 22:40

I'm going to have a rough guess and say it's about 160kg. Was more or less the same as what I used to lift at the gym.

 :laugh: :laugh:

Feck off! Your in the wrong job if you can lift that mate!

 :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Jack3559 on 06 July 2011, 21:57

Quote from: AudiA8Quattro on 06 July 2011, 12:20

You can all lift 160kg on your own?  :shocked:

Can usually eat that on my own.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Bellend on 06 July 2011, 23:07

Apparently he picked up and chucked the engine on a trolley.  :grin:

No gearbox.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Wayne on 06 July 2011, 23:33

2 people can pick up an 8v or 16v engine however if fitted with a gearbox it is better to use an engine crane.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Bellend on 06 July 2011, 23:38

Dunno how I'm getting it back in.  :grin:

Dunno whether to stick it all together on the subframe then jack it up into the shell or just put the engine in last seperate with a winch.

Title: Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
Post by: Khare on 07 July 2011, 00:00

Quote from: Seanl on 06 July 2011, 21:48

Quote from: Khare on 05 July 2011, 22:40

I'm going to have a rough guess and say it's about 160kg. Was more or less the same as what I used to lift at the gym.

 :laugh: :laugh:

Feck off! Your in the wrong job if you can lift that mate!

Back in the borderline legal pills and drinks days  :grin: