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Offline Bellend

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How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« 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:

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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #2 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
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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #3 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.

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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #4 on: 05 July 2011, 23:27 »
Cheers guys made a crane.

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

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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #6 on: 06 July 2011, 12:11 »
Well he managed it. By the manifold I'd assume.

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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #7 on: 06 July 2011, 12:20 »
You can all lift 160kg on your own?  :shocked:
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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #8 on: 06 July 2011, 20:54 »
You can all lift 160kg on your own?  :shocked:

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

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Re: How heavy is an 8V engine and an engine and box?
« Reply #9 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.