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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bt46 on September 24, 2010, 12:49:36 PM

Title: How heavy is a 2lt cylinder head with manifold?
Post by: bt46 on September 24, 2010, 12:49:36 PM
Anyone know the weight of a cylinderhead with the manifold attatched. I have to post one to qld however I dont have any scales.
Cheers
Dean
Title: Re: How heavy is a 2lt cylinder head with manifold?
Post by: Brad M on September 24, 2010, 08:45:02 PM
Don't know, but do you have some bathroom scales?
You could weigh yourself, then weigh yourself holding the cylinder head.. the difference is cylinder head weight.
Title: Re: How heavy is a 2lt cylinder head with manifold?
Post by: bt46 on September 25, 2010, 07:08:54 PM
Thanks Brad.
I had thought about that however I dont own any scales. Thats probablly a good thing.
I will find out somehow.
Cheers
Title: Re: How heavy is a 2lt cylinder head with manifold?
Post by: JOHN G on September 25, 2010, 11:04:39 PM
Archimedes  theory ;D
Remember year 8 science...

John
Title: Re: How heavy is a 2lt cylinder head with manifold?
Post by: ItalCarGuy on September 26, 2010, 12:15:32 AM
Hey Dean,
well I just dug out a 1300 head without cams and it weighed about 19kg. The inlet manifold was about 5kg.