'91 318is, 16V swap.

[R. Johnson]

http://www.britishv8.org/triumph/danmasters.htm

According to this guy a 302 with aluminum heads is about 424ish pounds - minus fluids. Aka my setup. I also found a couple of other places on the internet with t5 weights and the spread is around 80lbs to 100lbs wet... so lets be generous with the weight here and say the combo comes in at around 530lbs. If I'm not mistaken I believe I once saw a thread where vorschlag pulled a m20 with a cherry picker that had a built-in scale. With the engine and tranny attached it was sitting at around 490-500lbs if my memory isn't failing me. So... from what I'm gathering here, a 302 has about the same, if not less, of a weight gain as a Mxx/Sxx series swap.

Surprising, but I stand corrected.

To save any amount of weight, and stay with a BMW six, I think one would have to jump all the way to an M54 (375lb), which still would only save ~25-50lbs depending on transmission.

/thread jack

[kts]

But it won't break!

Very true! :)

[FunfGan]

Why did you drill holes in your bumper but not cut the valance behind it lol

Hmm? It's cut now, and in those last pictures haha.

[jalopi]

http://www.britishv8.org/triumph/danmasters.htm

According to this guy a 302 with aluminum heads is about 424ish pounds - minus fluids. Aka my setup. I also found a couple of other places on the internet with t5 weights and the spread is around 80lbs to 100lbs wet... so lets be generous with the weight here and say the combo comes in at around 530lbs. If I'm not mistaken I believe I once saw a thread where vorschlag pulled a m20 with a cherry picker that had a built-in scale. With the engine and tranny attached it was sitting at around 490-500lbs if my memory isn't failing me. So... from what I'm gathering here, a 302 has about the same, if not less, of a weight gain as a Mxx/Sxx series swap.

[CW325]

Why did you drill holes in your bumper but not cut the valance behind it lol

[jalopi]

If you add up all the numbers on that page you get 307 lbs... but hey, I'll try to remember to weigh everything and take pics, then post em up on my thread.

[FunfGan]

So my setup weighs ~440lbs, with stock heads. Aluminum heads weigh 50+ pounds less.

[FunfGan]

And I've dropped off the entire smog pump system, a/c system and compressor, power steering pump as well as removed the heater core and the carb assembly is lighter than the equivilant efi intake mani. So I'll do the meth and get back to you guys haha.

[VinniE30]

I can almost assure you my combo is almost as or just as light as an m50 swap, and better weight distribution.

I'll just leave this here.

engine assembly 540 lbs

http://www.fiveohinfo.com/fox/engine.html

The m5x engines weight around 400 lbs fully assembled.

[FunfGan]

Good lord that thing looks heavy!

But it won't break!

He's got an old iron 302 strapped into the car and you think his transmission mount looks heavy?

I can almost assure you my combo is almost as or just as light as an m50 swap, and better weight distribution.

[eurotrash]

Lol my "transmount" is a piece of angle iron w/ holes

[R. Johnson]

Good lord that thing looks heavy!

He's got an old iron 302 strapped into the car and you think his transmission mount looks heavy?

[kts]

Also, a few people have asked me for a pic of the trans mount, so here it is bar paint and holes for the mount.

Good lord that thing looks heavy!

[FunfGan]

Snickering at your interior.

There's no interior to snicker at ;)

[MattAvino]

Snickering at your interior.