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Originally Posted by DW SD
Cool project. Will be interesting to see how the 915 holds up.
I don't think the 3.6 is heavier. the plastic manifold-ed versions lose the oil cooler and I suspect are actually lighter than 3.2. the varioram engines may indeed be more lbs.
not trying to be confrontational nor a no-it-all.
Doug
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Agreed.
Once again, we're just collecting data. There's a wide variety of engine configurations that Porsche went through over the years and they all have different weights. Consider the weight of a carb'd 2.4 with race exhaust and fiberglass engine tin? That would be really light.
My goal is to provide at least one known valid reference point. I'm using race scales before and after so you'll be able to see not only the before and after weights, but also the balance. That's really the only thing that matters. The engine assembly weights are just incidental. I have a 550lb hanging scale, so why not use it, right?
We have a couple of guys that have put their cars on truck scales before and after and while that's not a bad reference, there's a greater margin of error in the scales because they're designed to weigh things that weigh tons and they don't give you balance info.
There's a few numbers running around the Internet for LSx engine weights, but I don't know where they came from or if they're accurate. Ditto for the 911 engines but with the added confusion of not knowing which engine or which configuration and what accessories are included.
I can't clear all that up, but I can report it accurately and completely for this build. And that should help people decide if they want to do this or not.
And I'm not confrontational by nature so I'd never take your comment that way, but it was nice of you to say that. Tone is a difficult thing to impart in writing. At least for me.
