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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 12:49 AM
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Default 454 weight
Need to know what a complete 454 weights??
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 01:17 AM
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about 750lbs
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 01:23 AM
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about 750lbs
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675-685

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Depends on if you have aluminum heads and/or intake.

BBC iron heads are big time heavy.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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An iron headed bigblock 610 pounds and the same small block 470 or 140 pounds less.
A set of aluminum heads for the bigblock drop that value about 80 pounds or 530 pounds.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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we keep getting lower.

Do i hear 575?
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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we keep getting lower.

Do i hear 575?
Aluminum block?
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It's well worth the weight...
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Originally Posted by turtlevette
we keep getting lower.

Do i hear 575?
Mine comes from a hot rod article where they compared a small block to a big block and they show the big block on the scales and get 610 with iron heads.
Tomorrow when I am at work I could give you the name of the magazine, the date on the cover and the page if you want to look it up.
They did use iron heads on the big block.
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Originally Posted by Kalway
Aluminum block?
My cast iron 540 Merlin 3 block comes in bare at 280 pounds. The same block in aluminum is 140 but the cost is $6000 CDN
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Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
My cast iron 540 Merlin 3 block comes in bare at 280 pounds. The same block in aluminum is 140 but the cost is $6000 CDN
So essentially you CAN get a big block as light as a small block, it'd just cost as much as an LS7 by the time you're done.
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Originally Posted by Jughead
The rags I have read say 680 for a big block iron intake
to pan 520 for the small block iron intake to pan.
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Whatever it is don't drop it on your foot!
I just pulled my 454 a few months ago and it was heeeeavy.
680 sounds about right.
Definitely worth the weight. Aluminum heads are lighter, better heat transfer and better perf.
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Aluminum manifold? aluminum water pump? not too many BBC's came from the factory with an alum water pump.
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LS6 block, aluminum heads, aluminum intake, aluminum water pump. Dry short block 565#
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