Somone asked me what the weight diff is between my new Windsor and a Coyote.
I've been looking around for most of the morning regarding weight comparisons, but without knowing the specs of the Windsor being discussed, it's difficult to make use of the info. For instance, a Windsor with aluminum heads is supposed to be lighter than a 289/302 with iron heads. But is that just the long block, or is that a fully assembled engine including an iron intake, valve covers, carb, blah blah blan?
I think the only proper way to measure both engines is to do so with a fully assembled engine in both cases, including the intake systems, engine dress (valve covers, oil pan, etc), exhaust, flywheel and clutch.
The only sure way to know the difference for a given setup is to weigh the car with the old power train, and then weigh it again with the new power train (probably with a full take of fuel both times).
I'll be weighing my car before and after my swap. I expect a net weight gain (going from V6/auto to Windosor/T56), but no more than 100 pounds or so because I'm replacing the k-member, using an aluminum flywheel, and aluminum heads.