I think somebody said it's more like 100 lbs extra weight.
R16 is 342 lbs complete. A small block with aluminum heads
and so on might be 50 lbs over the R16.
Thomas
milton3 wrote:
> FWIW,
>
> When I went down to see Andy run his roadster, I ran into several of my
> old race buddies. My friend from Houston Performance (easily one of the
> best Ford Motor shops in the country) spent a few minutes poking around my
> car.
>
> When he stood up he said: "You know it'd be darn easy to fit a small
> block Ford in there." They know I've done motor swaps in the past, and
> that I like radically fast cars.
>
> Ever since that moment, the Tramp (AutoX prep'd 240Z that I bought from
> the same guy) has been in the hot seat. The Ford motor would be
> relatively inexpensive. Don't let an affordable 1600 roller hit my radar
> screens, 'cause I've been swimming in this idea. His estimated weight
> difference is < 50lbs, FWIW. They are regularly getting 350+ RWHP out of
> those things naturally aspirated and extremely streetable tune. And, yes,
> they want the project. Luckily, the Tramp consumes the garage space I'd
> need and it doesn't hurt that I'm broke. But, I keep seeing '70 240s
> going for handsome sums on Ebay. Maybe enough to finance the swap if I
> added some pretty paint - ok, I'm rambling. Really time to go to bed.
>
> Milton
> milton <milton3@pobox.com>
>
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