How heavy are BPT engines?

project.r.racing · 03-09-2007, 07:37 PM

I had to move mine to my new house today. Was a total biatch to lift. Used a trolley, the lifted it up onto a ute using chains between lift hooks. Damn heavy f@#kers!!!

How heavy are BPT engines? Mine does not have the intake manifold attached at the moment.

Ryan

newman · 03-09-2007, 08:48 PM

80kg is my hazard of a guess, i wouldn't be suprised if it was lighter though.

project.r.racing · 03-09-2007, 08:51 PM

if it was that light, 2 adult males would be able to lift it.

i'd be guessing 120-160kg. but thats is a guess.

ryan

newman · 04-09-2007, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by project.r.racing

if it was that light, 2 adult males would be able to lift it.

i'd be guessing 120-160kg. but thats is a guess.

ryan

are you serious! you have to be kidding right! I've lifted my BPT by myself with my girlfriend helping me just as a guide... the illusion that makes it heavier is that they are awkward.

If you and another grown man couldn't lift it (minus intake manifold) then you need to Harden the **** up!

on a side note, the G series gearbox fwd is about 30kg and i'd say the 4wd one is around 40-50kg. So if the BPT you were lifting still had the 4wd gearbox on it i'd say 120kg yeah.

chicaboo · 03-09-2007, 09:03 PM

You're just a girly man.

My spare G series gearbox is easy to throw around, I would be suprised if a BPT weighed more than 2~2.5X as much as it. I could easily lift 2 gearboxes.

Meh, so what if it is 120kg? Lift with the knees.

Gav.

zappy65 · 03-09-2007, 09:20 PM

im a small guy (50kg) and i can lift a G series gearbox by myself....grow some muscles under that skin Ryan.....:Pjks man....

project.r.racing · 03-09-2007, 09:24 PM

yeah but gearboxes weigh nothing compared to engines, i can lift 2 gearboxes at the same time also.

come and lift my engine up guys??? *challenge* lol

ryan

chicaboo · 03-09-2007, 09:26 PM

Challenge accepted!

Have some "cleanhands" ready for me though.

And if I lift it, you will have to take me a for a mountain run. And if I don't lift it, you will have to take me for a mountain run.

Gav.

project.r.racing · 03-09-2007, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by chicaboo

And if I lift it, you will have to take me a for a mountain run. And if I don't lift it, you will have to take me for a mountain run.

Do I get a choice?

chicaboo · 03-09-2007, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by project.r.racing

Do I get a choice?

Only where you want it lifted or dragged to.

RedLineResident · 03-09-2007, 09:30 PM

He's talking about an engine, while everyone else is talking about a trans.

boostedbatman · 04-09-2007, 03:46 AM

Big girly man Ry
Work those sketti arms
2 boys is enough to lift a KL-ZE heck I even did it once with Amanda

ROB-80E · 04-09-2007, 06:08 PM

Hahaha, chopper.

Yeah you are a girly man...myself and another bloke can lift a complete BPT engine and I only weigh in at 70kg. 3 blokes lifted my engine with a G series box still attached while still mounted onto the cross member.

newman · 04-09-2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ROB-80E

Hahaha, chopper.

Yeah you are a girly man...myself and another bloke can lift a complete BPT engine and I only weigh in at 70kg. 3 blokes lifted my engine with a G series box still attached while still mounted onto the cross member.

infact, if my memory serves me well, you and myself lifted a BPD from a skateboard into my trailor by ourselves, and that was complete with box attached and both manifolds. and yes, you are weedy rob

chicaboo · 04-09-2007, 06:25 PM

Meh, 3 blokes can lift and walk the back end of a BG! Video of that on here somewhere too...

boostedbatman · 05-09-2007, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by chicaboo

Meh, 3 blokes can lift and walk the back end of a BG! Video of that on here somewhere too...

Hehe this is true
Sadly the link from the thread no longer works

RedLineResident · 06-09-2007, 05:33 PM

2 guys can lift the back of KA laser and swing it around. me and a friend did it. An old school KA laser was parked paralel to the kerb like most cars are. We turned it into a 30 degree parking.

Looked really funny at the time, took a photo and laughed for a few minutes.

dave0r · 07-09-2007, 06:16 AM

it works out to be around ,+- 10kgs
BP short block = 60kgs
long block = 90kgs
100% complete engine = 130kgs

i can lift a short block into and out of my Astina's boot
complete block took 3 of us

boostedbatman · 07-09-2007, 04:28 PM

If those figures ARE correct the engine is heavier than a v6

newman · 07-09-2007, 04:30 PM

dave0r, when you say it took 3 of you to lift, its not so much the weight that is the problem, its the awkwardness...

03-09-2007, 07:37 PM	#1
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	How heavy are BPT engines? I had to move mine to my new house today. Was a total biatch to lift. Used a trolley, the lifted it up onto a ute using chains between lift hooks. Damn heavy f@#kers!!! How heavy are BPT engines? Mine does not have the intake manifold attached at the moment. Ryan

03-09-2007, 09:20 PM	#6
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	im a small guy (50kg) and i can lift a G series gearbox by myself....grow some muscles under that skin Ryan.....:Pjks man.... __________________ Today you will die and then you will know what it feels like to live... Straights Are For Fast Cars, Corners Are For Fast Drivers: Colin McRae Visit My Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=319 Come see my deviantness....hehe http://dawnblade.deviantart.com/

03-09-2007, 09:30 PM	#11
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	He's talking about an engine, while everyone else is talking about a trans. __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

04-09-2007, 03:46 AM	#12
boostedbatman Manpink Crusader Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stafford, Brisbane Car: 1990 GD mx6 F2T, and soon I might drive the batmoobile once again Posts: 2,280 View Photos By: boostedbatman	Big girly man Ry Work those sketti arms 2 boys is enough to lift a KL-ZE heck I even did it once with Amanda __________________ The Batmobile as she used to be and now she hangs from a chain in the garage

04-09-2007, 06:08 PM	#13
ROB-80E Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE QLD, Australia Car: Turbo BG Astina Posts: 792 View Photos By: ROB-80E	Hahaha, chopper. Yeah you are a girly man...myself and another bloke can lift a complete BPT engine and I only weigh in at 70kg. 3 blokes lifted my engine with a G series box still attached while still mounted onto the cross member. __________________ BG Astina + GTR conversion + Microtech ECU + FMIC + 3" pipes and Exhaust x 21psi boost = 12.168 to the power of 326whp

03-09-2007, 08:48 PM	#2
newman Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane Car: KF Laser fwd BPT Posts: 707	80kg is my hazard of a guess, i wouldn't be suprised if it was lighter though.

03-09-2007, 08:51 PM	#3
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	if it was that light, 2 adult males would be able to lift it. i'd be guessing 120-160kg. but thats is a guess. ryan

03-09-2007, 09:03 PM	#5
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	You're just a girly man. My spare G series gearbox is easy to throw around, I would be suprised if a BPT weighed more than 2~2.5X as much as it. I could easily lift 2 gearboxes. Meh, so what if it is 120kg? Lift with the knees. Gav.

03-09-2007, 09:24 PM	#7
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	yeah but gearboxes weigh nothing compared to engines, i can lift 2 gearboxes at the same time also. come and lift my engine up guys??? challenge lol ryan

03-09-2007, 09:26 PM	#8
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Challenge accepted! Have some "cleanhands" ready for me though. And if I lift it, you will have to take me a for a mountain run. And if I don't lift it, you will have to take me for a mountain run. Gav.

04-09-2007, 06:25 PM	#15
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Meh, 3 blokes can lift and walk the back end of a BG! Video of that on here somewhere too...

06-09-2007, 05:33 PM	#17
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	2 guys can lift the back of KA laser and swing it around. me and a friend did it. An old school KA laser was parked paralel to the kerb like most cars are. We turned it into a 30 degree parking. Looked really funny at the time, took a photo and laughed for a few minutes. __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

07-09-2007, 06:16 AM	#18
dave0r AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tauranga Car: Astina GT Turbo Posts: 302 View Photos By: dave0r	it works out to be around ,+- 10kgs BP short block = 60kgs long block = 90kgs 100% complete engine = 130kgs i can lift a short block into and out of my Astina's boot complete block took 3 of us __________________ 1996 ST205 Toyota Celica GT4 Gone 1991 Astina GT, 102wkw/138whp Built a KL-ZE 220whp engine for a KF Laser

07-09-2007, 04:28 PM	#19
boostedbatman Manpink Crusader Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stafford, Brisbane Car: 1990 GD mx6 F2T, and soon I might drive the batmoobile once again Posts: 2,280 View Photos By: boostedbatman	If those figures ARE correct the engine is heavier than a v6 __________________ The Batmobile as she used to be and now she hangs from a chain in the garage

07-09-2007, 04:30 PM	#20
newman Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane Car: KF Laser fwd BPT Posts: 707	dave0r, when you say it took 3 of you to lift, its not so much the weight that is the problem, its the awkwardness...