What is the weight of a specific Ford engine? If you own a ford, want to own a ford, or are in the process of swapping the engine, this is, of course, a relevant question. We’ve compiled 42 of the most popular Ford engines produced between 1961 and today in this blog.
In the table below, we’ve done our best to sort these engines in alphabetical order. Furthermore, we’ve included the weight of the engine in pounds and the years in which the engine was produced. Finally, we also added notes about the weight of the engine and how it was weighed.
Let it be clear that some engines have a fully dressed (including all accessories) weight, whereas others have only a long block weight (installation ready but without some accessories). We added as many notes as we could.
Weight Of Engine Per Type
In the table below, we’ve outlined all 42 engines we’ve research. However, there are, of course, a few top-rated models. We’ve created a summary for those engine types that you can read before going through the table.
- A Ford 5.0 Coyote produced between 2011 and present weighs 444 pounds without accessories.
- A Ford 289 or 302 V8 produced between 1963 – 1967 weighs 460 pounds. The late 5.0 models are slightly lighter.
- A Ford 460 V8 produced between 1968 0 1997 weighs 720 pounds without accessories.
- A Ford V10 Triton produced between 1991 – present weighs 635 pounds fully dressed.
| Name | Weight (lbs) | Production Years | Notes |
| Ford 170-250 L6 | 385 | 1961 – 1996 | with aluminum heads, Australian versions are different |
| Ford 2.3 L4 | 380 | 1974 – 1997 | with turbo and flywheel |
| Ford 2.3 Lima/Pinto L4 | 418 | 1974 – 1997 | the 2.0 and 2.5 are the same weight |
| Ford 2.3 Lima/Pinto L4 | 307 | 1974 – 1997 | |
| Ford 2.3 Lima/Pinto L4 | 450 | 1974 – 1997 | with turbo |
| Ford 221-302W | 460 | 1962 – 1963 | |
| Ford 255 Windsor | 468 | 1980 – 1982 | |
| Ford 289/302 V8 | 460 | 1963 – 1967 | late 5.0s are a bit lighter |
| Ford 3.8 V6-90 | 351 | 1983 – 2004 | with starter and alternator, without clutch |
| Ford 3.8 V6-90 | 311 | 1983 – 2004 | fully dressed |
| Ford 3.8 V6-90 | 298 | 1983 – 2004 | fully dressed |
| Ford 351 Cleveland | 550 | 1971 – 1974 | includes BOSS and Australian 302-C |
| Ford 351 Windsor | 525 | 1971 – 1974 | |
| Ford 351M-400 | 575 | 1971 – 1974 | |
| Ford 4.2 V6 | 488 | 1997 – 2008 | shipping weight with flexplate, front dress, and skid, without A/C compressor |
| Ford 4.6 DOHC | 464 | 1990 – 2014 | |
| Ford 4.6 DOHC | 521 | 1990 – 2014 | aluminum block and heads |
| Ford 4.6 DOHC | 437 | 1990 – 2014 | without accessories |
| Ford 4.6 SOHC | 530 | 1990 – 2014 | iron block and aluminum heads |
| Ford 4.6 SOHC | 473 | 1990 – 2014 | |
| Ford 4.6 SOHC | 576-600 | 1990 – 2014 | two different Mustangs gave two different results |
| Ford 427 SOHC | 680 | 1964 – 1967 | |
| Ford 429-460 | 720 | 1968 – 1973 | |
| Ford 460 V8 | 720 | 1968 – 1997 | |
| Ford 5.0 Coyote | 444 | 2011 – Present | without accessories |
| Ford 5.0 V8 | 450 | 1968 – 2000 | |
| Ford 5.0 V8 | 411 | 1968 – 2000 | dry weight, 1989 Mustang 5.0 GT |
| Ford BOSS 302 | 500 | 1969 – 1970 / 2012 – 2013 | |
| Ford BOSS 429 | 680 | 1969 – 1970 | iron block and aluminum heads |
| Ford BOSS 429 | 635 | 1969 – 1970 | |
| Ford England Essex V4 | 327 | 1965 – 1977 | |
| Ford FE | 625 | 1958 – 1976 | |
| Ford FE big block | 650 | 1958 – 1976 | 332-428 CID |
| Ford FE big block | 670 | 1958 – 1976 | 1959 352 CID |
| Ford flathead V8 | 525 | 1932 – 1953 | Integral bell housing and iron heads |
| Ford flathead V8 | 569 | 1932 – 1953 | 1953 239 CID |
| Ford Germany 2.0-2.8 V6 | 305 | 1964 – 1977 | |
| Ford Germany Taunus V4 | 205 | 1962 – 1981 | |
| Ford Mondeo V6 | 225 | 1994 – 2002 | all-aluminum, 4 venturi |
| Ford Taurus SHO 3.0/3.2 | 465 | 1989 – 1995 | |
| Ford Triton V10 | 635 | 1991 – Present | fully dressed |
| Ford Y Block V8 | 625 | 1954 – 1964 | 272-I1:L43312 CID |