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Originally Posted by L695speed
TPI Monte, the block weighs more than that. A T56 weighs 120? I can barely pick that up to move it, the block weighs more than the T56 by alot. A friend of mine picked up the block a couple inches before he had to put it down in fear of hurting himself. I'd put it at closer to 200 if not more than that.
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Damn. Based on what you posted, I did a quick Google search, and came up with 181 lbs. for a bare block. Definitely heavier than what I thought! I did the same thing - picked it up a few inches to put it on a creeper, then lifted the other side on so I could move it out for junk. A few years ago me and one of my students carried a 350 out of my Jeep and into the school so I could hide it in my classroom until I was ready to build it LOL.
Either way, a bare block is about the same as one friend, and a friend is much easier to have climb into the engine bay.
I'd have one friend sit on one strut tower, and another on the other side - that would spread the weight out evenly and make life easier.