Where to find engine weights and dyno charts?

"TSLA" (TeslaMotors) 12/29/2013 at 23:08 • Filed to: Halplopnik, engine, weight, power, dyno, chart, vr6, elise

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I have been trying to google specific engine weights (fully dressed w/ trans) but I can't find anything. Same goes with stock engine dyno charts.
I am hoping one of you know of a website that archives this kind of stuff so I could just go through and see the weights of lots of different engines and what not...

In particular the newest VR6 (3.6 i think?), the 2.3l i4 Mazdaspeed engine, and the last S2000 engine.

And yes, that is a VR6 powered first gen Elise.

GhostZ > TSLA 12/29/2013 at 23:13

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Model forums for those specific cars. Usually they have user dyno charts, and at least one of them is usually bone stock. Not sure about engine weights, but I bet someone on such forums would know.

boxjohn > TSLA 12/29/2013 at 23:35

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engine dyno charts of stock engines are few and far between, and honestly there's so many different ways to run a dyno test that they're hard to compare between different types of engines and types of dynos.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > TSLA 12/29/2013 at 23:36

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vdub_nut: scooter snob > TSLA 12/29/2013 at 23:38

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I'm sorta wondering why you need totally stock engine dyno charts. Also, the rest of the information. I concur with GhostZ, model specific forums are your best source for this kind of stuff.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 12/29/2013 at 23:44

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I have plans to put this type of exhaust on the tuff truck I'm building for next year.

Or the year after.

Or... fuck, whenever.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > vdub_nut: scooter snob 12/29/2013 at 23:46

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Hilariously, I got a two in one deal - the TVR and the VR6.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 12/29/2013 at 23:49

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I meant the horizontal bumper exhaust on the TVR, but the header on the vr6 is secksee as well.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > vdub_nut: scooter snob 12/29/2013 at 23:55

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I still wonder how such an exhaust design works, though. Normally, it's either straight-back or slightly at an angle (The type you see on lifted pickups), yeah?

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 12/29/2013 at 23:58

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The TVR runs to the back like a normal exhaust, but splits off to the sides and goes into the mufflers you can see. Looks sweet, sounds p.cool, not exactly an engineering marvel.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > TSLA 12/30/2013 at 01:24

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The term "fully dressed" has never included transmissions in my experience. The weights for those should be easy enough to find once you have the transmission model.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > TSLA 12/30/2013 at 08:45

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Not sure about with trans, but fully dressed the S2000 lump weighs 175kg and the VR6 170kg (not sure I trust the VR6 weight, seems a little optimistic).

Don't know about the Mazdaspeed engine.