Much lighter than I would have thought. I’m guessing the crank is ~20lbs?

 

The crank weighs 50lbs. Heavy bugger

 

I was gonna say, the crank probably weighs as much as the block.

 

As a reference from the ETK:

3.0L M54 block with pistons: 35.0 Kg
3.0L Crankshaft with bearing shells: 22.9 Kg

2.3L M54 block with pistons: 31.92 Kg
2.3L Crankshaft with bearing shells: 22.8 KG

These are "Shipping weights" so it is inclusive of the packaging as sent from Germany.

The 2.3L engine has a Nodular Iron crankshaft and is not Forged.

IIRC (?) the 2.0, 2.3 & 2.5 are Nodular Iron and the 2.8 & 3.0 are forged....

 

106 lbs is rather light for a block and head that are bare.

I think a stock intake manifold off a Ford FE engine weighs 100 lbs alone. You need an engine crane to remove it from the vehicle.

If one were strong enough you could practically throw around a bare M54 block like a football or something. I knew It was light when I found out I could lift one end by myself.

The engine contains a considerable amount of weight in the vehicle second to the transmission. You can gut interior parts all day but you can't easily get the weight out of an engine or transmission.

 

The engine contains a considerable amount of weight in the vehicle second to the transmission. You can gut interior parts all day but you can't easily get the weight out of an engine or transmission.

Solid point. I'm now curious as to how much a bare M52 iron block weighs considering it is comparable (if not identical) in size

 

I stumbled across this video where they compare the M50, M52, M52TU, and M54 engine blocks. He also explains what is and isn't compatible between them, and weighs them.