Can anyone tell me the weight of the end plates.  I am guessing less
than 50lbs for both.  I just weighed  an intermediate housing and was
surprised to find it weighed only 26 lbs.  The end plates are
narrower so probably weigh less.  My end plates are presently in
bolted up assemblies so I can't get to them.   Thanks,  Jerry

The only one I have here at the office is a center housing and it weighs
26.5 pounds confirming what you said.
In aluminum it would weigh about 9 pounds.
The front and rear housings are the porkers. 50 pounds for both is too
lite.

Here too is the rotor housing at 13.5 pounds.

I'll get some more housings from the hangar soon.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Paul,
According to my balance beam scale, the rear housing ('89 six-port) weighs
27 lbs, 3 oz. (including bearing carrier).  The front housing weighs 27lbs,
2 oz. (including bearing carrier, oil pump and oil pump gear).

Mark St.

Lighter than I thought. Going strictly on the density differences then one can
save over fifty pounds by going aluminum.