> 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.
-- 
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

For my project a 50lbs weight loss would be very nice.  In several years a p-port
renesis with alu front and rear housing  :))  A spectacular power to weight ratio
with turbocompound? Who knows stay positive

Marc J
Nexus Mustang


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