I just weighed a 327 fully assembled head at 45 lbs.
The heads of a small block Chevy 350 engine weigh approximately 50 pounds. The use of aluminum over cast iron reduces their weight slightly.
It shouldn't matter.
The weight of a small block Chevrolet cylinder head is 65 ft-lbs. Refer to your owner's manual or seek the help of a car expert if necessary. Obviously the above person didn't understand the question. A cast iron cylinder head, fully assembled, for a small block Chevy weighs 49 pounds. A cast aluminum head weighs 25 pounds.
65 ft-lbs
65ft. LBS.
could be a bad head gasket or cracked head.
17 per head 34 in all
for all out horsepower the splayed valve Chevy head, or the sb2 or 18 degree after that
A small or big block Chevy have a casting number on the top of the block behind the driver side head. MorTec has Chevy casting numbers listed online.
If it is a V8 it is 65FT.- LBS.
1970-71 Chevrolet Small Block 400cid heads.
65 FT. LBS.