Tahiti Dry Weight?

[TahitiTiger]

Can some one give me an approximate weight of my Tahiti? Or at least what the O.E. weight spec for it was?

[roostwear]

You should be able to find out what model you have and the specs HERE (http://www.freeboardchallenged.com/brochure.htm)

[Coded-Dude]

thanks for the link as well, there's some cool info there. :D

[TahitiTiger]

ok so my Tahiti weighs in at 950 lbs (did they include pump weight in that?). Now how much does a fully dressed 455 Olds weigh?
BTW I love that site :) I have used it many times to identify friends jets boats.

[CARLSON-JET]

The steel flywheel weighs about 40 lbs. and the cast iron intake is about the heaviest of all the intakes around. If using a flex plate and alum. intake you reduce alot of weight. If I remember correct, an Olds weighs about 575. They are lighter then a chevy/ford/pont which is a reason they were used I have heard.

[Coded-Dude]

Yes, I was rather surprised to see the Tiger Jets weight 950 empty.......
Mine is completely empty and it doesn't feel like 950 (maybe 700 or 800)
btw - is there a site like that for older I/O's
(Just bought an 82 Galaxie and would like some info on it as well.)

[TahitiTiger]

The steel flywheel weighs about 40 lbs. and the cast iron intake is about the heaviest of all the intakes around. If using a flex plate and alum. intake you reduce alot of weight. If I remember correct, an Olds weighs about 575. They are lighter then a chevy/ford/pont which is a reason they were used I have heard.
cool, I do have a regular fly wheel, but I have an edelbrock intake. If I went to a flex plate would I need a different harmonic ballancer? But then again I would have to re-ballance the engine :(

[CARLSON-JET]

If I recall you might be able to have a flex plate balanced to match the flywheel. I would ask that in gearheads. I also think you might need a different PTO for the flexplate. I know they are diffrent on a BBC.

[roostwear]

ok so my Tahiti weighs in at 950 lbs (did they include pump weight in that?). Now how much does a fully dressed 455 Olds weigh?
BTW I love that site :) I have used it many times to identify friends jets boats.
Thanks. It used to be part of Roostwear.com, but when I shut it down I saved all the files. I uploaded them to Freeboardchallenged.com and built a quick and dirty brochure page that I hope to redo properly in the future. I still have all the registry pages and may include them on the site.

[nyjetboat]

in an old berkl ey book it says their packajet with a 455 weights in at 850.lbs seems alittle high but thats what it says. thats engine and drive . the picture used a 12 jb drive pretty much the same as jg earlier model .

[pw_Tony]

Maybe 575 short block haha I dunno. I know a 350 sbc is around 550 right? A 440 dodge is bout 750, and BBF BBC and Ponticraps were 850lbs plus? We need a good site to compare dry weights