Engine weights, pros, and cons

Yes I know that this topic has generally been beat to death all over the web, but after a solid half an hour of googling I haven't really found any answers that suit my specific situation...

For those of you who may not have read my intro, I have a 1972 Coupe that is more or less stock and in good shape, which I'm looking to build more for the corners than straight lines. I'm not imagining that this will be out tearing it up at open track events on a regular basis, but I'd like to have fun when I do make it out.

On to the question of engines...and this question was brought up by another thread which linked another forum, bla bla bla, really on to the question!

I found these weights all in lbs...

221-302W = 460

302 Boss = 500

351W = 525

351C-Boss = 550

351M-400 = 575

332-428FE = 625

427 HEMI = 680

429-460 = 720

After reading in that other forum that a 460 with aluminum heads and intake is pretty much small block weight, (hard to believe) I was wondering how light a 351W would be with aluminum heads and intake? This is where my lack of experience/knowledge comes in, but I'm thinking that would drop conservatively 50 or 60 lbs? More?

How much would this noticeably effect the weight balance of the car when driving?

Thanks guys!

I CANT FIND IT RIGHT NOW, BUT I WILL KEEP LOOKING. I FOUND A SITE ON ENGINES THAT GAVE THE WEIGHTS OF INDIVIDULE PARTS. GUESS I HAVE PUT TO MANY SITES IN MY FAVORITES. WILL FIND AND POST FOR YOU.


OK I FOUND IT..

http://351cleveland.wetpaint.com/page/Ford+Engine+Weights

Ford Engine Dimensions Engine Family LxWxH in inches, without carburetor. Weight in Lbs.

221-260-289-302 29 x 24 x 27.5 460

Boss 302 29 x 24.5 x 28.5 500

335 Series 351 Cleveland 29 x 25.5 x 27.5 550

351 Windsor 29 x 25 x 29 525

FE Series 352-390-406-410-427-428 32 x 27 x 29 625

Boss 429 34 x 30 x 30 635

385 Series 429-460 34 x 27 x 30 720

427 SOHC 34 x 32 x 30 680

4.6L SOHC or DOHC 36 x 36 x 44 600

Thanks for those Pappy, unfortunately that site (and every one I've found with the same tables) only lists weights for 351C or 428/9 heads.

Seeing that 351C heads are 100lbs each, I'd guess that 351W heads are 70-75lbs stock, so I guess my guesstimate of 40-50lbs in weight savings is reasonable.

With other lightening, say a total of 150lbs off the front end, how would that noticeably effect the weight balance when driving? Obviously that's going to make it accelerate a little faster, but what about in the corners?