Yes, I know the Stude V8s are heavy lumps of good ol' metal:-)
The advantage is, together with the fact that the block also has a high nickel content, that the engine/block is very strong. There is for instance no need for hardened valve seats when building such an engine for power, and quite a lot of metal(weight...) can be bored out, milled off etc.
The disadvantage is, as allready mentioned: Those engines are HEEEAVYYY..!:-)
Kind of strange that they put such a lot of effort in to the car otherwise, but still put such a heavy lump for an engine in them.
Maybe that was the V8 overhead valve engine standard in those days, or something..?
However, IF a (souped up)250 inline six or something similare fits those Stude coupes, I bet that automobile will get a lot of "GO"-potential, so to speak..! :-)
How much lighter is the 250 R6 compared to the 350 V8, by the way?
