Re: Spirit 2.5 and...

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I was actually close enough to a book to reach over and look this morning! 
63 American two door sedan - 2472-2556 pounds (hard top was 2550)
82 Spirit hatchback - 2588-2666 pounds

So the American is 116-110 pounds lighter, plus the weight difference of ~140 pounds between the engines (196 ~540, 2.5L ~400). To be safe I think I'd use ~100 pounds as the weight difference in engines. So a 63 American with 2.5L should shed another 120 pounds with a 2.5L install. 

The weights used are published factory shipping weights, which will vary some depending on options.  

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Subject: Re: Spirit 2.5 and...
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 23:50:09 +0000

The American is actually LIGHTER than a Spirit. Just a few hundred pounds 
(200-400) though. The old 196 weighs in at over 500 pounds, the 2.5L GM at least 
100 pounds lighter. I don't recall the exact weights,