Engine Easier to pull motor with/without tranny attached?

evintho

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Nov 12, 2003
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I'll soon be pulling the 5.0/AOD from my '93 ragtop. Is there enough room in the engine bay to pull the motor/trans combo together or would I be better off dropping the AOD from the bottom first and then pulling the motor?