removing and installing engine, easiest way??

[Foxfan88]

tell me if this sounds good...

remove radiator.
remove all accesories
remove upper intake.

remove all exhaust, leave headers on engine.

i will pull my tranny. I was going to leave the bellhousing and clutch still attached and just remove the tranny itself.

then pull the engine, get new engine ready...

should i put the new engine back in with headers on, then bolt exhaust back up or put them on in the car?

should i just build the engine to where all i will need to do it place the upper on and the accesories?? and all small stuff??
i was going to put the clutch and stuff on and also put the bellhousing on while its going in, then stab the t5 under the car.

 

[Marlboro_Man]

Sounds like a good plan , just becareful leaving the headers on it, you don't want to bend or crush them.

 

[Foxfan88]

heh i just hate bending down so far in the engine bay, i'm 6'3" and it sucks working on stuff like that.

some stuff i can actually get on my knees and work lol

 

[cobradvm]

You don't have to do it this way, but you can! I stuffed every damn thing on the engine before dropping it back in!!

 

[payupsucka]

definetly put the headers on first. just be careful lowering it in like marlboro man said. its waaaaaaaay easier putting the headers on while its on the stand.


and cobradvdm i wish i had the intake lift plate so i could have bolted all my acceseories on first i had to use the holes in the heads for the acces to attach the chains. and the secret to putting the trans on with the motor is getting the car high enough

 

[Foxfan88]

whats the best way to get the car UP IN THE AIR? i am talking as high as the stands will go. just start small and use blocks for the jack until its high as possible.

 

[payupsucka]

yup just be careful

 

[RYC CUKR]

Any particular reason why you want to pull the trans out from under the car? I would pull the engine, bellhousing and trans as a unit then you can unbolt the trans outside where it is easier to get to and do the same with bolting it back up.

 

[Foxfan88]

i was always told that you cant get the engine and tranny out in one piece....

 

[RYC CUKR]

Note the pics above of cobradvm putting and engine and trans in with all the accessories already bolted on.