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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Please keep this on topic and to the point.
Personally I'd like to know why out the top for a relatively stock car is/can be a better way.
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I've never involved myself in this topic on any forum in the past. This is an opinion topic that always turns sour. I just get tired of people expressing what is
"BEST" when there are different skill levels and preferences that doesn't make one way better for everyone.
My 1st response in this thread was
I DISAGREE.
Meaning I
DISAGREE pulling an engine out the
bottom is
"BETTER".
I never said pulling it out the
top is
"BETTER" either. People just assumed that's what I meant.
I did however say very clearly that people should stick to what's comfortable for them
Myself and many others that I know can and do pull engines from the top on stock or modified F-Bodies. The overall engine swap into a driving car is significantly quicker for us. We have pulled hundreds of engines out of these cars combined and have developed our own tools and techniques for doing so. The lifting plate that Quick Time Performance sells is accually mine. I built that plate in 2002 for myself. I made one for Barry and he liked it and decided to market it. I
DON'T recieve any profits from him so don't think I'm selling anything here.
I dismantle everything off the engine in the car and leave all accessories hooked to the car. A/C, P/S, Alternator, Brake lines never become disconnected. This saves a bunch of time on the install. I bolt the lifting plate to the valley and use a 3 link chain on the engine hoist. Makes for a simple removal and installation.
Let me say that this could be awkward for some so it isn't BEST for everyone.
Pulling an engine out the bottom
I think could be easier for some novelists doing it in his/her driveway because you can dismantle everything on the ground. Keep in mind that once the k-member is out, there is still a bunch of work left. Tranny, engine, accessories still have to be removed from the k-member. Then the process is reversed including A/C re-charging, adding P/S fluid, bleeding brakes. This is all added time that I don't deal with.
I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE TO EVERYONE READING TO STICK WITH WHAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH. THERE IS NO BEST WAY
I would also like to applogize if I affended any of those interested in this topic. It was never my intentions.