kmember swap without dropping motor?
It's not that hard, I did mine that way. I just braced the motor under the oil pan and possibly one under the crank balancer, unbolted the old k-member and motor mounts and dropped it out from underneath. The hardest part is getting the motor mounts to line back up when you're going back in.
You can definitely swap the k-member without removing the motor. It is actually relatively easy, just make sure the motor is well supported.
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i had a friend throw my kmember in for me and they had a bar ( don't know what it's called ) going across the shock tower and just had a couple chains bolted up to the heads i think.
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Verdad Gallardo I have done it this way also. I have actually also used an old strut tower brace to hold the motor up too.
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Look at post 310 in my build. It shows the brackets I made to support the engine and enables you to drop the K member.
Look at post 310 in my build. It shows the brackets I made to support the engine and enables you to drop the K member.
haven't done it in an f body but have pulled front subframes out of w bodies with engine still in car with a 4X6 rested across the strut towers and a chain hanging the engine in place
yes my best was 12.18 @117 full weight 4 door car .Plenty of cars much quicker I never had a lot of money in one cause Im cheap lol.
Quickest w body I am aware of was a stock short block/rotating assembly other than cam , 900 hp turbo build 8.6 @159 (ZZ Performance 2dr gtp street registerred) 3800 series 2 is a tough sob...cross bolted mains...tight build tolerances , made wards 10 best engines of all time.
Quickest w body I am aware of was a stock short block/rotating assembly other than cam , 900 hp turbo build 8.6 @159 (ZZ Performance 2dr gtp street registerred) 3800 series 2 is a tough sob...cross bolted mains...tight build tolerances , made wards 10 best engines of all time.
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head over to harbor freight. they have a motor support tool. It goes from strut tower to strut tower. Works perfect and when you install the new k member you can adjust the angle of the motor to get the holes to line up. Here is the link.
http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...bar-96524.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...bar-96524.html
head over to harbor freight. they have a motor support tool. It goes from strut tower to strut tower. Works perfect and when you install the new k member you can adjust the angle of the motor to get the holes to line up. Here is the link.
http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...bar-96524.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...bar-96524.html
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I just did the kmember swap and used the block of wood/jack to support the motor during the swap. No problems. With the jack make sure you have room to lift and lower the motor on the jack to get the motor mounts lined up. I also used the instructions from the BMR website albiet I was installing the standard turbo kmember and not their newer one that the instructions are meant for. Just be patient and it's not so bad. So much room for activities
http://www.bmrsuspension.com/siteart/install/KM019.pdf
http://www.bmrsuspension.com/siteart/install/KM019.pdf