Is it faster to drop subframe to remove engine on a lift?
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Is it faster to drop subframe to remove engine on a lift? Anyone ever dropped the subframe to remove an engine?? Ive got to do a complete heads/cam/everything to a new t/a and i was wondering if it would be quicker for me to unbolt the entire subframe and remove everything out the bottom.
Yes no?? whats the quickest way to do it? any problems?
Yes no?? whats the quickest way to do it? any problems?
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Done it on my car many times - takes about an hour and half and is well worth it. Took about another 4 hours or so to complete the head swap. And that was with BSing and all. Much nicer and knuckle friendly when the engine is out of the car.
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Originally Posted by Aidan
Anyone ever dropped the subframe to remove an engine?? Ive got to do a complete heads/cam/everything to a new t/a and i was wondering if it would be quicker for me to unbolt the entire subframe and remove everything out the bottom.
Yes no?? whats the quickest way to do it? any problems?
Yes no?? whats the quickest way to do it? any problems?
Personnally, I think it would take me 1 hr to remove the header bolts and the bell-housing bolts doing it the "old" way....
Todd
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easiest to do it out the bottom. i did it in my garage with only a jack and jackstands in like 2.5 hrs. and it was my first time to ever do it. with a lift, all you have to do is disconnect everythjing and just lift the car. much easier than out the top i would think.
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This was posted a long time ago about how to remove an engine an 99% said they pulled them out the top the average time was @5 hrs to get it out. I have only pulled them out the bottom every time and I can do it in @ 1hr or so but everyone called 
on me not in that way but a lot of people were wanting specifics ETC... I just couldn't believe they would pull them out the top! My point is I am glad there are more people that are realizing that GM puts them in that way and that is the easiest way to get them out and the fastest. Good luck on your project AIDAN!
on me not in that way but a lot of people were wanting specifics ETC... I just couldn't believe they would pull them out the top! My point is I am glad there are more people that are realizing that GM puts them in that way and that is the easiest way to get them out and the fastest. Good luck on your project AIDAN! 
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You guys are slow. I did mine yesterday on my lunch break. 35 minutes tops!!!! Now if my damn heads and cam would just show up. I already finished the tranny rebuild. The goal is to be able to put it back in saturday and still have time to drive to MTI and get tuned 
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Originally Posted by JxxxOxxxE
there was a thread like this a while back, and someone was supposed to make a write up about it....???
A JMX style write up would be awesome....hint hint...
A JMX style write up would be awesome....hint hint...
Someone who has dropped the engine out the bottom in their garage, PLEASE post a writeup. There are a lot of people that would like to see this.
Well not everyone has air tools and a lift. I pull mine out the top. Took about 3.5 hours to pull the motor and trans withot air tools by myself. Why don't we just have a competition on this instead of drag racing 
