Anthony Williams

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Well I finally get to hear the Rubbing squeaking and knocking sound of death from My '99 167k mi LS1-I've got a spun bearing. Have not made any final decisions yet but I'll keep bumping this thread for any comments.

Anthony Williams

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First, I am not trying to start a “which way is best” thread in regards to pulling the engine from a 4th Gen Fbody from the top or bottom, you can best decide that for yourself, I am simply doing a write up on what I did to get my LS1 out to replace it with an LS6 – ATTEMPT AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Now, I live in an apartment and rent 2 small garages in my complex, no matter how I looked at the “out the bottom” method, I just could not find the space to needed to do the engine pull this way so, I decided to pull the engine from the top and the tranny from the bottom.

Background
Spun a main bearing in my 1999, 167k mi. LS1 Z28 so I decided to;
 Buy a crate LS6 long block
 Install a stall TQ
 Have my 4L60E rebuilt.
Going to run BBK’s
 Intake
 Throttle body
 Fuel rails
 Shorty headers
Before everyone lambaste me for not running long tubes, I live in the smog test capitol state of CA. Yes they actually have rolling smog compliance stations, with the CHP waiving you down. Since there is no chance of just driving on bye the rolling compliance station, I will be staying totally legal with the BBK products.

Current tool list
1 ton hoist
Happy hooker LS engine lift plate
2 hoisting slings
Trans jack
4+ jack stands
4 wheel dollies
Hitachi 18v ½ in. drive mini impact
Kobalt ½ in. drive 430 ft.lb electric impact.