engine swap on my 2000 ws6
03-18-2013, 08:03 AM
#1
TECH Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (31)
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: my house
Posts: 479
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
engine swap on my 2000 ws6 Needing help deciding easiest n safest way to pull 383 ls6(for sale) n put in ls3 418.. dont have lift. Heard can drop motor n lift car off engine. Nervous by myself.. need all suggestions I can plz help
03-18-2013, 08:36 AM
#3
Launching!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: ABQ New Mexico
Posts: 212
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Dropped the engine out of my mustang at the shop on base more times than I'd like to admit. Its super easy if you can do it that way (ie have access to a lift) but what sold me is theres almost no way to screw up your paint and stuff
Trending Topics
03-18-2013, 02:04 PM
#8
Staging Lane
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 95
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i dropped my motor out the bottom. i got the car high enough with some blocks and jackstands. it worked fine for me, just take the lip off the bumper and it'll clear. 
03-18-2013, 07:55 PM
#12
Staging Lane
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Charleston SC
Posts: 99
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I've done it this way, with a lift and pulled them out the top. A lift is the easiest way but this way is not near as bad as out the top. I pulled my exhaust and rear bumper just to be on the safe side and lifted the front to the moon.
03-19-2013, 08:40 AM
#14
On The Tree
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Portland Area
Posts: 104
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Smokinponcho73 in PNW forum has like railroad ties he chopped and stacked. It's sitting on those with 4 stands underneath. The middle is cutout for crawl access.
03-19-2013, 09:08 AM
#15
On The Tree
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Maplewood, MN
Posts: 149
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you do not have a lift, do your car and yourself a favor and just go out the top. It would suck to drop you car lifting it all sketchy. I did mine out the top lifting it on jack stands about a foot or so, car stayed there the whole time then cherry picked it out the top, don't remove hood cause there a PITA to line back up perfect, then when your coming out have a friend disconnect the hood shocks to have hood go further back and it should come right out. Its even easier when you have trans out but still an easy job coming out the top and would do it again, all you need is like 4 feet in front of the car for cherry picker.
03-19-2013, 11:00 AM
#16
On The Tree
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Portland Area
Posts: 104
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yeah, dropping the car would suck. Nice job with that space Mertez. Smokinponcho rigged up his rail road ties like a drive up ramp style. Guess I like his setup.
