BOXCHEV

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Who here has first hand experience with either of these plates, or better..experience with both?

Win/Win either way?

I was about to order the Allstar Performance lift plate but was kinda disappointed to see it was only 1/8in thick.

Allstar lift plate
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aa...0/media/images

Carshopinc lift plate
http://carshop.carshopinc.com/produc...108590/CSP2365

**NOTE**

I know most will say you just use a chain on corner of each head + bolt or use a load leveler. Yeah, yeah,I have used all of those same methods.

I'm using adapter mounts that places the motor 1in back, and its a bitch to attach a chain to the back side of the heads. Ive already had to notch my A/C box to clear the coil pack bracket on the passenger side and a bolt from the chain has already scratched up the paint on the driver side fire wall.

Lift plate in the middle would have saved extra work I now have to clean up.

SteveDoten@ARH

I've got the allstar plate; looks like the CS is a copy? or vice versa

Using chains is a pita, motor won't sit neutral when lifted/dropped

I've done a few dozen C5 motor swaps this way, prefer dropping the motor out the bottom but that's not always the case with one lift.

BOXCHEV

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Not sure who had theirs out first. Ive known about the CS one for a while now, and just recently learned about the AS one.

I decided to go with a CS one. Ordered it through Ebay and will be here this coming Tuesday.

No dropping motor from the bottom over here though, working on an full framed car.

I know the ultimate lift plate would be to make my own.

but....... cant weld haha. Really need to learn.

BOXCHEV

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Got my carshopinc plate in, ordered through eBay. Definitely happy I went with the CS plate over the 1/8in thick AS one.

3rdCoastPowerSports

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I have one that looks like the gold one in the links. I also have another lift plate that is chrome and a little smaller (looks like the old sbc intake lift plates). I wish I could remember the brand but I like it a lot better than the one in the links.

NemeSS

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i can weld pretty darn good, but dont have a welder at home.
so...
i got a 3/8 steel plate and 2 sections of 1/4 angle
tapped the plate for 3/8-16 and bolt the angles to center for the hook.
got about 15$ in it. made another for a friend.
ive used it install a iron block/th400 nd iron block/t56 attached together.
i dont have any pics, but should prolly post a few and a basic write up to diy

Poncho72

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would anyone with a valley mount LS lift plate be willing to get me some measurements on the valley plate width and length, and hole size and spacing. i don't have an engine yet, but have the materials to make one versus spending 50+ dollars on something i could build in about an hour. i only need the specs from the plate, not the lifting bar since i already have an engine load leveler.