Installing Engine & Tranny questions

Onefast99gsx · 05-27-2007

I'm just a matter of days before I will be putting everything in the car. I assembled the head today. When I yanked the motor out, it was just the shortblock, no head & no tranny attached to it so it was easy to find places to hook up the chain. Now when I put it in this week I want to do it as a whole, complete motor & tranny all in at the same time. Can someone please tell me what is safe to attach each side of the chain to that won't snap a bolt and place my newly built motor on the floor.

Thanks.

Onefast99gsx · 05-29-2007

I ordered this today to help with the installation

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...engine+leveler

**Goat Blower** · 05-29-2007

The engine leveler is pretty much mandatory for putting in the whole shebang since you need to tip it tranny down to get it in from the top. I commonly use the thicker bolt the intake bolts to right by the EGR hole. The other I temporarily use the factory plate on the exhaust manifold by the PS pump.

joem · 05-29-2007

Trans mount I and motor mount.

Pushit2.0 · 05-29-2007

What Hill said.

~John

Onefast99gsx · 05-29-2007

Thanks to all of you. Steve, I know what plate you're referring to. Off the top of my head, I believe 2 or 3 exhaust mani studs go thru it and one bolt goes thru it and into the PS pump. There are 4 chain ends, i'll figure out where to attach the front passenger side chain. I plan on doing this Saturday sometime. The leveler is supposed to be here on Thursday.

Thanks again.

**Goat Blower** · 05-30-2007

The leveler makes it easy. You can almost put the engine and tranny in place perfectly without much hassle. Just bolt up the mounts and you're set.