Engine removal

oldie · Post by **oldie** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:27 am

Is it possible to remove just the engine or does the gearbox have to come out with it

Out the top or out the bottom

Hobbsie · Post by **Hobbsie** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:46 pm

depends what u mean by remove the engine.. generally you will remove most stuff from the engine bay at once out the top with a hoist which includes gearbox. can be seperated beforehand but yea

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:04 pm

Gbox has to come off, drive shafts & hubs have to be removed to do so. I've found it easier to drop the box out from under the car, then pull the block out the top.

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:36 am

Bennoz wrote:Gbox has to come off, drive shafts & hubs have to be removed to do so. I've found it easier to drop the box out from under the car, then pull the block out the top.

Yup, engine balances a load easier without the box attached.

Nacho · Post by **Nacho** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:52 pm

Do you need to pull out the alternator prior to lifting the engine?

oldie · Post by **oldie** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:18 am

was able to lift out by removing the eng mounts, moving the susp strut & gb to the left & the eng squeezed out .lifted the loom with it

Nacho · Post by **Nacho** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:30 pm

What did you have to remove that was attached to the engine?

Fuel lines? Wiring? Anything else?

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:04 pm

basically most stuff... u need to take the intake off, the throttle bodies, radiator fans...
heaps of stuff so u can get the rope around it to lift it out... such a hassle

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:10 pm

jonowong wrote:basically most stuff... u need to take the intake off, the throttle bodies, radiator fans...
heaps of stuff so u can get the rope around it to lift it out... such a hassle

lol just invite superman and get him to lift it out for u.

oldie · Post by **oldie** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:21 pm

took of radiator, air con condensor, compressor, p/s hoses, battery box & everthing that side of the eng bay so the g/b could move over, because the engine was never going back in it made things a lot easier

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:34 pm

what you doing anyway?! lol

oldie · Post by **oldie** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:55 am

Engine is going into an offroad race buggy

just trying something a bit different

Post by **BorepYano** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:46 pm

keep us posted i guess... if u dont die in the buggy lol

Nacho · Post by **Nacho** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:11 am

All I can picture at the moment is one of those kids' motorised ferrari looking cars with a MIVEC engine in it!

If you ride one of those when you're pissed does it still count as drink driving?

Liquidity · Post by **Liquidity** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:40 am

a v6, 8.5k redline, low torque engine in an off-road race buggy? your absolutely insane. cant wait to see the frankenstein creation

oldie · Post by **oldie** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:08 am

The ONLY thing that matters is HP at the wheels, with a 5 speed close box the engine will be constantly running between 6 & 8. currently running a 1300 push rod motor with 4 carbs so this WILL be a big increase in performance. The other big advantage in using a low torque engine is getting the G/B to live. The big high power cars (400hp plus from SR20s or gen 2s) use a locally made Albins box, at around $23000, WAY WAY outside my budget