T5 swap has begun (Finished Photos)

Gun Jam · 05-16-2008, 06:52 PM

1) where are the safe lifting points on the engine ..where should i attach the hoist chains to?
2) the T5 i have looks great but are there any seals in it that I should automatically replace?

Thanks

-Gun

Kramer · 05-16-2008, 07:00 PM

depends on what/where you got it.. but i'd look into a steel front bearing retainer. the aluminum one that is stock tends to be noisy and there's nothing worse than doing something and finding out you have to redo it due to a little noise. just make sure you get the right one depending on the lenght of your input shaft

true66gt · 05-16-2008, 07:23 PM

get a chain and some bolts. i think its 3/8" but it might be 7/16" on the stock heads. put one bolt on one end of the head, and the other bolt on the oppisite corner. and hook the ends of the chain to each bolt. you can do that without taking the carb off for a lifting plate. or you can buy a lifting plate at kragen for like $12.

Scott H. · 05-16-2008, 07:47 PM

Auto zoo or Kragens has a lift plate that attaches to your intake manifold. Works great!
BTW: why are you pulling the engine to do a transmission swap? Are you allergic to creepers?

j/k
With this heat wave, I think of things to clean on the undercarriage just to be able to lie on the cool garage cement

Gun Jam · 05-16-2008, 08:13 PM

it has other issues like rear main seal, intake manifold leaks, oil pan leaks, and fixing to to repaint the engine bay so its a lot easer to just pull it and work on the engine on a stand and repaint. I gather it will make installing the new trans a bit easer too.

So that lift plate is safe for aluminum intakes?? its a performer 289 edelbrock intake....that can support the weight of the engine and c4 no prob eh?

what about attaching to the 2 bolts on the top of the trans and to the alternator bracket? will that work?
-Gun

Scott H. · 05-16-2008, 09:47 PM

There was a test done, and at somewhere around 3,500 lbs of pulling force one of the carb studs broke. Even International Harvester V8s with an FMX transmission don't weigh that much!

I'm not a fan of hooking up to accessory brackets, either the chain slips or the bracket gets bent when the engine/transmission is tilted to clear the radiator support.

Gun Jam · 05-16-2008, 11:56 PM

what about tow staps on each exhaust header coupled by a chain to the hoist...would those locations be strong enough?

-Gun

Gun Jam · 05-19-2008, 10:21 PM

well here we are today this is my progress.

Tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow im going to be prepping the engine bay for paint and hopefully painted by the time some of my engine parts get here. (New damper wheel, oil pump drive shaft and T5 front and rear shaft oil seals)

-Gun

moonweasel · 05-19-2008, 10:32 PM

Im still kind of new at this, but my uncle told me not to use toilet paper or paper towels to plug up engine openings (dust and paper fragements).

Gun jam, do you have any thoughts on this?

Gun Jam · 05-19-2008, 11:10 PM

less harmful then the gasket chunks, sticks and leaves and as long as you dont let an entire towel get "lost" in there...there should be no real issue. The lint from paper towel is much less of a concern than the sandy dust we have around here that im sure get sucked up when driving in very small quantities at least.

In the end I doubt there is going to be a noticeable difference I dont see myself saying "geez this engine is worn out must have been from that paper towel I used to block the intake 50,000 miles ago"

I am slightly concerned about the metal dust that had collected on the magnet at the tip of the oil drain plug. It was about a little more than 1/8 around and about that tall. It was very smooth but did have some little chunks of something unknown around it probably metal. It that an excessive amount of metal dust to be collected over about 2,000 miles? From now on im gonna run VR-1 Racing oil and I plan to inspect the main bearings to see how they look...what do you guys think??

-Gun