Which Bolt Holes To Use????
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Melting Slicks
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Which Bolt Holes To Use????
I am going to lift my new crate motor to put it on my engine stand. The motor came with a new Edelbrock intake manifold. Can I use the the 4 blot holes where the carb would bolt on the lift the motor or should I remove 4 of the intake blots and put in longer ones and use them to lift with? I really do not want to remove the new intake manifold itself. Thanks.
Le Mans Master
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Hey Richie,
I would use the accessory holes on the front and back of the heads with a little longer chain if you can. Just make sure you use long enough bolts and put a couple good size washers on them and snug the chain up against the block or close to it.
If you have a carb lifting plate you can use that but I would use that as a last resort because you don't want to pull a stud out or strip a hole on the Edelbrock. But if done right it's not a problem.
If you don't have one and want to borrow an engine hoist and/or leveler let me know.
See you soon,
Joe..
I would use the accessory holes on the front and back of the heads with a little longer chain if you can. Just make sure you use long enough bolts and put a couple good size washers on them and snug the chain up against the block or close to it.
If you have a carb lifting plate you can use that but I would use that as a last resort because you don't want to pull a stud out or strip a hole on the Edelbrock. But if done right it's not a problem.
If you don't have one and want to borrow an engine hoist and/or leveler let me know.
See you soon,
Joe..
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Melting Slicks
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Joe,
Thanks, I did not know there were bolt holes there.
How are you doing? I just got out of the hospital, was in there 4 days with kidney stones. They to operate to get them out. Doing better now. Thanks again. Take care.
Thanks, I did not know there were bolt holes there.
How are you doing? I just got out of the hospital, was in there 4 days with kidney stones. They to operate to get them out. Doing better now. Thanks again. Take care.
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Even an aluminum intake will be plenty strong enough to hold the motor weight at the carb mounting bolts. But you DO need a carb plate and all four Grade 5 bolts that don't bottom out and are torqued to spec for the intake you have. At 10 ft-lbs, four 5/16" bolts have about 8000 lbs of holding power.
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I'm doing good. Things are under control.
