lifting engine with alum intake

[buffblazer]

have a edlebrock performer intake. my old intake had the lift brackets attacted to the front left 2 intake bolts and the pass rear inake bolts. im wondering even though im picking up the motor by the bolts, will it be a bad idea to use them now that i have an aluminum intake?

 

[GNERGY]

I used the holes in the front and back of the heads when I did mine.
Tarey

 

[buffblazer]

and you had no problems? i didnt think i would since im not directly pulling on the intake but figured i would check.

 

[resurrected_jimmy]

I believe he means the acc. mounting holes on the ends of the heads

 

[GNERGY]

Thanks Jimmy, thats what I meant, accessory mounting holes.
Tarey

 

[Jason4x4]

it'll be fine.

 

[buffblazer]

ah sorry didnt read it all the way before typing. i can get to it on the back, but if i have all my accesories installed already can i still hook it up in the front?

 

[southernspeed]

have a edlebrock performer intake. my old intake had the lift brackets attacted to the front left 2 intake bolts and the pass rear inake bolts. im wondering even though im picking up the motor by the bolts, will it be a bad idea to use them now that i have an aluminum intake?

Why not use the carb mount flange bolts? Use a proper plate and all four bolts. I've lifted BBs with ally intakes like that no problem.

 

[Slapperbar]

Why not use the carb mount flange bolts? Use a proper plate and all four bolts. I've lifted BBs with ally intakes like that no problem.

I was going to say the same thing but with a smallblock.

 

[mnstrburbon]

I have seen this done on bb but wow scary..
I had a chain bolted from acc hole across on a bb once and it sheared the 3/8 bolt right off pinning my frieds arm under the pan and cross member. Not a good day we where luckily able to get it off quick and he slid his arm out with no damage just bruises.. now im always a littel over paranoid.

 

[smalltowncowboy]

i have the plate that goes on the carb mounting surface and just a week or 2 ago pulled out my fully dressed 454 by it with an edelbrock intake. no prblems. even let it hang there for 3 days that way.

 

[blazin_blazer]

man, i'm scared to lift an entire dressed out engine on just those 4 small alum. threads, just sounds scary!

 

[buffblazer]

ya thats what scares me about lifting it with an aluminum intake, i was always told not to lift it by the carb mounting holes because the aluminum is so soft it will strip out.

 

[POWERMAD]

As long as there is enough thread engagement it will be fine.
People have have been swinging engines this way for decades.

 

[vortec]

it will work. i don't prefer it, but it will work. how about running some slings or straps under the exhast manifolds to give yourself a backup plan? i've seen that used as the sole lift method, but i wouldn't advise that because all it takes is a knick to make the strap fail.