Smokinsax

Anyone ever drop and then swap an engine from the bottom up into the bay without a car lift? If so, how did you go about it?

kinvid22

Yup, I've seen it done. You need a team to do this, one at every corner of the engine and possibly one person under it for support. I gotta say you definitely need some man power here. Good luck

jg

Good luck! Just borrow an engine hoist an you're good to go. No lift needed. This is the method i've used for years, well 4 or 5 anyway...

Madspeed

It can be done out the bottom i have done it and seen it done a few times....its not hard really just make sure you can "lift" the car car up high enough to get the motor out from under it. good luck

Smokinsax

So, are you saying to use an engine hoist to lower the engine (from above) through the engine bay to the ground?

hondaZvic

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yes.
this is the most popular way., unless u have a wonderful amount of access to a nice lift and a pretty well stocked shop.(which most of us dont )

milo

i used phone books

Smokinsax

anyone with pics?

AudioFuct

The photos arent the best, but these guys used a hoist to lift the car up........

http://www.h22hybrid.20m.com/photo.html

Personally i went traditional and used a hoist to drop the motor in from the top. But to each his/her own.

corso28

here ya go. i used the same rope to drop the engine down that i did to wrap aruond the frame to lift the car. it was simple this way. just watch out for the exhaust tip

JSPECEX

i have done it twice now each time with three people total. you jsck it up from the oil pan just out wood between engine and jack and the tie a rope or strap to the trans and just jacket it up and guide it in. then the other guy just bolts the motor mounts in very easy actually

Smokinsax

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http://www.h22hybrid.20m.com/photo.html

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thanks for the pics man...it really helped me to get a better idea on how some people went about it.

HavokB18

YOu guys are all doing it the hard way.

All you need are two floor jacks. Using hte jack point below the doors on each side of hte car you can raise the car enough to get hte motor in and out. If you need pics i am pretty sure we have some of our last swap. Did it high enough to push an h22 under it.

here is one pic.

http://www.imagestation.com/pi...c.jpg

vtecb20coupe

never put a motor back in the car this way, only removed one. it's possible but definitely need some muscle.

NLR808

haha this is the only way ive done it here in the wild west

Smokinsax

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HavokB18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">YOu guys are all doing it the hard way.

All you need are two floor jacks. Using hte jack point below the doors on each side of hte car you can raise the car enough to get hte motor in and out. If you need pics i am pretty sure we have some of our last swap. Did it high enough to push an h22 under it.

here is one pic.

http://www.imagestation.com/pi...c.jpg

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wow...that looks simple enough.

HavokB18

iT IS AND it takes no muscle whatsoever. YOu can lower the entire chassis ALL they way to the ground with some stock honda jacks or a slim floor jack.

Smokinsax

up...i want to see some more

Smokinsax

again...

chad174

Dude someof you are living way to luxurious. I have done my last 4 swaps by MYSELF with the method mentioned above. I just slide the motor under the car which is supported by jackstands, take turns on lowering each side of the car/adjusting motor to line up to mounts, then do the rear mount first then both the side mounts. I do all this in my garage with 2 jacks, 2 stands, and 1 person.

b00sted EG

ive done it 3 times.

drop it from the bottom and put it in from the bottom

onejdmchris

Not a big deal at all.....I have done motors with and without lifts as well as with and without air tools......

Just get the car up high enough and it's a breeze!

dohcturtle

we have done many swaps this way.its very eazy with 2 people and a floor jack and jackstands. We put in my K20a in my eg this way in an hour and a half.

Silverhatch

i used rims under each rear wheel and used an engine hosit to pick the car the restof the way up ..I got some tall jackstands and had the car 3 feet offthe ground. used to engine houist to pick the motor in the car /

Smokinsax

wow...didnt know that this was done like this so much