LS 1 engine removal tool - Page 2

countrypuppy4865 · 02-21-2013, 09:02 AM

If its a street car I highly recommend coming out the bottom. On a race car top is no problem.

KRatcliff · 02-21-2013, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard Grant

the Happy Hooker looks like the tool that I had seen and heard about. I had heard that without it, you had to pull the motor from the bottom and without a lift that didn't seem like a viable option. Thanks guys.

This should work better than the Happy Hooker for an LS1.

http://carshop.carshopinc.com/produc...138470/CSP2397

Mike Taylor 3601 · 02-22-2013, 08:01 AM

On street car w/heater etc. I think out the bottom is better I believe,I could have on floor before I could get header bolts,if I could even get them out.
Mike Taylor 3601

Ed Wright · 02-22-2013, 08:29 AM

Since I have an aversion to crawling around in the floor, (I'm old and would have to get back up) I use a roll around hydraulic table for the engine & Trans to sit on, and my lift, I can have it out almost as fast as I could get the headers out. The headers go on & come off sitting on that table.

If I'm changing cams, headers, or pulling heads I raise the car off the engine & Trans sitting on that table (aka take it out the bottom) and just work on it right there. When done I just let the car back down & and bolt up the motor plate, cross member & put the drive shaft back in. The ECU harness & two fuel lines had to come off either way. I find that easier than bending over the fenders. But, as I mentioned, I'm old.

LS1Racer · 02-22-2013, 07:02 PM

I have the happy hooker tool but I would agree on a street car it's easier coming out the bottom. I just pulled the engine out of my street Camaro. I don't have a lift and have a low ceiling so I spent an extra hour pulling the front bumper cover. I believe it took me about 4 1/2 hours but then again I am old. It still seemed much easier than pulling it from the top. Sure would be nice to have a lift!!

Richard Grant · 02-22-2013, 09:41 PM

On second thought, it does seem easier to remove it from the bottom. It seemed in the beginning that there was no way it could be easier but looking at the engine in the bay and knowing everything is difficult to access, I agree it would be easier from the bottom. It's like other situations where until you tackle something, one way just appears to be more difficult but after a through study another way is not as difficult as first considered. Thanks everyone for helping me see things from a different perspective.

02-21-2013, 09:02 AM	#11
countrypuppy4865 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Donaldsonville, LA Posts: 977 Likes: 17 Liked 227 Times in 69 Posts	Re: LS 1 engine removal tool If its a street car I highly recommend coming out the bottom. On a race car top is no problem. __________________ Jimmy "Cooter" Hidalgo, Jr. 4865 E/SA '04 GTO 4865 SS/GA '99 Firebird

02-22-2013, 08:01 AM	#13
Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,361 Likes: 333 Liked 279 Times in 96 Posts	Re: LS 1 engine removal tool On street car w/heater etc. I think out the bottom is better I believe,I could have on floor before I could get header bolts,if I could even get them out. Mike Taylor 3601

02-22-2013, 08:29 AM	#14
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: LS 1 engine removal tool Since I have an aversion to crawling around in the floor, (I'm old and would have to get back up) I use a roll around hydraulic table for the engine & Trans to sit on, and my lift, I can have it out almost as fast as I could get the headers out. The headers go on & come off sitting on that table. If I'm changing cams, headers, or pulling heads I raise the car off the engine & Trans sitting on that table (aka take it out the bottom) and just work on it right there. When done I just let the car back down & and bolt up the motor plate, cross member & put the drive shaft back in. The ECU harness & two fuel lines had to come off either way. I find that easier than bending over the fenders. But, as I mentioned, I'm old. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

02-22-2013, 07:02 PM	#15
LS1Racer Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 54 Likes: 5 Liked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: LS 1 engine removal tool I have the happy hooker tool but I would agree on a street car it's easier coming out the bottom. I just pulled the engine out of my street Camaro. I don't have a lift and have a low ceiling so I spent an extra hour pulling the front bumper cover. I believe it took me about 4 1/2 hours but then again I am old. It still seemed much easier than pulling it from the top. Sure would be nice to have a lift!! Last edited by LS1Racer; 11-02-2023 at 09:18 AM.

02-22-2013, 09:41 PM	#16
Richard Grant Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West Monroe, La. Posts: 301 Likes: 9 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: LS 1 engine removal tool On second thought, it does seem easier to remove it from the bottom. It seemed in the beginning that there was no way it could be easier but looking at the engine in the bay and knowing everything is difficult to access, I agree it would be easier from the bottom. It's like other situations where until you tackle something, one way just appears to be more difficult but after a through study another way is not as difficult as first considered. Thanks everyone for helping me see things from a different perspective. __________________ Richard Grant 4988 STK