LS 1 engine removal tool
 

I have heard of a tool that makes engine removal very easy in the Camaro/Firebird. Who makes it and what is the cost. Is the tool different for the LT1? I am considering putting a LS1 in my '97 Trans Am. The LT1 has been nothing but trouble.

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What kind of tool are you talking about Richard?
I put my car up on my 2 post lift, and take my LT1 out the bottom.
I would do an LS1 the same way.

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I have dropped it out the bottom and pulled it from the top with a Happy Hooker. I have yet to pull it out the front, but it looks like a quicker option.



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Kyle,

I dont think Pete will let you get away with that....

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You are right, but I did send this video to Gary Emmons before I worked on his car. Don't know why he acted so fidgety.

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I have a "Happy Hooker" and used it with my LT1. It uses the little metric bolts that hold the fuel rails on, scary, but worked well. When I changed to the LS1, I would put the engine in with the intake off. There was no way to do it without smashing the plastic intake. Dyno

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i've pulled ls1's out of fbodys multiple times. i found it easiest coming out right through the top. used 4 valley cover bolts and pulled the trans/engine as one piece. the angle is very steep but it cake with 2 people

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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.

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It's faster to pull it out the bottom. I helped a friend of mine who is very knowledgeable with LT1 cars, pull one. From start to finish we had the engine out in under 2 hours and on a roller table. There are so many annoying bolts that you don't need to disconnect when you pull the engine from the bottom. All of the header bolts stay, all of the transmission bolts stay. You basically remove the 6 k-member bolts, the 8 shock tower bolts, all of the radiator hoses, fuel lines, crossmember, driveshaft, wiring harness plug, throttle cable, etc.

The only messy part is that you have to disconnect the front brake lines, but everything is much more accessable.