LS 1 engine removal tool

[Ed Wright]

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]

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]

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.