how to lift new 5.7 motor with edelbrock manifold

[newtoboat101]

pulled my 5.0l with cast iron intake manifold and replacing with 5.7 vortec with edelbrock aluminum intake manifold ,my boat is 1988 thompson 240 hard top on trailer the aft of boat iis around 6 feet ,so have to clear that .Had no problem taking out old motor ,but the aluminum intake has got me worried as far as holding motor weight ,i do have the lifting hooks attached to manifold ,has anybody lifted motors with aluminum intake ,or is it to weak, should i put motor in without intake manifold and chain to head bolts where intake bolts go ,and build after i put in boat ,whats everybodies experience or am i worrying to much thank you

 

[alldodge]

Personnel opinion but I don't like carb plate lifts, but that's just me

Put hooks on the exhaust sides or front and rear of heads

I have the exhaust installed on motor and use 1 inch web straps around both of then and attached in the center above

 

[itsathepete]

Just put a 5.7 with aluminum manifold in this spring using carb plate mount. Had all the front accessories on but no exhaust manifolds. Did a 4.3 a couple years ago but it had cast iron intake. Works just fine. Just make sure all the bolts are installed and screwed in as far as possible without bottoming out. use washers as spacers above the plate if it is loose.

 

[Scott06]

The brackets on mine go into the front of one cylinder head and back of the other put a Chain across them and bolt them into heads

 

[newtoboat101]

thanx ,all

 

[kenny nunez]

Do you have center rise manifolds? If so that is also a good place to lift from.

 

[alldodge]

Full dressed 502 and two 1 inch lifting straps

 

[Eric 3.7LX Alpha 1]

Carb plate is plenty strong on an aluminum intake. I had a friend use to pull his 455 Buck engine and trans out with one, much heavier engine than a SBC

 

[Bondo]

pulled my 5.0l with cast iron intake manifold and replacing with 5.7 vortec with edelbrock aluminum intake manifold ,my boat is 1988 thompson 240 hard top on trailer the aft of boat iis around 6 feet ,so have to clear that .Had no problem taking out old motor ,but the aluminum intake has got me worried as far as holding motor weight ,i do have the lifting hooks attached to manifold ,has anybody lifted motors with aluminum intake ,or is it to weak, should i put motor in without intake manifold and chain to head bolts where intake bolts go ,and build after i put in boat ,whats everybodies experience or am i worrying to much thank you

Ayuh,.... In that case, the intake isn't carrying any weight,....

The bolts go into the heads, just like the cast manifold,....

It's just an aluminum sandwich insteada a cast iron sandwich,....
'n aluminum has plenty of compressive strength,....

The carb plates, put 100% of the weight on the manifold,....

 

[Scott Danforth]

Get an engine tilter

 

[jimmbo]

If you use a Carb Plate to lift the engine you should be fine, just use bolts long enough to bottom in the intake, using washers under the bolts heads if need be. Also don't subject the Motor to sudden Stops when lowering it.

 

[newtoboat101]

thanx all, scott danforth thats what i use engine tilter with chains sorry pictures does not show engine tilter . I should have stated that in my original post ,Bondo ,i actually agree with your post , the whole post .