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Is it a bad idea to lift the motor using a carburetor plate with an aluminum intake?
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Ditto on the nervous. Make sure you have good thread engagement into the manifold and double check everything holding the engine is loose.
 
It's great. Until you have a ported intake break the plenum off because it's too thin and I didn't feel like welding it up.

So I got to weld it up annywho. I don't do it like that any more.
 
I do it all the time but make sure nothing is hanging up as you jack it up.
 
It's pretty much the only way I lift an engine. As already said, good thread engagement, snugged up tight, no worries.
 
This is why I install aluminum heads on everything nowadays.
 
Makes me nervous too. I bolted a chain diagonally from front of one head to rear of other
 
ya know I have an old cast iron intake I might just swap them out, These RPM intakes aren't cheap and I'd hate for something to go wrong!:eek:
 
Just use the lift plate on the aluminum and be done with it.
That cast aluminum intake is not going to break in half.
 
Heat the intake with a torch while the motors' hanging.

That's how tunnel rams are made
 
73AbodEE said:
I refuse to hang 750 + pounds off any intake. Screw that , I will use my chain
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750 lbs? The only mopar engine that weighs anywhere near 750 lbs that's a possibility for these cars is a 426 street hemi. 273/318/340's are ~525 lbs, 360's are listed at 550 lbs, 361-400's are 620 lbs, 413-440's are 670lbs. And a 426 street hemi is ~765 lbs.

But all of those weights are factory stock, so if you're worried about your aluminum intake you're probably at least 20 lbs lighter than those numbers already.

The engine plate will be fine, even with an aluminum intake, as long as you don't shock load anything. Smooth and steady.
 
I bought one from moparts on ebay, they had a picture of a moroso and sent me a china one that had 3 weld on each side about 3/8" long, there was no way I was going to use it so I made my own super duty one plate that goes from the front of one head to the rear of the other head.

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72bluNblu said:
750 lbs? The only mopar engine that weighs anywhere near 750 lbs that's a possibility for these cars is a 426 street hemi. 273/318/340's are ~525 lbs, 360's are listed at 550 lbs, 361-400's are 620 lbs, 413-440's are 670lbs. And a 426 street hemi is ~765 lbs.

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I pull em fully loaded , transmissions and all, not to mention the tugging and pulling I do. I will always use a chain.
 
73AbodEE said:
I pull em fully loaded , transmissions and all, not to mention the tugging and pulling I do. I will always use a chain.
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same here, almost always take the trans with as it's easier to separate/install trans and converter bolts one manned, and no jerkin around trying to get it aligned. That and I've had new intakes that the studs seemed loose, and on the carb plate load is in tension on those threads and your only working with 75% thread engagement to begin with. Never wanted to take the chance of one hitting the core support and falling on it's face on the floor or me. Load leveler for me with the bolt threads in shear.
 
And if you like to use an engine leveler like I do, it's better to go corner to corner on the heads.

Jeff
 
if you're going with a leveler - you want it to look like this. Also, be careful with the right side rear mounting as the bracket will be REALLY close to the firewall

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