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Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Roadkill on July 15, 2008, 09:08:46 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ENGINE-LIFT-PLATE-NEW-PROFORM-67457-VERY-HANDY_W0QQitemZ270253885412QQihZ017QQcategoryZ63697QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: 55starchief on July 15, 2008, 09:10:24 AM
Yeah have seen those before, i have always wondered about lifting on alloy manifolds, but have seen them used in magazines and overhaulin so i guess no problems
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Roadkill on July 15, 2008, 09:11:06 AM
Quoting: 55starchief
have seen them used in magazines and overhaulin so i guess no problems


That was my train of thought . . . .
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: art b on July 15, 2008, 09:11:24 AM
should work depending on the balance,

and the strength of the intake area/manifold...id be dubious tooo(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Roadkill on July 15, 2008, 10:11:35 AM
Interesting article :

http://www.kaizen-ms.com/files/Al_vs_Fe_Manifold.doc

Seems everyone's worrying too much ! (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/shame.gif)
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: 55starchief on July 15, 2008, 10:17:41 AM
(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/wow.gif) thats impressive to say the least, so in theory you could lift the enire car with the plate attached to the intake (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/lol.gif)
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Roadkill on July 15, 2008, 10:35:56 AM
Quoting: 55starchief
so in theory you could lift the enire car with the plate attached to the intake


Yeah - But they don't recommend over 1000lbs - or that the tranny's attached. (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/rolleyes.gif)

Sounds like pussy talk to me. (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/rofls.gif)
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: art b on July 15, 2008, 11:31:15 AM
Quoting: Roadkill
Sounds like pussy talk to me.



i wont mention rachet straps and springs then...(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/rofls.gif)
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Titsy on July 15, 2008, 12:15:40 PM
If you're in two minds you have two options:

Helicoil the intake threads,

or don't use it...
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Roadkill on July 15, 2008, 02:04:59 PM
Quoting: Titsy
If you're in two minds


I was - but the results speak for themselves . . . the threads didn't fail on those tests . . . .
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Gator on July 15, 2008, 06:12:09 PM
hmmm i may need to pull a motor soon and was thinking of using one of them (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: nick69 on July 15, 2008, 10:40:04 PM
I used one only last week. Nice and simple.
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Roadkill on July 15, 2008, 10:52:02 PM
Cool because I just brought one.  (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/up.gif)

EDIT - And an oil pump primer. (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/up.gif)
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: art b on July 15, 2008, 11:14:58 PM
should have chipped in and bought one between ya...(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/wink.gif)
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: Roadkill on July 16, 2008, 08:31:33 AM
Quoting: art b
should have chipped in and bought one between ya...


It was only £8 ! (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/shame.gif) - And that was the expensive one !
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: bbfmark on July 16, 2008, 07:35:47 PM
ive used one before on a 283 with a cast iron gilde on it lifted no problem i got my one from summit in the states about 5 years ago
Title: Anyone used one of these before - Or heard of any horror stories ???
Post by: 55starchief on July 16, 2008, 09:49:31 PM
Quoting: Roadkill
EDIT - And an oil pump primer.


Yup, i have one of those.
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