New Engine for the Challenger

[Scoobum]

They probably sent you a slant six 

LOL!!!!

[Steve Wood]

Its a heavy six!

[Steve Wood]

Out with the old...next time for the new

[Scoobum]

Keep the pics comin!

[Steve Wood]

gonna try to get the new tranny in and drop the engine tomorrow morning...bigg est problem may be getting the headers in without scratching up the ceramic coating a lot-gonna try to drop them in from the top and ease the engine down between them-think I need another pair of hands   my usual helper is working tomorrow

[Scoobum]

No possible way of installing the headers after? Front of the car on jackstands...a nd then slide them in from underneath?

[Charlief1]

If only you'd waited until next month Steve. Dove season starts soon and I'd give you a hand in exchange for a chance at some white wings.

[Steve Wood]

from underneath, get the car at least two feet off the ground, jack the engine up two inches and remove the cross link..then slide them in

Have to get them in beside engine, bolt on the starter, then bolt down the headers....the n drop the engine back down


hopefully, I can go from the top with them first, then ease the engine down and get the starter in....should be an experience.

These headers have two inch tubes.  the old has 1 3/4".  I only had a 1/16" clearance at the closest spots with the old.  don't Know what brand they were so these may be bent a bit diffrent

[good2win22]

We stuffed a 429 in a my brother in law's 68 cougar back in 2006ish. I feel your pain with that exhaust.  Wishing you patience and lots of luck!

[Steve Wood]

Look!  It's in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only took an hour to get the two engine mount cross mount bolts in....

Oh, wait, it would take a cutting torch to install the starter.

Pull the bolts out, jack the engine up three inches which was as far as it would go before the tranny hit the tunnel, find a way to get the starter thru the header tubes...and it will not line up and engage the ring gear.  Pull it out and discover the wiring terminal connector is hitting the block so the starter will not line up.  Pull it back out, remove the terminal connector, toss it, hook the wires directly to the starter, spend and hour tryijng to get the top starter bolt in..next up is to lower the engine and see if the headers clear and if we can get the engine mount bolts back in again....

[Steve Wood]

Okay, I think it is in.  If the starter ever dies, I am parking the sob.

It's got a 1/16" of clearance between the #5 pipe and the steering box valve.  It should roll away from that under torque. If I had not used Remflex header gaskets which are thick, it would have had a bit more clearance.  Clears the torsion bars okay.  The 3.5" collectors tuck up beside the tranny pan well.

One of the adjustment clamps on the tranny shift rod linkage broke off where the pivot pin split pin hole is/was so I am screwed there until I can find one.

Took 8 hours to get the damn thing in.  Never struggled like that before.

[nocooler]

It's about time for you to sell some stuff off and consolidate to a Hellcat

[good2win22]

Nothing like a challenge to get us motivated.  Glad it's installed. Now for the first fire up video

[Scoobum]

Steve...get yourself a hoist. 

[Steve Wood]

cherry picker worked like a charm even tho it is home built and made for much heavier loads...it was borrowed and cost me nothing.

When I lived in Houston, I reinforced a rafter and used a hoist and it worked okay but not as well as one that could be rolled around....if I were young, I would want an electric one....