LSx Engine placement

[69importkilla]

Well I finally laid the engine in the car and it was a nice fit with the S&P style plates. I may just actually make another set and push the motor back another inch or so. I dont feel as though I want to go with the hooker style just yet, I dont see a need to mount the engine up higher. Thoughts?

[ls1 nova]

The bolt pattern is slightly deceaving. The hooker mounts allow you to use the "short frame stands and the "tall and narrow" engine mounts with the backing plates. I have the S&P plates from what I remember I had to use the "tall" frame stands and the "short" motor mounts. This placed the engine within a 1/16 of each other height wise. I used the hooker plates, frame mount E291 and motor mount 31118g,r from classic industry. The ls1 fell right into place, no prying or fighting, with the correct backing plate. Like I said before, the pass head is a little close and I would recommend aftermarket A arms for header clearance but this setup seemed very clean to me. Just my .02