pulling the motor with long tubes - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

DSG2003Mach1 · 02-16-2015, 12:20 PM

are there any issues in coming out the top with Kooks longtubes? Theyre the smaller primaries into 2.5" collectors.

saw a guy with round body style car claiming he couldnt come out the top with his kooks but not sure what set he had.

Nekasrof · 02-16-2015, 07:54 PM

There's a pinch point, I think where the k-member bolts to the subframe. I have the 1 7/8" tubes and they are NOT coming out the top.

DSG2003Mach1 · 02-16-2015, 09:13 PM

So even with an aftermarket k member huh? I'll have to double check exactly what I have

DSG2003Mach1 · 02-16-2015, 09:54 PM

after looking at their site mine would have to be 1 5/8" 2.5" collector setup, not sure if that is enough to make it clear or not

littlemags · 02-17-2015, 01:55 PM

I had to go bottom

DSG2003Mach1 · 02-17-2015, 02:04 PM

you have the bigger long tubes as well though right?

****** I dont wanna go out the bottom at home lol...afraid Im gonna get stuck...doing it at work I had 12 ton stands and a forklift.

at home I have regular 3000lb stands, ramps, a floor jack, transmission jack and Ill borrow a hoist...not quite sure how to go about this so I dont end up stuck somehow

littlemags · 02-18-2015, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DSG2003Mach1

you have the bigger long tubes as well though right?

****** I dont wanna go out the bottom at home lol...afraid Im gonna get stuck...doing it at work I had 12 ton stands and a forklift.

at home I have regular 3000lb stands, ramps, a floor jack, transmission jack and Ill borrow a hoist...not quite sure how to go about this so I dont end up stuck somehow

yes....no way in hell would i make it out top UNLESS i tilted the **** out of stuff...you MIGHT be able to but it will tight....worse case you get stuck and have to take a header off...no biggie

blown03Mach1 · 02-18-2015, 06:26 PM

Lift the motor out with the LT's installed until you hit the pinch point and by this time you should have plenty of access to the header bolts and just remove one of the LT's. That is what I did helping a buddy pull a 99 Cobra motor with Lt's installed.

DSG2003Mach1 · 02-19-2015, 08:24 AM

eh, I dont wanna fight taking headers off and putting them back on while it dangles from the hoist, out the bottom it is

JRCEngineering · 02-25-2015, 06:48 PM

Did you end up going out the bottom? How did it work out?

DSG2003Mach1 · 02-25-2015, 07:17 PM

I am going to go out the bottom just didn't get as much Garage time as I would have liked last weekend. I'm all set up for this weekend, only thing left in the way is the a.c. Compressor.

On the advice of machgsxr I bought two wheel dollies for the fruit for super low clearance, well see what happens

Nekasrof · 02-26-2015, 07:21 AM

Good luck. Bummer you have to pull it but it goes that way sometimes.

4vlover · 02-28-2015, 03:57 AM

id lift it some, pull it forward as much as possible then remove the long tubes. unless you have access to a lift which i didn't read if you did or not

mach_yea · 03-06-2015, 10:46 PM

I have a longblock that's goin in in the next few months and my current setup has kooks as well im interested to see how you fair on that

02-16-2015, 12:20 PM	#1
DSG2003Mach1 700 HP Mach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 8,384	pulling the motor with long tubes are there any issues in coming out the top with Kooks longtubes? Theyre the smaller primaries into 2.5" collectors. saw a guy with round body style car claiming he couldnt come out the top with his kooks but not sure what set he had. __________________ 03 dsg mach1 - MPR built 9.5:1 motor, D1, cams, ported intake, full exhaust, magnum t56, built rear, E85 etc... '12 F150 FX2 Supercrew with Ecoboost daily beater

02-16-2015, 07:54 PM	#2
Nekasrof Hillclimb Extraodinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Perkiomenville, PA Posts: 2,594	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes There's a pinch point, I think where the k-member bolts to the subframe. I have the 1 7/8" tubes and they are NOT coming out the top. __________________ RIP - Destroyed August 15, 2015 Motor + Procharger + driver = Baddest hillclimbing Mach 1 in the country Mustang dyno: 538hp/481tq @ 14lbs/19deg timing DynoJet comparison: 600hp/539tq Looking for more hillclimbers!

02-16-2015, 09:13 PM	#3
DSG2003Mach1 700 HP Mach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 8,384	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes So even with an aftermarket k member huh? I'll have to double check exactly what I have __________________ 03 dsg mach1 - MPR built 9.5:1 motor, D1, cams, ported intake, full exhaust, magnum t56, built rear, E85 etc... '12 F150 FX2 Supercrew with Ecoboost daily beater

02-16-2015, 09:54 PM	#4
DSG2003Mach1 700 HP Mach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 8,384	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes after looking at their site mine would have to be 1 5/8" 2.5" collector setup, not sure if that is enough to make it clear or not __________________ 03 dsg mach1 - MPR built 9.5:1 motor, D1, cams, ported intake, full exhaust, magnum t56, built rear, E85 etc... '12 F150 FX2 Supercrew with Ecoboost daily beater

02-17-2015, 01:55 PM	#5
littlemags finally paid for Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ypsilanti Twp, Mi Posts: 4,077	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes I had to go bottom __________________ 2004 mach 1-turbo build in progress.. Fast xfi 2.0 OLD combo- 826rwhp/720 trq -100 shot NX 9.13@154 on 100 shot NEW- in progress...

02-17-2015, 02:04 PM	#6
DSG2003Mach1 700 HP Mach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 8,384	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes you have the bigger long tubes as well though right? ****** I dont wanna go out the bottom at home lol...afraid Im gonna get stuck...doing it at work I had 12 ton stands and a forklift. at home I have regular 3000lb stands, ramps, a floor jack, transmission jack and Ill borrow a hoist...not quite sure how to go about this so I dont end up stuck somehow __________________ 03 dsg mach1 - MPR built 9.5:1 motor, D1, cams, ported intake, full exhaust, magnum t56, built rear, E85 etc... '12 F150 FX2 Supercrew with Ecoboost daily beater

02-18-2015, 06:26 PM	#8
blown03Mach1 8LB YNER Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa Posts: 5,661	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes Lift the motor out with the LT's installed until you hit the pinch point and by this time you should have plenty of access to the header bolts and just remove one of the LT's. That is what I did helping a buddy pull a 99 Cobra motor with Lt's installed. __________________ Just because you're winnin' Don't mean you're the lucky ones TR 2003 (Jezebel) sold Mar 12...

02-19-2015, 08:24 AM	#9
DSG2003Mach1 700 HP Mach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 8,384	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes eh, I dont wanna fight taking headers off and putting them back on while it dangles from the hoist, out the bottom it is __________________ 03 dsg mach1 - MPR built 9.5:1 motor, D1, cams, ported intake, full exhaust, magnum t56, built rear, E85 etc... '12 F150 FX2 Supercrew with Ecoboost daily beater

02-25-2015, 06:48 PM	#10
JRCEngineering Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fort Bragg Posts: 94	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes Did you end up going out the bottom? How did it work out? __________________ 2003 Mach 1 Azure Blue K&N CAI, Magna flow Cat back, BBK X Pipe, BBK Long tubes, UPR K Member, UPR Coil Overs, MMR Intake Spacer, Under drive Alt Pully, FR 4.30s, FR Aluminum Drive Shaft, Strange SS Street Axles, LPW Ultimate 8.8 Cover, Lowered, Center Line Telstars, Raptor Shift Light, 100 Shot. 1/4 Mile - 12.5

02-25-2015, 07:17 PM	#11
DSG2003Mach1 700 HP Mach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 8,384	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes I am going to go out the bottom just didn't get as much Garage time as I would have liked last weekend. I'm all set up for this weekend, only thing left in the way is the a.c. Compressor. On the advice of machgsxr I bought two wheel dollies for the fruit for super low clearance, well see what happens __________________ 03 dsg mach1 - MPR built 9.5:1 motor, D1, cams, ported intake, full exhaust, magnum t56, built rear, E85 etc... '12 F150 FX2 Supercrew with Ecoboost daily beater

02-26-2015, 07:21 AM	#12
Nekasrof Hillclimb Extraodinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Perkiomenville, PA Posts: 2,594	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes Good luck. Bummer you have to pull it but it goes that way sometimes. __________________ RIP - Destroyed August 15, 2015 Motor + Procharger + driver = Baddest hillclimbing Mach 1 in the country Mustang dyno: 538hp/481tq @ 14lbs/19deg timing DynoJet comparison: 600hp/539tq Looking for more hillclimbers!

02-28-2015, 03:57 AM	#13
4vlover Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: connersville, IN Posts: 604	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes id lift it some, pull it forward as much as possible then remove the long tubes. unless you have access to a lift which i didn't read if you did or not

03-06-2015, 10:46 PM	#14
mach_yea Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Liberty, mo Posts: 2	Re: pulling the motor with long tubes I have a longblock that's goin in in the next few months and my current setup has kooks as well im interested to see how you fair on that

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