i am going to be installing my headers and everywhere i look i am told to jack the engine from the oil pan but i just cant help to second guess it.... i know they say to use a block of wood and do it at the edge. just woundering if that is really the way to do it... every time ive ever jacked an engine up it is normally by the crank but not on the crank or in the back or one the sides of the oil pan..... just need some advice if the oil pan is ok or not... thank you

 

hey when i did my headers i went with a block of wood in the middle. then sometimes i needed to set it down and move it to either side. but yea that will work. if they are long tube i would drop the k-member.

 

they are shorties only cuz im in cali but when jacking the engine with the wood block do you do it side by side or across the front

 

I did it this way using engine hoist....barrowed from my friend...disconnect battery...remove altenator, four bolts, two at the front, two on top, put it aside with a bracket still on.
Now you have two empty holes on a front of the block. Put long bolt thru both holes with a nut at the end this will stop chain from coming off.
Hook up a chain BOTH side of the block to your bolts, this equals pressure on bolt holes. This is just to make sure that block "lip" does not brake when you are lifting
the engine. Hook up to your hoist middle of the chain and you have easy way to lift and lower the engine. Of course you need to take out engine mounting nuts first
before you can lift the engine.
Jacking from oilpan is not the best way but can be done that way no doubt. Replacing the damaged oilpan is royal pain, cost $100 for new pan, 5 hours of labor and front end
alignment this because you need to drop kmember down at least 5". Even if you can do this yourself it is $150 plus a day on your driveway
Hope this will help.