Removing cylinder head without breaking your back

[burntheblobs]

Has anyone removed a cylinder head with both manifolds still attached without a cherry picker? I am trying to do this and having trouble with four grown men. Any tips on phisically removing it from the car?

 

[GVR4592]

I dont know about the exhaust manifold but with just an intake manifold it's easy. You just have to lift it evenly, making sure the head bolt washers aren't binding anything, and make sure you removed the bracket on the back of the intake manifold.

 

[blackGSX2g]

I've taken my head off that way every time. It's really not that heavy if you lift it straight up.

Like Luke said, make sure that bracket is off...its a PITA to get off unless you have your exhaust off and are going from underneath the car.

 

[Dream On]

Two of us put one back on that same way, with both manifolds, tb, and the turbo still attached. Wasn't that heavy...We lifted the complete block with just the two of us also, which was twice as heavy.

 

[Irrational]

Did you unbolt the brackit that suports the intake manifold?

 

[Lunch_Box]

Did you unbolt the brackit that suports the intake manifold?

I am guessing that it is still on or a line is still connected somewhere. Or they are built like 12 year old girls.

 

[bullettdsm]

I normally do it with just the intake mani on. I did however try it out with both on one time. Too heavy for just me. I had my kid help. Kind of a PITA IMO.

MB

 

[Caithness]

Something is still attached. It shouldn't be that hard to take off.

 

[Vtec_Killer]

A head weighs 55 lbs. Plus the intake and exhaust manifolds added in I would say close to 80-85lbs total weight.

 

[vintagemuscle]

There is no way the 4g63 Aluminum cylinder head weighs 55lbs. I would say more like 20.

 

[burntheblobs]

There is no way the 4g63 Aluminum cylinder head weighs 55lbs. I would say more like 20.

Plus the cams and valve assembly. I'll try completely removing that bracket.

 

[beating4g63s]

okay if it's stuck and your sure that you've removed that braket behind the intake manifold stick a pipe in the throttle body elbow and lift up it should come apart from the block and you can wiggle the rest of it off and get the 4 guys to lift to help you, also I'd say the bare head as a guess cause I have no scale is around 25+ and with intake and exhaust would ad another 10 or so so your looking at 35

 

[chicagoavenger]

There is no way the 4g63 Aluminum cylinder head weighs 55lbs. I would say more like 20.

I'm pretty sure it weights alot more than that. I can curl 20 pounds no prob I can't curl the damn cylinderhead

 

[Vtec_Killer]

There is no way the 4g63 Aluminum cylinder head weighs 55lbs. I would say more like 20.

I just shipped a complete head 3 days ago and had it weighed at fed-ex.

 

[bullettdsm]

Ok, slow Christmas morning.

I just weighed some stuff:

Complete head 55lbs (very good Killer )

intake with TB, bracket on it and transistor 17lbs

exhaust mani for a 420a (hey, it's all I got off my cars) 15 lbs.

So we're over 87 lbs. With the reach around and pulling it off Arp head studs was just too much of a PITA for me to do alone.

Merry Christmas, everyone,

MB

 

[IslandTSI]

I am very surprised the head weighs that much. You learn something new every day

 

[1gcrazy]

Shit... when i was parting out my 90. I didn't have a 10mm allen wrench to get the head off so I just separated the tranny from the long block and just picked it right up and put it on the engine stand...It wasn't easy.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

Ok, slow Christmas morning.

I just weighed some stuff:

Complete head 55lbs (very good Killer )

intake with TB, bracket on it and transistor 17lbs

exhaust mani for a 420a (hey, it's all I got off my cars) 15 lbs.

So we're over 87 lbs. With the reach around and pulling it off Arp head studs was just too much of a PITA for me to do alone.

Merry Christmas, everyone,

MB

HA!

2g head, stock IM, BB5031 turbo, and ARP headstuds; Lifted out by me, 155 lb asian man.