One thing that I finally accepted here recently is, using a lift plate that bolts to the carb flange is much easier and much better than using a chain. I never trusted them until I started hanging out at my buddies race engine shop. I've helped him load dozens of motors in his customers truck beds using the lift plate. When I brought mine to run it on the dyno a few weeks ago, it had a chain from where I loaded it still on it. He got a socket and was taking the chain off and I must have had "that look" on my face. To understand how funny what he said is....I'm 66 and he's 81. He just grinned and told me to come on into this century and stop being a grumpy ol stuck in my ways old fart, and just use a plate! I bought a plate he had laying around to use at home! If he ain't scared to load a $30K 24 hours at Daytona motor with one, my junk will be just fine.
