[fuelie600]

I know what you are feeling, it just seems wrong to use the engine. It does work. I used a couple of pieces of wood to spread the load, and raised my car high enough for an engine drop. My jack has about a 6-7 inch face. I put one end of the jack face on the square area with the wood pieces across the recess behind it (toward the rear of the car). This is also a good balance point for an engine and transmission drop.

The most nerve racking part of my engine drop was raising and lowering the whole car by jacking the engine.

Good luck...