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I've done a bunch of GT3 Cup engine drops at the track. We used two jacks. The tough part is moving the engine out from under the car (if you don't have a lift). The unit is quite tall sitting on the jacks so do some measurements and get the rear bumper up high enough. At that hight, the floor jacks are barely tall enough to reach the engine and trans. As far as removing things, you need to remove the pan covers and get access to the front (trans) motor mount bracket. I've removed it by unbolting the two 8 mm (12mm deep socket) nuts, but you should loosen the other bolts on the tranny mount, but don't need to remove that bracket. This will make it easier to line up when re-installing. You may need to drop the unit a bit to get to the clutch slave cyl and the throttle cable. Remove the started (disconnect the battery first). If you are working on the tranny, draining the oil under the car is easier than on the bench.
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