what is a shortblock considered in the rotary world?

easiest way to pull the engine, with the tranny or with out?


while i have the engine out should i replace the motor mounts? if so with which ones?

 

A short block is as bare as you can get. Only the front cover & front pulley flange, no oil pan.

Pull with tranny? - about the same, unless the bell housing bolts are stuck.

Engine mounts? solid mounts are only for racing/extreme power.
With my mild mods, I added a torque brace to help the stock mounts.

 

so remove oil pan, water pump, crank pully ect?

is it more difficult to install the engine after the rebuild if hte tranny is still in the car?

 

no not really its just a lil bitch it line up all the holes

 

Yeah, it takes a little "coaxing" to get the tranny and engine to mate up... Which can prove pretty frustrating for someone doing it their first time.