More positioning work to get the whole thing out the bottom but less removal work. Since the car was designed to have the powertrain come out the bottom, that's the way to go. Trying to line up an engine and trans seperately and marry them in the car is a massive load of frustration. Do it the right way. You'll be glad you did.
KS
Dropping it out the bottom sounds fine to me in theory but I just don’t know how to do it without a lift. I have a jack and jack stands and a cherry picker....These aren't too much like camaros. You may or may not be able to pull the engine out of the top, but I have heard that it is possible. The drop out the bottom method allows you to take down the engine, transmission, most of the front suspension, and the whole front end of the cooling system, meaning the radiator and condenser. Pulling the radiator would be required, if not dropping the whole assembly, to avoid striking it with the engine, I would guess. That alone can be painful, if you have a gen 1 with hydraulic fan. If you can do this, great!
Dropping it out the bottom sounds fine to me in theory but I just don’t know how to do it without a lift. I have a jack and jack stands and a cherry picker....