[Oldsguy]

Eowwww! scary!

That bracket is in fact used for engine lifting. Many people remove it when doing maintenance on the engine, it looks ugly in my opinion and if I am lifting an engine I use manifold bolts on the back and front with an engine leveler. Sometimes I use a bolt on the front of the engine like one used for the accessory brackets. I guess the only time I have used one of those brackets is when I yanked a complete non-molested engine from a junk yard, cables, hoses, accessories and all.