Lifting the engine using a bar, and hooks, connected to front left, and rear right is how they show it in the manual.

I actually the front of the car off, and used a trolley jack and a plank of wood. I had stripped the heads and ancillaries.
It's a light block

85 WR quattro
90 V8 Silver, 91 V8 Black, 93 V8 Lago
93 100e quattro V6. Titan, i think