engine placement

**fried** · 13-11-2003 02:17 PM

hey just a simple question....

noticed on the new s2000 the engine is placed sorta perpendicular?

does it matter if the engine is setup square on, or length ways up and down the engine bay?

jsut curious thats all...general question....

**wynode** · 13-11-2003 02:24 PM

Hmmm trying to make some sense of that LOL!

But it is mounted the way it is because its RWD (like all RWD cars). As for the exact position i'd say the weight distribution of the car has some effect as to exactly where it goes.

FWD and 4WDs tend to have transversely mounted engines (like in civic and integras.

**Setanta** · 13-11-2003 03:45 PM

Doesn't the S2000 have a 50/50 weight distribution? That would explain the placement.

Pretty sure I saw that mentioned on one of the vid clips from japan.

**wynode** · 13-11-2003 04:53 PM

Doesn't the S2000 have a 50/50 weight distribution?

That is correct.

**bennjamin** · 16-11-2003 09:12 PM

Win i think Eric was inquiring about the actual angle of the engine block , which is sitting at close to 45 degrees i believe ? ( like half a v8)

My theoretical guees for this reason is to eliminate the rotaional mass of the drive train or to act like a " counter weight " for the engines desire to rotate more to one side ...umm , i just dont know the proper way to say this lol...

Ok , its to cancel out the engine damper , thus balancing the car exact.

( BTW there is a proper description for this...i cant think of it off the top of my head...)