Side Mounting engine
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Asked by May 01, 2012 at 11:00 PM

Question type: Car Customization

Can you take an engine designed for rear wheel drive purposes and side mount it so that it be used in front wheel drive configurations?

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95

answered 5 years ago

the transmission would be wayy too long. plus it would only power one wheel. making it impossible to drive

145

answered 5 years ago

if its the same engine yes we take forward engines out and put them in side mount on rv busses

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answered 5 years ago

Anything is possible. That is a tough one though.

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answered 5 years ago

i was thinking that it would be just the engine side mounted and using a tranny from a front wheel drive car

95

answered 5 years ago

well it really depends on the engine, but it would require a lot of fabricating to mate the engine and transmission

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