That might just be to get the right ratio, given how high they rev. I'm just going by what PPC said, so it could easily be wrong

The giveaway in a FWD app is which way round the engine is. If it's on the left (looking from the front), it'll most likely spin the right way. The older Civics have the engine on the right. Of course that doesn't work so well in a RWD app...

cheers

James

i havent a clue what your on about dude but the s200s does spin the right way round for rwd plenlty of swaps into others using the standard diff the car came with and the car i mean wt the s200 engine is being put into

If you were talking to me...

...this is what I meant...

Older FWD Honda which spins the wrong way - engine on right.



Newer FWD Honda which spins the right way - engine on left (like most FWD cars).



As for the S2000...I'm just going by what PPC said...which, as you say, is that the S2000 motor spins the "right"/normal way, making for easy engine swaps without inverting the diff.

cheers

James

Easy engine swaps if you're a wiring genius. Also I hear they suffer from oil starvation on cylinder no.4 during high lateral loading (drifting anyone?). And they sound like an isuzu diesel at idle too.
Still, can't argue with 120hp/litre and the highest mean piston speed of any production engine to date. Unless you have a redblock turbo for a fraction of the price and difficulty.

arhh i get you didnt realise they had changed to the normal way of doing things
and doing things the easy way is boring
you need to get some proper photos up dude

filthyjohn wrote:Easy engine swaps if you're a wiring genius. Also I hear they suffer from oil starvation on cylinder no.4 during high lateral loading (drifting anyone?). And they sound like an isuzu diesel at idle too.
Still, can't argue with 120hp/litre and the highest mean piston speed of any production engine to date. Unless you have a redblock turbo for a fraction of the price and difficulty.

So if I understand correctly, for adequate lubrication when fitted lengthwise, you should be constantly drifting while driving?
Sounds like a good conversion to me.

I think accelerating hard will push the oil back to no.4, unless the oil pickup is at the front (Driver's side in a civic)?