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Old 10-16-2006 | 12:27 PM
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da Rock
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Default RE: balance side mounted engine?

BTW, have you ever seen a side mounted engine at 3o'clock? They're all at 9o'clock, right. Ever think about it?

All our engines turn in the same direction, right. So all of them produce a reaction torque in the other direction. And hanging the engine out on the side they all hang out on, puts a tad of counterbalance against that torque.

So if you ever have a notion to mount the engine at 3o'clock, think again.