Most automotive engines rotate clockwise when viewed from the front, except many Honda engines.
Did you know that?
yes
Well worth knowing about the honda engine bit. Could be embarrassing with 5 reverse gears
Yep. Fairly common knowledge if you know anything about cars.... 
Yes, now tell me why the cheeky chappies engineered it this way......
(Winners get a Civic Type-R)
dustcap
(Incidentaly I thought this thread was going to reveal something like JoelP having 3 nipples)
[Edited on 15/2/06 by Mr G]
My honda engine goes the right way 
Liam
Yep sadly I did!
eer yeh doesnt everybody
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Originally posted by big_wasa
Presumably Honda bike engines rotate clockwise when viewed from the front then?
Which makes it all the more strange the Honda choose to rotate their car engines the other way??
Curious indeed.....
Never really thunked about it.
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Originally posted by Mr G
Yes, now tell me why the cheeky chappies engineered it this way......
(Winners get a Civic Type-R)
dustcap
[Edited on 15/2/06 by Mr G]
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Originally posted by Spyderman
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Originally posted by Mr G
Yes, now tell me why the cheeky chappies engineered it this way......
(Winners get a Civic Type-R)
dustcap
[Edited on 15/2/06 by Mr G]
It stems back to the time when engines were started from the front with a cranking handle. As most people are right handed (or at least before left handedness was accepted) it is the easiest way to crank the engine over.
I claim my free Civic type-R!
Terry
Rotation direction will depend which end of the engine they put the gear boxes on FWD cars
Corvair engines also rotate the "wrong" way.
Covair cars usually rotated the wrong way too.
Some old Honda bike engines turn the wrong way round too - CBX750 for example
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Originally posted by flak monkey
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Originally posted by Spyderman
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Originally posted by Mr G
Yes, now tell me why the cheeky chappies engineered it this way......
(Winners get a Civic Type-R)
dustcap
[Edited on 15/2/06 by Mr G]
It stems back to the time when engines were started from the front with a cranking handle. As most people are right handed (or at least before left handedness was accepted) it is the easiest way to crank the engine over.
I claim my free Civic type-R!
Terry
Yes, so why did Honda decide to make some of their engines rotate anti-clockwise. I dont think Japan were producing cars at the time we still had starting handles! Besides that would make the majority of Japs left handed then?
Knowing the Japanese its probably just to difficult and different... (sorry I am in a cynical mood tonight)
David
