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taylorboosh
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31st Jan 12 at 17:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some Honda engines run backwards..

IF one of these was fitted to a regular gear box would this give 5 reverse gears? Or is it not that simple

[Edited on 01-02-2012 by john-d]
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What do you mean run backwards?
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they dont run backwards its just the inlet is it the front isnt it?
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Box is on the drivers side if that's what you mean?
taylorboosh
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Not sure? Mate was saying they run backwards... Assuming he is correct im wondering how they work
taylorboosh
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Even if he's wrong would a reverse running engine give backwards gears
Nick-S
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Do you mean the gearbox is on the other side?
taylorboosh
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http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2628584

no i mean some honda engines spin backwards

wheres eck when you need him lol
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31st Jan 12 at 18:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My Honda crazy friend has just said not what he's knows of?
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He could be wrong tho
taylorboosh
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there are definatly engines which spin anti clockwise..

my question is would they work with a conventional gearbox and give 5 or six reverse gears
taylorboosh
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or are the gears splined to only work one way...
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It would just destroy the gearboxes. You wouldn't get 5 reverse and 1 forward gear lol.
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engines wont run backwards, valves will be opening at the wrong times and it wont combust properly if at all
taylorboosh
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ffs engines do run backwards
taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
It would just destroy the gearboxes. You wouldn't get 5 reverse and 1 forward gear lol.



this is what im wondering... ive never took a gearbox to bits snot sure if they only work one way
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The gears are shaped like chevrons like the Citroen logo >>>>>> if you get what i mean. It wont do them a lot of good to be spun backwards.
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31st Jan 12 at 18:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any engine can run backwards.
If an engine deisgned to run backwards had a normal box it would have 5 gears that would move the car backwards, not 5 reverse gears as such because there's no synchro on reverse.
I don't know anything about Hondas though
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I wouldn't say they run backwards, some of them run counter-clockwise compared to a conventional engine.
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
I wouldn't say they run backwards, some of them run counter-clockwise compared to a conventional engine.


That's pretty much one of the definitions of backwards, Opposite to the conventional
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It made more sense in my head.
taylorboosh
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31st Jan 12 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hhmmmm this is confusing...

so yes it would work but the gearbox would quickly die
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Don't see why it would die, the gears are helical but I can't remember if they can only run one way
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Sorry john but you are being a retard, for a car to have 5 reverse gears and 1 forward gear all you need to do is turn the controls around so they face out the back window I.e steering wheel, pedals etc. 5 actual straight cut 'reverse gears' in a gearbox would be fine as long as they were geared properly, you wouldn't have 5 all at the same ratio so it probably wouldn't ruin it. But it's a daft idea tbh, I'll have some of what you're smoking lol
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give me ten mins to do a doodle

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