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So I was replacing the timing belt the other day on my 82 GTV6, when I noticed that the motor is rotated of center. What I mean is, if you were to stand in front of the car, with the hood removed, and look straight down at the motor, the front end of the motor is off a bit to the right, and the back end of the motor is off a bit to the left. Basically, if a perfectly straight mounted motor is at "zero degrees", then mine looks like it's at about 350-355 degrees, or negative 5-10 degrees, depending on how you want to say it. Just to make it more clear, if you imagined that the crankshaft magically were to extend another 8 feet or so out the back of the motor toward the rear, it would be much closer to the passenger rear wheel than the driver rear wheel. I couldn't see anything fishy with the motor mounts, but it's not like I pulled the motor or anything to really check so who knows.
Is this normal, or is something really weird with my car?
BTW, mine has a Milano gearbox that was put in by the previous owner, if that matters at all. As far as I know the only mods on my car are the gearbox, koni shocks, and a stiff front sway.
Thanks
Is this normal, or is something really weird with my car?
BTW, mine has a Milano gearbox that was put in by the previous owner, if that matters at all. As far as I know the only mods on my car are the gearbox, koni shocks, and a stiff front sway.
Thanks