3rd and 4th gen 3sge, not sure if this is worth posting but here goes... Options

[BonzaiCelica]

I was wondering why 4th gen 3sge has a diagonal engine placement in the bay. the 7afe has a vertical engine placement. and the 5sfe it sits diagonally. Why is that, is it supposed to help with weigh distribution? does the 3rd gen 3sge sit diagonally as well?

[RavenAegis45]

I believe all S Series engines mounted transversly for FWD applications are mounted at an angle, Im not entirely sure but it was to put more weight towards the center of the car to help with weight distribution. If im correct the 3rd Gen Honda Prelude also had it's engine mounted at an angle but this was done so the larger engine would clear the hood line so the the cars front end could have a very low profile, not entirely sure if Toyota did this for the same reason but the S series is both in displacement and dimensions a larger engine than the A Series so it might have been done to allow the engine to fit in the smaller engine bays of these cars so they wouldn't have to modify the engine bay to fit a larger engine?