Motor swap: CCW in a CW cart

Rykker007 · 02-20-2017, 06:42 AM

I have a 92 DS that I pulled a FE290 CCW out of and dropped in a Big Block. I recently acquired a 2004 Precedent. It also has the FE290 but it's CW. I pulled the belt off the '04 and spun the primary in both directions to see what the axle would do in a CCW movement. It seemed to just spin opposite of the gear selection (put in F and it spins in reverse).

Is it possible to drop in a CCW in with a CW axle?

Pros and cons?

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meimk · 02-20-2017, 07:09 AM

Yes it can be, and has been, done. The drawback is that the gear ratios for forward and reverse are a little different so you'll end up a little slower forward and a little faster reversing than you otherwise would. Of course you have to get used to shifting into reverse to go forward and vice versa.

Rykker007 · 02-20-2017, 07:10 AM

That's what I needed to know. Thank you.

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BLACK DEATH · 02-20-2017, 08:47 PM

Not worth it to me with a stock engine unless you want torque only.
What's wrong with cw engine?

Rykker007 · 02-20-2017, 08:51 PM

The CW motor has a roaring To it. Not sure what the cause is, so, to
Cover my bases, and to finally find a use for the CCW motor, if the motor is shot. It's probably not. It's probably the crank bearing or the rearend input shaft.

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02-20-2017, 06:42 AM	#1
Rykker007 Getting Wild Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 108	Motor swap: CCW in a CW cart I have a 92 DS that I pulled a FE290 CCW out of and dropped in a Big Block. I recently acquired a 2004 Precedent. It also has the FE290 but it's CW. I pulled the belt off the '04 and spun the primary in both directions to see what the axle would do in a CCW movement. It seemed to just spin opposite of the gear selection (put in F and it spins in reverse). Is it possible to drop in a CCW in with a CW axle? Pros and cons? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Rykker007 Getting Wild Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 108

02-20-2017, 07:09 AM	#2
meimk Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 2,827	Re: Motor swap: CCW in a CW cart Yes it can be, and has been, done. The drawback is that the gear ratios for forward and reverse are a little different so you'll end up a little slower forward and a little faster reversing than you otherwise would. Of course you have to get used to shifting into reverse to go forward and vice versa.

02-20-2017, 07:10 AM	#3
Rykker007 Getting Wild Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 108	Re: Motor swap: CCW in a CW cart That's what I needed to know. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Rykker007 Getting Wild Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 108

02-20-2017, 08:47 PM	#4
BLACK DEATH Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 1,644	Re: Motor swap: CCW in a CW cart Not worth it to me with a stock engine unless you want torque only. What's wrong with cw engine?

02-20-2017, 08:51 PM	#5
Rykker007 Getting Wild Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 108	Re: Motor swap: CCW in a CW cart The CW motor has a roaring To it. Not sure what the cause is, so, to Cover my bases, and to finally find a use for the CCW motor, if the motor is shot. It's probably not. It's probably the crank bearing or the rearend input shaft. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Rykker007 Getting Wild Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 108

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