05-05-2015, 09:53 PM
I assume you mean 1.18 and not 1.08? 
A long while ago I disabled transverse for gearboxes. As people were designing transverse engines but not transverse gearboxes then raging because they would not work together. This resulted in a bunch of negative reviews/press.
As it stands now, transversing the engine simply switched width and length. As for actual gearboxes I have removed the need for transversed designs for the reasons stated above. The transaxle option still exists but is not mandatory.
That being said. If memory serves me, and it's been a while since i've done any tinkering with FF trannies. But in some cases (specially older ones, and racing ones) the transaxle can be a bolt on component to the transmission. Which means you can use normal gearbox turned sideways as long as you have room to attach the output shaft to the transaxle. You don't have to integrate the transaxle into the gearbox as most modern transmissions do. Of course realistically, you would need a short gearbox or a short engine or a wide vehicle. But it can be done, and has been done.
A long while ago I disabled transverse for gearboxes. As people were designing transverse engines but not transverse gearboxes then raging because they would not work together. This resulted in a bunch of negative reviews/press.
As it stands now, transversing the engine simply switched width and length. As for actual gearboxes I have removed the need for transversed designs for the reasons stated above. The transaxle option still exists but is not mandatory.
That being said. If memory serves me, and it's been a while since i've done any tinkering with FF trannies. But in some cases (specially older ones, and racing ones) the transaxle can be a bolt on component to the transmission. Which means you can use normal gearbox turned sideways as long as you have room to attach the output shaft to the transaxle. You don't have to integrate the transaxle into the gearbox as most modern transmissions do. Of course realistically, you would need a short gearbox or a short engine or a wide vehicle. But it can be done, and has been done.
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good human beings save the world, so that bastards like me can keep creating art, become immortal.
if you read this after I am dead it means I made it." ― Charles Bukowski