I was looking at the way m Nova .28 was mounted in my MSR, it was at an angle. The gear mesh seemd perfectly fine, although i was wondering if this angle could be a potential problem?
What kind of an angle are we talking about? A real noticable one, or only you can really see it? I would think you would want it mounted as close to parallel to the drive shaft angle as possible.
That's a big issue and can damage your engine You should always put your motor mounts on the engine first and set it on a flat surface to make sure .If your frame is a little tweek at the engine location then It will straghten that area out when it's bolted in BUT when the engine gets hot the crank case is fighting diagonal tension = friction=heat=stretched rods=cats and dogs living together:whistle: