diff --git a/GameData/SolverEngines/Plugins/SolverEngines.dll b/GameData/SolverEngines/Plugins/SolverEngines.dll
index 64e5b29..3208269 100755
Binary files a/GameData/SolverEngines/Plugins/SolverEngines.dll and b/GameData/SolverEngines/Plugins/SolverEngines.dll differ
diff --git a/SolverEngines/EngineModule.cs b/SolverEngines/EngineModule.cs
index 3312b95..e75fa01 100644
--- a/SolverEngines/EngineModule.cs
+++ b/SolverEngines/EngineModule.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public abstract class ModuleEnginesSolver : ModuleEnginesFX, IModuleInfo, IEngin
 
         protected List<ModuleAnimateHeat> emissiveAnims;
 
+        protected List<ThrustTransformInfo> thrustTransformInfos;
+
 
         // protected internals
         protected EngineSolver engineSolver = null;
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ public override void OnStart(PartModule.StartState state)
             engineTemp = 288.15d;
             currentThrottle = 0f;
 
+            InitializeThrustTransforms();
+
             // Get emissives
             emissiveAnims = new List<ModuleAnimateHeat>();
             int mCount = part.Modules.Count;
@@ -126,13 +130,99 @@ public override void OnLoad(ConfigNode node)
         {
             base.OnLoad(node);
 
-            thrustTransforms = new List<Transform>(part.FindModelTransforms(thrustVectorTransformName)); // should be done by base, but no harm doing it again.
-            // -- will be done on Start - CreateEngine();
+            if (node.HasNode("THRUST_TRANSFORM"))
+            {
+                thrustTransformInfos = new List<ThrustTransformInfo>();
+
+                foreach (ConfigNode trfNode in node.nodes)
+                {
+                    if (trfNode.name != "THRUST_TRANSFORM") continue;
+
+                    ThrustTransformInfo info;
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        info = new ThrustTransformInfo(trfNode);
+                        thrustTransformInfos.Add(info);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        Debug.LogError($"[{GetType().Name}] exception while attempting to parse THRUST_TRANSFORM: {e}");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            InitializeThrustTransforms();
 
             CreateEngine();
             FitEngineIfNecessary();
         }
 
+        protected void InitializeThrustTransforms()
+        {
+            if (thrustTransformInfos == null && part.partInfo != null && part.partInfo.partPrefab != null && part.partInfo.partPrefab != this)
+            {
+                ModuleEnginesSolver prefabModule = null;
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < part.partInfo.partPrefab.Modules.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    ModuleEnginesSolver m = part.partInfo.partPrefab.Modules[i] as ModuleEnginesSolver;
+                    if (m == null) continue;
+                    if (m.engineID != engineID) continue;
+
+                    prefabModule = m;
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (prefabModule == null)
+                {
+                    Debug.LogError($"[{GetType().Name}] unable to find prefab module");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                thrustTransformInfos = prefabModule.thrustTransformInfos;
+            }
+
+            if (thrustTransformInfos == null) return;
+
+            thrustTransforms.Clear();
+            thrustTransformMultipliers.Clear();
+            float normalization = 0;
+
+            foreach(ThrustTransformInfo info in thrustTransformInfos)
+            {
+                Transform[] transforms = part.FindModelTransforms(info.transformName);
+
+                if (transforms.Length == 0)
+                {
+                    Debug.LogError($"[{GetType().Name}] no transforms named {info.transformName} found");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (info.multipliers != null && transforms.Length != info.multipliers.Length)
+                {
+                    Debug.LogError($"[{GetType().Name}] found {transforms.Length} transforms named {info.transformName} but got {info.multipliers.Length} multipliers");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < transforms.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    thrustTransforms.Add(transforms[i]);
+
+                    float multiplier = info.overallMultiplier;
+                    if (info.multipliers != null) multiplier *= info.multipliers[i];
+                    thrustTransformMultipliers.Add(multiplier);
+                    normalization += multiplier;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (normalization == 0) normalization = 1;
+            for (int i = 0; i < thrustTransformMultipliers.Count; i++)
+            {
+                thrustTransformMultipliers[i] /= normalization;
+            }
+        }
+
         new virtual public void FixedUpdate()
         {
             realIsp = 0f;
diff --git a/SolverEngines/SolverEngines.csproj b/SolverEngines/SolverEngines.csproj
index 3138479..be995a5 100644
--- a/SolverEngines/SolverEngines.csproj
+++ b/SolverEngines/SolverEngines.csproj
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     <Compile Include="PartExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SolverMathUtil.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ThrustTransformInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ToolbarWrapper.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/SolverEngines/ThrustTransformInfo.cs b/SolverEngines/ThrustTransformInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3c860f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SolverEngines/ThrustTransformInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace SolverEngines
+{
+    public class ThrustTransformInfo
+    {
+        public readonly string transformName;
+        public readonly float overallMultiplier = 1;
+        public readonly float[] multipliers = null;
+
+        public ThrustTransformInfo(ConfigNode node)
+        {
+            if (node == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(node));
+
+            transformName = node.GetValue("name");
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(transformName)) throw new ArgumentException("Missing or blank name");
+
+            string overallMultiplierStr = node.GetValue("overallMultiplier");
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(overallMultiplierStr))
+            {
+                if (!float.TryParse(overallMultiplierStr, out overallMultiplier))
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentException("Could not parse overallMultiplier as float: " + overallMultiplierStr);
+                }
+                else if (overallMultiplier <= 0)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentException("overallMultiplier must be positive: " + overallMultiplierStr);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (node.HasValue("multiplier"))
+            {
+                string[] strMultipliers = node.GetValues("multiplier");
+
+                multipliers = new float[strMultipliers.Length];
+                for (int i = 0; i < strMultipliers.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    if (!float.TryParse(strMultipliers[i], out multipliers[i]))
+                    {
+                        throw new ArgumentException("Could not parse multiplier as flooat: " + strMultipliers[i]);
+                    }
+                    else if (multipliers[i] <= 0)
+                    {
+                        throw new ArgumentException("multiplier must be positive: " + strMultipliers[i]);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (multipliers.Length == 1)
+                {
+                    overallMultiplier *= multipliers[0];
+                    multipliers = null;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}