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The term bank refers to a grouping of cylinders in the engine. In V configured engines, as in V6 and V8, Bank 1 is the reference to the RH bank of cylinders, as the engine sits in the car and viewed from the driver seat. Bank 2 is the LH side.
Bank 2 is the opposite side of the engine. It's not correct to simply state that driver's side is always cylinder #1 or vice versa. Even on cars with a tranverse mounted engine, bank #1 is referring to downstream from the side of the engine with cylinder #1. See Also: 1  Bank 1 / 2 Diagram at About.com.