<VV> Boxer Motor

[N. Joseph Potts]

I've dragged us (VV) through this before. Boxer engines are those
180-degree-opposed engines whose opposed pistons move out at the same time
(left side vs right side), and in at the same time. There ARE
180-degree-opposed engines whose opposed pistons move in TANDEM - that is,
when left is moving out, right is moving in (toward the crankshaft). THESE
engines are NOT boxers - they are V engines with 180 degrees between the
banks. At least some Ferrari flat 12s are of this design. V engines have
half as many journals on the crankshaft as they have cylinders. Boxers (like
the Corvair) have as many journals as they have cylinders.
     I owe this understanding to a very informative magazine given to me by
VVer Thomas Stingl, of Karlsruhe, Germany. The explanation was in German,
and the effort of understanding it was so great for me that I will never
forget it.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Marc Marcoulides
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 9:22 PM
To: Russell Moorhouse; VV
Subject: Re: <VV> Boxer Motor


Yes, a common referance for an opposed engine is "boxer"... so it would be
correct for Subaru as well.

-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Moorhouse <corvair65@verizon.net>
Sent: Mar 7, 2004 1:12 AM
To: VV <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Subject: <VV> Boxer Motor

What constitutes a boxer motor?  Is a Corvair motor considered a boxer
motor?

 I read an article, I believe British, on the Corvair quite a while back,
where the writer referred to it as a boxer motor.  If that is the case,
after watching the last Barrett-Jackson auction, and seeing the inflated
prices any car with a Hemi sold for,  maybe we should call our motors boxer
engines, rather than a Corvair motor, when we get ready to sell them.  Boxer
seems to be a hot term nowadays.  I've even heard Subaru refer to their
engines as being boxers.

Russ Moorhouse