[DeTomaso] Speaking of (crankshafts)

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/28/12 9:34:54 PM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:

> Dies the crank have to be flat for a12 cylinder boxer?
> 

Obviously not re your example. Porsche flat-12 race engines used flat 
cranks, as did their boxer-4s (& VWs too) and -6s. My Corvair boxer-6 had flat 
cranks from GM. Most 4 vertical cylinder engines use flat cranks as do many 
straight 6s. THey're not rare except in modern passenger V-8s.