[DeTomaso] Speaking of (crankshafts)

[Thomas Tornblom]

Sorry, my bad. The Corvair engine *is* a boxer.



2012-02-29 12:54, Thomas Tornblom skrev:
> And the Corvair engine is strictly speaking not a boxer either, it is a
> 180 degree V engine.
>
> Thomas
>
> 2012-02-29 12:01, Tomas Gunnarsson skrev:
>> True, but what I wanted to point out was that neither crank is flat, they
>> are both 120 degree cranks it seems.
>>
>> Tomas
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Roland Jaeckel [mailto:pantera874 at t-online.de]
>> Sent: den 29 februari 2012 11:48
>> To: Tomas Gunnarsson; detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speaking of (crankshafts)
>>
>>
>> Porsche 917 is a V engine, the Corvair is a boxer. These are totally
>> different constructions and not compareable.
>>
>> Roland Jaeckel
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tomas Gunnarsson"<guson at home.se>
>> To:<detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:11 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speaking of (crankshafts)
>>
>>
>>> Porsche 917 crank:
>>>
>>> http://www.pbase.com/917carl/image/21844549
>>>
>>> Corvair crank:
>>>
>>> http://www.n56ml.com/corvair/flexplate/problem.html
>>>
>>> Neither looks particularly flat. I've a hard time imagining any inline six
>>> with a 180 deg crank too.
>>>
>>> Tomas
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
>>> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
>>> Sent: den 29 februari 2012 09:13
>>> To: kenn_green at yahoo.com
>>> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speaking of (crankshafts)
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
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