Piston Banks - Page 3

Snake Vargas · 10-21-2005, 12:10 AM

I suppose the boxer engines might be a bit heavier. The way the cylinders are laid out means that you need more metal in the block to house them - in most other layouts, cylinders share cylinder wall/engine block material a bit more readily.

Not sure about rotaries though. The fuel consumption isn't great, and the seals between rotors and the engine wall has been a sore point in the past. Oil consumption can be high as well.

martinbo · 10-21-2005, 06:14 AM

Typically Boxer engines are lighter than their inline and V counterparts. The are inherently more rigid and thus require less metal for structural strength. I'm not absolutely certain about Porsche but I'm 99% of the understanding that all modern Boxer engines are made from aluminium alloy. Which makes them lighter still.

Centurion · 10-21-2005, 09:13 AM

I have voted for the boxter einge and Martin explained it all

. On top of that the sound of a porsche is breath taking. I have heard the sound of a Murceilago and a 911 GT2, and in my ear the sound of the lambo was no way as sweet as the soung of the Porsche.

View Poll Results: Piston Banks (your favorite)
V	8	36.36%
W	2	9.09%
Boxer	6	27.27%
Inline	6	27.27%
Rotary	0	0%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

10-21-2005, 12:10 AM	#21
Snake Vargas Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Piston Banks I suppose the boxer engines might be a bit heavier. The way the cylinders are laid out means that you need more metal in the block to house them - in most other layouts, cylinders share cylinder wall/engine block material a bit more readily. Not sure about rotaries though. The fuel consumption isn't great, and the seals between rotors and the engine wall has been a sore point in the past. Oil consumption can be high as well.

10-21-2005, 06:14 AM	#22
martinbo Fanatic Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 324 Thanked 531 Times in 269 Posts	Re: Piston Banks Typically Boxer engines are lighter than their inline and V counterparts. The are inherently more rigid and thus require less metal for structural strength. I'm not absolutely certain about Porsche but I'm 99% of the understanding that all modern Boxer engines are made from aluminium alloy. Which makes them lighter still.

10-21-2005, 09:13 AM	#23
Centurion Jetsetter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 9,202 Thanks: 1,037 Thanked 1,507 Times in 805 Posts	Re: Piston Banks I have voted for the boxter einge and Martin explained it all . On top of that the sound of a porsche is breath taking. I have heard the sound of a Murceilago and a 911 GT2, and in my ear the sound of the lambo was no way as sweet as the soung of the Porsche.

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