snaxalotl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the swirl is going in the wrong direction

snaxalotl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@turbofanman1 some people call all HOEs boxers, and some only use the term when the pistons on one side are out of phase; so it's arbitrary, but the term still refers to piston movement

turbofanman1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

they called it a boxer engine because of porchas mid engine configuration. its actually called a horizontally opposed engine. same like the ones in small piston driven aircrafts...

lemonchewy1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@MDIVISIONRULES yeah thats the idea of a diesel. no spark plugs and much higher compression to get the type of pressure needed to ignite the fuel

DAF460 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@MDIVISIONRULES ahh that would make alot of sence! :P

MDIVISIONRULES (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

When air is compressed it heats up a lot.So the pistons compress air up to a point and then fuel is injected,and the mix is ignited on its own,without the need of spark.Correct?

MDIVISIONRULES (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@DAF460 Single Over Head Cam i think

MDIVISIONRULES (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@lemonchewy1 plus boxer means lower center of gravity.

DAF460 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@lemonchewy1 oh good luck with your designing and sohc is that over head cam?

lemonchewy1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@DAF460 They aren't to bad its just a better balanced engine is more efficient and can be ran to higher rpm's. I tried designing an engine similar to this one just with a different cam setup where there was only 4 lobes and it was a sohc. The cams were supposed to be just as balanced as the rest of the engine. I am going to be an engineer and i will actually get to build these types of things! haha