Boxer vs. a flat six

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22 September 2003, 12:00 AM

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I'm sure someone could explain ?
Reliably I'm told that they are different configurations....
Anyone help to explain.

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22 September 2003, 01:41 AM

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Both exactly the same. Boxer/Flat both describe engines with opposing cylinder layouts.

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22 September 2003, 10:38 AM

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Ahh - but I've just found this....

The 911.....It is not a boxer design. A boxer engine has not only a 180 degree layout, but has a flat crankshaft arranged so that the matching pistons are at top-dead-center at the same time (so that the pistons move, alternately, toward or away from each other).

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