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• Flat-twin engine
  ...flat engine]]s, sub-type "boxer", and shares most characteristics of those engines. Flat-twin engines were used in several economy cars, including the [[Citroën 2CV]], the [[P
  669 bytes (95 words) - 02:48, 19 May 2010
• Crankpin
  * In a [[straight engine|straight]] (parallel) or [[flat engine|flat]] (boxer) engine each crankpin normally serves just one cylinder. ** All single cylinder engines.
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• Alfa Romeo 33
  ...y the [[Alfa Romeo 145|Alfa Romeo 145 and 146]], which used the same Boxer engines but built around an entirely new platform based on the [[Fiat Tipo]]. The 33 became renowned for its nimble handling and powerful boxer engines, but also became equally well-known for its unreliable electrics and tenden
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• Flat-10 engine
  [[Category:Boxer engines]]
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• Flat engine
  ...do not share crank pins in this way, and [[flat engine#180° V-engines|180° engines]] which do. ...hich the corresponding pistons reach top dead center simultaneously. Boxer engines should not be confused with [[opposed piston engine]]s, which use a complet
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• V engine
  ...the German terminology distinguishes the "true" Boxer and 180° bank angle engines as such) Various cylinder bank angles of Vee are used in different engines; depending on the number of cylinders, there may be angles that work better
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• Flat-8 engine
  [[Category:Boxer engines]]
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• Longitudinal engine
  ...tion, both front and [[rear wheel drive]]n, due to the fact that powerful engines such as the Inline-6 and 90° big-bore V8 are usually too long to fit in a ==Position placement of longitudinal engines==
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• H engine
  ...power-take-off. The H configuration allows the building of multi-cylinder engines that are shorter than the alternatives, sometimes delivering advantages on ==Automotive engines==
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• Flat-12 engine
  ...s ([[flat engine|boxer]]), but rather 180° [[V engine|V]]-engines. A true boxer has one crank pin per piston, while in the 180° V-engine, two opposing pis ...air-cooled flat-12. This engine was an evolution of the Porsche [[flat-8]] boxer engine and used identical cylinders to those found on the [[Porsche 908|908
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• Alfa Romeo 145
  ...ndling, particularly the sharp, responsive steering. Early cars used boxer engines derived from the old 33 in 1.3/1.4 (same engine, badge depends on market. N ...in Spark engine already seen in the 155 sister car. 1.6 and 1.8 Twin Spark engines soon followed to replace the less powerful boxers.
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• Flat-16 engine
  [[Category:Boxer engines]]
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• Flat-6 engine
  ...ves together before a fight, which has led to it being referred to as a '''boxer''' engine. ...et Corvair|Corvair]] with flat-6 [[air-cooled]] [[Chevrolet Corvair engine|engines]]. The [[Citroen DS]] was originally intended to be fitted with an air-cool
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• Engine configuration
  For many [[automobile]] engines, the term '''block''' is interchangeable with engine in this context, for e ...features and consequent performance characteristics are also regarded as V engines, purely because of their shape. Similarly, the Volkswagen [[VR6 engine]] is
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• Glasspar G2
  ...ror, the body was finished, set on the chassis and christened the [[Brooks Boxer]] in mid 1951. ...p. Only Tritt's car went on to be the first production fiberglass car. The Boxer mold was then modified and used to produce the beautiful Glasspar G2 sports
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• Engine balance
  ...single cylinder engine can be balanced in many aspects. Multiple cylinder engines offer far more opportunities for balancing, with each [[engine configuratio ...onfigurations offer exceptional inherent mechanical balance. [[Flat engine|Boxer eights]] with an appropriate configuration can eliminate all primary and se
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• Straight engine
  ...off balance and rough, unlike 90 degree V fours and horizontally opposed 'boxer' 4 cylinders. ...as engine|Atlas]]'' family includes straight-4, straight-5, and straight-6 engines.
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• Opposed piston engine
  ...org}}</ref> They should not be confused with [[flat engine]]s. Though flat engines are sometimes referred to as horizontally opposed, they are very different ...geared together, or even 3 geared crankshafts in the Napier Deltic diesel engines. The Deltic uses three crankshafts serving three banks of double-ended cyli
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• Porsche 804
  ...chief engineer Hans Mezger, and was an eight cylinder example, laid out in Boxer fashion. The total displacement was just under 1.5 liters. It was a dual ov ...-TAG engines in the 1980s. Porsche was tasked by Footwork to design its F1 engines in the early 1990s, but the cars failed to qualify for a single Grand Prix
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• Volkswagen air cooled engine
  ...roublesome that Volkswagen recalled all 1959 Transporters and replaced the engines with an updated version. Any examples that retain that early engine today a ...], Volkswagen terminology for a water-cooled, opposed-cylinder (flat or '[[boxer engine]]'), did not enjoy the reputation for longevity that the original ai
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