I'm rebuilding a Porsche air cooled flat 6 now. It's amazing what they were able to do with what was supposed to be a flat six version of the VW Beetle engine, but then changed to OHC at the last minute. Started with only 2L displacement and through some spectacular engineering figured out how to keep the engine cool (cylinder Nikisil/Alusil) coatings while displacement increased. Then learned the engine was strong enough for turbo charging and then even more boost to some insane HP levels in the mid 70's. I'm not sure what they had in mind when baking in 8 main bearings and precision dry sump oiling into the original 901 engine, but this engineering was is scalable enough to win some major races. They do have some drawbacks as flat engines do with countless "opportunities" for oil leaks out of the case, fasteners, hose fittings, and various O rings. A few other ideas that were not so good were the original chain tensioners for the cam, crack prone divilar cylinder studs (reason for my rebuild), and head sealing changes later.
I have a 2004 Porsche 986 Boxster S 3.2. I’ve owned it for 8 years and it never fails to put a massive smile on my face. There’s bigger more modern and better cars around but trust me , if you’ve never drive one you need to. A mate of mine owns a second generation Porsche GT3 with a 3.8 engine. He always calls mine a hairdressers car but after he drove it he was amazed just how good it was. But it’s horses for courses, personally I love them. 👍👍
The Difference between the Flat and Boxer engines: A "flat" engine is one with a 180-degree cylinder angle (which often lays flat in the vehicle) and is also correctly referred to as a "horizontally-opposed" engine. A Boxer engine will feature an individual journal for each connecting rod, 180 degrees apart from one another. This allows each pair of opposing pistons to mirror each other's movements. cr : TheEngineersPost
I feel like there not actually that cool they got over rated cuz a body kit its cool to see new things being made tho like 700hp stock 50 years ago that would make no sense
@@eikodunn the "boxer" engine configuration in the title refers to the fact that neighboring cylinders have their crankshaft journals 180 degrees out of phase (thus on opposite sides of the crankshaft). thus, when the crankshaft rotates the neighboring pistons approach each other then go away from each other, like a boxer's fists punching each other. this is called a boxer configuration. the mid engined Porsche Boxster is presumably named that way as a play on the word "boxer", which is its engine configuration layout.
@DHS Wrong and wrong. BOXER is a registered trademark of the Subaru Corporation. It may be petty, but Porsche missed that marketing train of their own accord. Volkswagen started producing the first boxer-layout flat automotive engine in 1938. Though Ferdinand Porsche, founder of Porsche AG, is often cited as the creator of the original VW Beetle, we know that his work took heavy (about 99% of it) inspiration from Karl Benz and Béla Barényi (both tied to Daimler-Benz aka Mercedes-Benz). Frankly, Porsche had almost no involvement with the advancement of the flat engine, and his greatest contrubution was sharing the engine schmatics with the Nakajima Aircraft Company (known as Subaru Corp today). Side factoid: Subaru has put more flat engines on the road and in the air during the past 20 years than Alfa Romeo, Citroën, Porsche, Tatra, and Volkswagen (combined) have produced since the beginning of time.
@@setoman1use the google man next tíme. Subaru started to produce cars in 1954 and those cars did not have boxer engines. Porsche started to produce cars from 1948. First model 356 was having first boxer engine and since then they buikd only boxer engines in sport car models.
I'm rebuilding a Porsche air cooled flat 6 now. It's amazing what they were able to do with what was supposed to be a flat six version of the VW Beetle engine, but then changed to OHC at the last minute. Started with only 2L displacement and through some spectacular engineering figured out how to keep the engine cool (cylinder Nikisil/Alusil) coatings while displacement increased. Then learned the engine was strong enough for turbo charging and then even more boost to some insane HP levels in the mid 70's. I'm not sure what they had in mind when baking in 8 main bearings and precision dry sump oiling into the original 901 engine, but this engineering was is scalable enough to win some major races. They do have some drawbacks as flat engines do with countless "opportunities" for oil leaks out of the case, fasteners, hose fittings, and various O rings. A few other ideas that were not so good were the original chain tensioners for the cam, crack prone divilar cylinder studs (reason for my rebuild), and head sealing changes later.
Hows the rebuild going?
Yep
Porsche,Subaru,Mazda - i like original car manufacturers that successfully using things away from "mainstream", that make those cars so damn unique
My three fav brands
I have a 2004 Porsche 986 Boxster S 3.2. I’ve owned it for 8 years and it never fails to put a massive smile on my face. There’s bigger more modern and better cars around but trust me , if you’ve never drive one you need to. A mate of mine owns a second generation Porsche GT3 with a 3.8 engine. He always calls mine a hairdressers car but after he drove it he was amazed just how good it was. But it’s horses for courses, personally I love them. 👍👍
Props to you for keeping her alive
Actually a mid engine has advantages over rear engine. Example...the 718s handle better than the 911s.
Yes in an all wheel drive cars but the author specifies in rear wheel drive cars.
Wight balance
The Difference between the Flat and Boxer engines:
A "flat" engine is one with a 180-degree cylinder angle (which often lays flat in the vehicle) and is also correctly referred to as a "horizontally-opposed" engine.
A Boxer engine will feature an individual journal for each connecting rod, 180 degrees apart from one another. This allows each pair of opposing pistons to mirror each other's movements.
cr : TheEngineersPost
The air cooled lets you hear the timing chain much more which is what makes that cool whining sound.
Masterpiece? YES!!!
Greatest engine ever
yes 2jz is the greatest engine
I ❤ Porsche bcz
1. Color
2. Handling
3. Rear Wind Shield
I like Raked Wind Shield
Doesnt porsche's pistons also get each their own crank pin? If im not mistaken, porsche uses a boxer flat 6, not a flat V, correct me if I'm wrong
I would love to put this engine In my 2006 Subaru Baja
Like the video, hate the AI voice
Love Corvairs...
The Mezger engine design is the real racing engine, the rest is the rest.
You forgot to explain Porsche Boxer engine.
I feel like there not actually that cool they got over rated cuz a body kit its cool to see new things being made tho like 700hp stock 50 years ago that would make no sense
is it asking for too much to have a fucking human being simply read the script?
It’s Boxster, not Boxer.
That's a really unfortunate comment man...
@@Bender81
You’re welcomed.
@@eikodunn the "boxer" engine configuration in the title refers to the fact that neighboring cylinders have their crankshaft journals 180 degrees out of phase (thus on opposite sides of the crankshaft). thus, when the crankshaft rotates the neighboring pistons approach each other then go away from each other, like a boxer's fists punching each other. this is called a boxer configuration. the mid engined Porsche Boxster is presumably named that way as a play on the word "boxer", which is its engine configuration layout.
@@rick-hm3ji
I stand corrected. Thanks 8928. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@@eikodunn Boxster = Boxer Roadster
subaru crap boxer engines ...porsche there is no substitute
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Not a Boxer, sorry. Subaru owns that trademark.
Well no they don't. Porsche came to that parade long before Suby.
@DHS Wrong and wrong.
BOXER is a registered trademark of the Subaru Corporation. It may be petty, but Porsche missed that marketing train of their own accord.
Volkswagen started producing the first boxer-layout flat automotive engine in 1938. Though Ferdinand Porsche, founder of Porsche AG, is often cited as the creator of the original VW Beetle, we know that his work took heavy (about 99% of it) inspiration from Karl Benz and Béla Barényi (both tied to Daimler-Benz aka Mercedes-Benz).
Frankly, Porsche had almost no involvement with the advancement of the flat engine, and his greatest contrubution was sharing the engine schmatics with the Nakajima Aircraft Company (known as Subaru Corp today).
Side factoid: Subaru has put more flat engines on the road and in the air during the past 20 years than Alfa Romeo, Citroën, Porsche, Tatra, and Volkswagen (combined) have produced since the beginning of time.
@@setoman1great stuff
@@setoman1thank you
@@setoman1use the google man next tíme. Subaru started to produce cars in 1954 and those cars did not have boxer engines. Porsche started to produce cars from 1948. First model 356 was having first boxer engine and since then they buikd only boxer engines in sport car models.
What a useless video!! Random video content that does not show what the voice is commenting!!