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Originally Posted by porsche986spyder
I believe that guy who said that the "BOXTER" once used 12 spark plugs was talking about the original inventor, from wich the BOXTER engine was named and designed after. NOT the Porsche BOXSTER! So he is probably right. :dance:
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Hi,
Twin Plug designs are not new or terribly radical. It sprung from early aircraft engines. Ferrari, Masserati, BMW, Aston Martin, and especially Alpha Romeo (in addition to Porsche) have been using Twin Plug designs for years.
Btw, the
Boxer engine is
not named after the inventor (Karl Benz, 1896). Properly known as a
horizontally opposed engine, in which the corresponding pistons reach TDC simultaneously, thus balancing each other with respect to momentum. Original horizontally opposed engines were 4-cylinder and so the engine acquired the nickname
Boxer because the reciprocating pistons resemble a Boxer throwing a combination punch. Fyi...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99