You already know this but the V designation is a description of physical
geometry while the boxer designation is geometry(180deg) and relative piston
position(opposed).
A "V" motor with separate throws for each piston still can't be a boxer.

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Andrew Grebneff
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 7:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Friday engine conversions

> it's not nonsense.
> makes perfect sense ....... a true boxer does �not share rods on the same
> journal like V engines do.
> Our waterboxer 4 cylinder vanagon engines are true boxers that way.
> If there were journals with two rods on them, sharing one crank journal,
> which would be a crank with only two 'throws' on it.
> it would be a flat , or 180 degree, �V-4.
>
> it's natural to assume it just means opposing cylinders in one plane.

So a V8 with separate big-ends wouldn't be a V. It's the cylinder
layout that counts, not the number or sharing of bearing journals.
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Regards
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Mollusc, Toyota & VW van fanatic