Date:         Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:09:18 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
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Here is what I have found so far: 
"The switch to water-cooling for the boxer engines was made abruptly 
mid-year in 1983 because VW could no longer make the air-cooled 
engines meet emissions standards" 

Over the years I have heard this reason as well. However, according to Wikipediea, Porsche continued to make air cooled boxer engines until 1996 ( I thought it was 1989). Maybe it was 1989 when the last air cooled boxer engine was available in the 911 in the US.         Jeff

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