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BMW is well known for its history of inline-six (straight-six) engines, a layout it continues to use to this day despite most other manufacturers switching to a V6 layout. . The more common inline-four and V8 layouts are also produced by BMW, and at times the company has produced inline-three, V10 and V12 engines, BMW also engineered non-production customised engines especially for motorsports ...
The LLV (also called Vortec 2900) is a 2.9 L; 178.3 cu in (2,921 cc) straight-4 DOHC engine produced between 2007 and 2012, with a 95.5 mm × 102 mm (3.76 in × 4.02 in) bore and a stroke. It replaced the LK5 and produced 185 hp (138 kW) at 5,600 rpm and 190 lb⋅ft (258 N⋅m) of torque at 2,800 rpm.
LeBlond 40-3 3-cylinder air-cooled radial engine. [2] LeBlond 60-5D Introduced in 1928, [3] the 60-5D was a 60 hp (45 kw) 5-cylinder, air-cooled, radial piston engine with a displacement of 234 cuin (3.8 L). [4] This model used iron cylinder heads [5] and was a direct development of the Detroit Air-Cat. [3] [2] LeBlond 70-5DE
The 3.0 L (183 cu in) models of the N52 have a bore of 85 mm (3.35 in), a stroke of 88 mm (3.46 in) and a compression ratio of 10.7:1. Variations in power output are often due to different intake manifolds and variations of engine management software. [19] 160 kW (215 bhp) Applications: [20]
The engines utilise a common displacement of 500 cc (31 cu in) per cylinder. [3] The B57 replaced the previous N57 diesel engine, and was first introduced in the G11 7 Series . The B57 is available in configurations of up to 4 turbochargers , that operate in a double-series layout. [ 4 ]
The engine management was upgraded to Motronic 3.3 and the ignition system was upgraded to coil-on-plug ignition. Other changes included the compression ratio increasing to 10.5:1, a dual-mass flywheel , an exhaust manifold made of Inconel , larger intake and exhaust valves, lighter pistons, and the throttle bodies increasing by 4 mm (0.16 in ...
Compared with its N42 predecessor, the N46 features a revised crankshaft, intake manifold [2] and valvetrain. [3] In 2007, the N46 was updated, which was known as the N46N. Changes included the intake manifold, exhaust camshaft and the engine control unit was changed from Bosch Motronic version ME9.2 to version MV17.4.6. [2] The redline is ...
The BMW M6 is a high-performance version of the 6 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand from 1983 to 2019 (with a break from 1990 to 2004).. Introduced in the coupe body style, the M6 was also built in convertible and fastback sedan ('Gran Coupe') body styles for later generations.