BMW V8 engines
BMW is known as a manufacturer of V8 engines since 1954. The first V8 engined BMW was the 502 with 2.6 l displacement. Later on versions with 3.2l. Also Models 501, 503 and 507 received a V8 engine.
In 1992 a new generation of BMW V8 engines had its debut in the E32 7-series and in the E34 5-series. In 1993 the E31 8-series also got this engine. This engine (BMW engine code M60) has 4 valves per cylinder and dual camshafts.
picture: BMW M60 engine
| M60 (B30/B40) | M62 | S62 | M?? | |
| displacement | 2997 / 3982 ccm | 4398 cccm | ||
| bore x stroke | 84 x 67.6 mm
89 x 80 mm |
92,0 / 82,7 mm | ||
| power | 218 hp @ 5800 rpm 286 hp @ 5800 rpm | 235 hp @
286 hp @ 5400 rpm |
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| torque | 290 Nm @ 4500 rpm
400 Nm @ 4500 rpm |
320 Nm @ 3300 rpm
440 Nm @ 3600 rpm |
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| DME | Bosch Motronic M3.3 | M 7.2 | ||
| Compression | 10.5 / 10.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Nikasil / Alusil | Alusil | |||
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