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Tyre kicking => Off Topic => Topic started by: alex d on March 23, 2007, 12:19:15 pm



Title: The new M3 engine
Post by: alex d on March 23, 2007, 12:19:15 pm
http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/country/gcf/newsID/2070322.001/bmw/new-bmw-m3-v8-engine-in-detail

awesome technology  :o


Title: Re: The new M3 engine
Post by: Diederick/DVK on March 23, 2007, 12:21:23 pm
it's sick  ;)
but they only stepped up from a v6 to a v8 to be able to compete with the wonderful RS4  ::)


Title: Re: The new M3 engine
Post by: alex d on March 23, 2007, 12:35:03 pm
oh well, the new V8 is lighter and more powerful than the old 6 that's a win-win situation to me  ;D
I love the idea of a light alloy crankcase with cast iron bearing journals, if we could apply this to air-cooled VWs...hmmmmmmmmm