M3_Power 636 Report post Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) A famous 1.5 litre 4 cylinder BMW engine .... that only made 1300hp Edited April 27, 2010 by M3_Power Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted April 27, 2010 ^^ Not bad for a used M10 block! Apparently they liked to use blocks which had been "run-in"" over 100,000kms in a road car to build up the race engines. The 1300hp qualifying engines were affectionately known as "grenades", I'm sure you can work out why!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted April 27, 2010 I heard they used to leave them outside under a hedge to harden up for 2 or 3 years before they used them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c.robertson00 11 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 ^^^ I heard the same thing. And the gearboxes used to be thrown away after qualifiying because the torque twisted them so badly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 Awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted April 28, 2010 Heres some mechanical porn from my photo collection 6-pak for the first member to name the engines 1. EB16.4 Veyron 2. F355, though the headers throw me off 3. F550 4. Illmor mercedes F1 engine? 5. LSx with a big charger 6. S85B50 7. S85B50 8. S52 with twin screw 9. M70B50 10. S14B25 11. 5.7L Hamann M70 12. M30 based Alpina motor, as featured in the B10 BiTurbo 13. No idea 14. Ford 5.0L Cammer crate motor 15. Ford Shelby Cobra concept motor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30ftw 410 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) holy SH*T! Edited April 28, 2010 by e30ftw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
conrod 1 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) 350hp, 9200rpm, four cylinders, no turbo, and its mine! Edited April 28, 2010 by conrod Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 Surely you wouldn't be able to stretch any more power out of that motor without forced induction. Huge amount for a four cylinder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 350hp, 9200rpm, four cylinders, no turbo, and its mine! haha .. very nice conrad. If you dont mind, im quite keen to photo it for the calendar next year? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
conrod 1 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) Surely you wouldn't be able to stretch any more power out of that motor without forced induction. Huge amount for a four cylinder. some of the engine bulders in Europe have squeezed around 420hp out of these, 2.7L and 11000 rpm hillclimb engines, frequent rebuilds though! A friend of mine in the Sth Island has a 390hp 2.7L, and it makes mine look very "ordinary!" haha .. very nice conrad. If you dont mind, im quite keen to photo it for the calendar next year? No problem, it is on an engine stand at the moment, but still assembled. Give me a couple of months and I will have two of them here! Edited April 28, 2010 by conrod Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2956 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 350hp, 9200rpm, four cylinders, no turbo, and its mine! Wow, and indeed - WOW Very impressed, and very jealous. I hope this means that the new car is getting close to being ready Conrad - looking forward to seeing it back on the track, there has been a lack of E30 M3 goodness in the Open class this year.And as for having two of them - well that's just being plain ol' greedy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pjay 8 Report post Posted April 28, 2010 350hp, 9200rpm, four cylinders, no turbo, and its mine! I just recognized your engine as my desktop background... Ha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted April 30, 2010 some of the engine bulders in Europe have squeezed around 420hp out of these, 2.7L and 11000 rpm hillclimb engines, frequent rebuilds though! A friend of mine in the Sth Island has a 390hp 2.7L, and it makes mine look very "ordinary!" No problem, it is on an engine stand at the moment, but still assembled. Give me a couple of months and I will have two of them here! Cool sounds good! Some of those hill climb s14's are nuts for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markusamigos 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2010 1. EB16.4 Veyron 2. F355, though the headers throw me off 3. F550 4. Illmor mercedes F1 engine? 5. LSx with a big charger 6. S85B50 7. S85B50 8. S52 with twin screw 9. M70B50 10. S14B25 11. 5.7L Hamann M70 12. M30 based Alpina motor, as featured in the B10 BiTurbo 13. No idea 14. Ford 5.0L Cammer crate motor 15. Ford Shelby Cobra concept motor You have been trainspotting haven't you....missing link is a Chrysler show car with a couple of there 4 bangers end on to make a 4.8L straight 8 Still shout you a beer tho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markusamigos 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2010 Righto Chap, here goes.. 1) Bugatti W12 Quad Turbo 2) Erm.. . . 5) Lump of pig iron, sorry Chev LS3, with a Walky blower . . 10) s14 with carbon bits © wervie67 ' Close enough? Sorry no 6-pak for you... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted May 30, 2010 You have been trainspotting haven't you....missing link is a Chrysler show car with a couple of there 4 bangers end on to make a 4.8L straight 8 Still shout you a beer tho Just a sad affliction for car porn Beers welcome anytime! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E36ShoppingTrolley 7 Report post Posted June 8, 2010 3453 cc straight-6 M88/1 turbo version: 850 hp! mmm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JiB 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2010 Synergy V8. Good 'ole Kiwi engineering. Made right round the corner from our workshop actually 350-500hp N/A.....not bad for a 2.4L eh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
