[TazK]

Hi all

Love my e32 and mine is the 735i

The V12 e32 uses two m20 engines are there any members on here wealthy enough
to do a project using two m50 engines with vanos?

that would be awesome :thumbsup

I would have it black de-badged, smoked windows, stock body no body kit, coms pack from e39
black leathers, tasteful stainless steel exhaust - not tool loud that would be uber cool :cool

 

[TheEnd]

Well, when people say it has 2 M20 engines, they are joined at the arse in a V12 engine block.
The McLaren F1 engine was pretty close to 2 evo engines on a single crankshaft,.


If you are talking about big E32s, then there is something hiding in BMWs "Giftschrank" that you'd be interested in.

GiftSchrank is German for literally poison locker, and was pretty close to the warehouse in Indiana Jones where the Ark went. All of BMWs crazy projects went in there, the M8 disappeared into there for years, as well as all sorts of legendary cars.

One of them is this thing - (click to expand i think)





Look at the rear, and you'll notice the huge vents, and slats between the rear lights.


This is where the radiator sat, as there was no room in the engine bay. The reason was this was fitted -





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Get counting on those intake runners....

 

[M3 TIM]

wtf is in that??? i love stuff like that.

 

[petrolmarty]

Off topic I know but when I was an apprentice at Ford trucks we had an experimental Artic come in with 2 Cummins V8's in it. It had 2 ignitions and 2 rev counters. The idea was empty you would use one, then while running you could fire the other engine up and dip the clutch to bring it in. I can remember with both engines running and no trailer on you could light the tyres up and leave rubber on the road for 50 metres. We also had a Transit in that was a publicity stunt with a Formula one racing engine in the load compartment, half buried in the floor. I can recall how loud it was when it started up. Wouldn't let any of us apprentices near that one, but it was supposed to be seriously quick. This would have been back in the early 70's.

 

[TheEnd]

There was a good few Ford Supervans, I think about 3 in different bodies starting in the 80's (and of course the Goodwood transit XJ 200.)


The engine above is the "Goldfish", and BMW built it for fun.

BMW Goldfish V16 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[TazK]

Well, when people say it has 2 M20 engines, they are joined at the arse in a V12 engine block.
The McLaren F1 engine was pretty close to 2 evo engines on a single crankshaft,.


If you are talking about big E32s, then there is something hiding in BMWs "Giftschrank" that you'd be interested in.

GiftSchrank is German for literally poison locker, and was pretty close to the warehouse in Indiana Jones where the Ark went. All of BMWs crazy projects went in there, the M8 disappeared into there for years, as well as all sorts of legendary cars.

One of them is this thing - (click to expand i think)

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Look at the rear, and you'll notice the huge vents, and slats between the rear lights.


This is where the radiator sat, as there was no room in the engine bay. The reason was this was fitted -





Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Get counting on those intake runners....

thanks that looks ace gonna check out GiftSchrank

love these e32 by far the coolest looking of all bmws range dont u reckon?

 

[r4j4n_21]

its a v16 was a project BMW carried out in the 80s codenamed 'goldfish', was in the BMW Car mag heres the link on the full story amazing i think!

http://www.zorro.milk-maid.de/scans/e32_v16.pdf

 

[E36 lover]

the goldfish was mentioned in last months octane magazine when they were talking to rowan atkinson about his V16 rolls royce in johnny english, so i googled it and had a good read

 

[nickrout]

One of them is this thing - (click to expand i think)

cdn.motorfull.com.files.2010.07.bmw-e32-v16-2.jpg

bmw_v16_3_0.jpg

Look at the rear, and you'll notice the huge vents, and slats between the rear lights.


This is where the radiator sat, as there was no room in the engine bay. The reason was this was fitted -

Ah yes love "the Goldfish" project, nuts!