Official BMW E92 3-series thread (UPDATE - 335i Dyno pg.48)
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Originally Posted by SteVTEC
I don't think it's really possible for BMW to churn out a 3.5L Inline-6 version of their engine. The critical weakness of Inline-6 engines is lack of flexibility in displacement and application. You have to keep the length down so that they'll fit into BMW's smaller cars. On the E46 that I-6 was literally shoehorned in there with hardly an inch to spare. To cut down on lengthy, you need to keep bore spacings to a minimum which limits the maximum bore size of the engine. You also don't want your hood to be in the shape of a brick either, so engine height also needs to be minimized so that you can bring the hood down at the front and also have good aerodynamics. So engine height needs to be minimized which limits maximum stroke which also limits maximum displacement.
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Originally Posted by J J
The engine height is probably not an issue, on previous DOHC engines they are tilted in the engine bay. Bigger displacement should also be possible since the old s38 (3.6/3.8L m6/m5) engine fits in any year 3 series.
Anyways, yes I'm sure BMW "could" get more displacement than 3.0-3.2L out of their aluminum and magnesium alloy block engines if they wanted to, it's just a question of how far and how extreme they're willing to go on that route, and what they're willing to tradeoff to get that vs going with forced induction at the smaller displacements.
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Ok. Now I am starting to like BMW. If they only could get the reliability part right.
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One thing to note is what the compression ratio of the engine will be on the turbocharged BMW. As it stands right now, the 3.3L in the 330 is at 10.7:1 vs the IS350's 3.5L at 11.8:1. I persoanlly think if the BMW bumped displacement to 3.5L and upped the compression ratio as well they could be right in line with the Lexus engine in terms of HP. That said, my bet is the compression ratio of the turbo BMW engine will drop slightly in favor of reliability. If the supposed turbocharged BMW engine gets 310 HP, that is only a 55HP jump over its N/A version. That is kind of mild so it does appear BMW could have lowered the compression to better handle turbo application. Over all though with the compresssion ratio of the Lexus engine being so high, I wonder how well it will take to engine performance modification vs the BMW.
Direct injection makes a HUGE difference; even if BMW came out with a 3.5 that made 330hp to compete with the 2GR-FSE, it STILL wouldnt make as much torque or have as much of a fat powerband because it wouldnt have direct injection.
Someone is doing fine with supercharging the 2GR-FSE, because Blitz already has debuted a supercharged IS350 at a show. 11.8:1 compression in a DI motor is much different than 11.8:1 in a PI motor (which I would think would require racegas unless running a cam setup with some rather wicked overlap)
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As far as I know, the E46 and E39 were pretty reliable (with the exception of the M3... I hear that's a problem child). BMW's never really been BAD with reliability, just not quite up with Honda/Toyota
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Originally Posted by Bean
Its not that simple. Simply raising compression ratio one point and .2L of displacement increase doesnt net you 75hp (the IS350 makes a wee bit more than 306 )
Direct injection makes a HUGE difference; even if BMW came out with a 3.5 that made 330hp to compete with the 2GR-FSE, it STILL wouldnt make as much torque or have as much of a fat powerband because it wouldnt have direct injection.
Someone is doing fine with supercharging the 2GR-FSE, because Blitz already has debuted a supercharged IS350 at a show. 11.8:1 compression in a DI motor is much different than 11.8:1 in a PI motor (which I would think would require racegas unless running a cam setup with some rather wicked overlap)
Direct injection makes a HUGE difference; even if BMW came out with a 3.5 that made 330hp to compete with the 2GR-FSE, it STILL wouldnt make as much torque or have as much of a fat powerband because it wouldnt have direct injection.
Someone is doing fine with supercharging the 2GR-FSE, because Blitz already has debuted a supercharged IS350 at a show. 11.8:1 compression in a DI motor is much different than 11.8:1 in a PI motor (which I would think would require racegas unless running a cam setup with some rather wicked overlap)
Okay, thaat is good information to hear. As for Direct Injection you are right, but BMW, Honda, and many others have experience with Direct Injection just like Toyota, only it hasn't made its way down to its production cars. Correct me if Im wrong here, but doesn't BMW use DI in some of their cars that haven't made it to the USA?
Nice to see some manufacfurers attempting to FI the 2GR-FSE engine. Any idea what the specs are on the Blitz system?
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
Okay, thaat is good information to hear. As for Direct Injection you are right, but BMW, Honda, and many others have experience with Direct Injection just like Toyota, only it hasn't made its way down to its production cars. Correct me if Im wrong here, but doesn't BMW use DI in some of their cars that haven't made it to the USA?
Nice to see some manufacfurers attempting to FI the 2GR-FSE engine. Any idea what the specs are on the Blitz system?
Nice to see some manufacfurers attempting to FI the 2GR-FSE engine. Any idea what the specs are on the Blitz system?
BMW and VW have DI vehicles; but they are diesels; kind of a given with that style motor I'm unaware of any gasoline vehicles by either company using direct injection.
Better said: No one has used DI in a mass production gasoline engine geared for N/A performance other than Toyota in North America.
Unsure of the specs on the Blitz system; I swear I want to say 6psi because I saw it somewhere; but I can't confirm it.
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Originally Posted by Bean
As far as I know, there are no DI gasoline vehicles made except for just a few (new 4.6L V8 and the 2GR-FSE are two of them) plus a few new ones that came out JUST this year.
BMW and VW have DI vehicles; but they are diesels; kind of a given with that style motor I'm unaware of any gasoline vehicles by either company using direct injection.
Better said: No one has used DI in a mass production gasoline engine geared for N/A performance other than Toyota in North America.
Unsure of the specs on the Blitz system; I swear I want to say 6psi because I saw it somewhere; but I can't confirm it.
BMW and VW have DI vehicles; but they are diesels; kind of a given with that style motor I'm unaware of any gasoline vehicles by either company using direct injection.
Better said: No one has used DI in a mass production gasoline engine geared for N/A performance other than Toyota in North America.
Unsure of the specs on the Blitz system; I swear I want to say 6psi because I saw it somewhere; but I can't confirm it.
As far as BMW, their strategy for continued power and efficiency improvements is their fully variable Valvetronic system, which they can also use for load control, meaning no throttle plate, and drastically reduced throttling losses which are a big source of inefficiency on gasoline gasoline engines. BMW's angle is that they sell in very wide and diverse markets and can't guarantee the consistency of fuel quality which GDI systems are sensitive to. So instead they're using Valvetronic which can give similar efficiency and power gains but without the need for sanitized fuel for GDI. The Valvetronics can run on relatively "dirty" fuel at any octane level, and I don't think there are any GDI BMW engines at this point.
So no, Lexus was not "first to market" with a mass-produced GDI engine either naturally aspirated or turboed, or in or outside of North America.
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Originally Posted by Bean
Its not that simple. Simply raising compression ratio one point and .2L of displacement increase doesnt net you 75hp (the IS350 makes a wee bit more than 306 )
Direct injection makes a HUGE difference; even if BMW came out with a 3.5 that made 330hp to compete with the 2GR-FSE, it STILL wouldnt make as much torque or have as much of a fat powerband because it wouldnt have direct injection.
Direct injection makes a HUGE difference; even if BMW came out with a 3.5 that made 330hp to compete with the 2GR-FSE, it STILL wouldnt make as much torque or have as much of a fat powerband because it wouldnt have direct injection.
The current 330i uses a 3.0L with Valvetronic. There is no 3.3L version in US, in fact the current N52 has no displacement of 3.3L.
The 330i currerntly develops 255HP under the new SAE spec. If BMW stroke it for the us market (which it will become the 335i to start in september), based simple calculation, raising the 335i output to 300HP will be easy.
The european version will get Turbo 3.0L6 with more than 300 HP, while the US will get the stroke version of L6. Both will have 310HP, but with european get more torque than the US 3.5L6. US version will most likely have 310HP and 260 lb-ft or torque (with torque peak at around 2800 RPM or so. Which will be more useful than IS350's 277 at 4800 RPM.
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Originally Posted by SteVTEC
I don't think it's really possible for BMW to churn out a 3.5L Inline-6 version of their engine. The critical weakness of Inline-6 engines is lack of flexibility in displacement and application. You have to keep the length down so that they'll fit into BMW's smaller cars. On the E46 that I-6 was literally shoehorned in there with hardly an inch to spare. To cut down on lengthy, you need to keep bore spacings to a minimum which limits the maximum bore size of the engine. You also don't want your hood to be in the shape of a brick either, so engine height also needs to be minimized so that you can bring the hood down at the front and also have good aerodynamics. So engine height needs to be minimized which limits maximum stroke which also limits maximum displacement. BMW has said that they'll never ever make a V-6 engine, so their only option is to go with F/I. Dropping the 333hp M motor in there would not be as good of an option because it's extremely inefficient at 16/23 mpg. This is what happens when you stretch an N/A motor that far. Efficiency falls through the floor. I don't think M owners care, but regular BMW owners might. I guarantee you that this new "335" turbocharged I-6 will be much more efficient than the M motor while also delivering about the same or perhaps better power. BMW won't want to **** off E46 M owners just yet so I bet the power rating will be below 333hp for sure, but the torque may very well have it out-running old M's.
No BMW turbo gas engine will reach US simply due to states like CA with tight emission regulation.
The new 335i should and probably will come very close to E46 M3's performance in straight line with stick, but BMW will not allow it outgun the M3.
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Originally Posted by chiawei
No, BMW has made a 3.8L L6 before on the E34 M5. The 3.5L L6 is more than doable.
No BMW turbo gas engine will reach US simply due to states like CA with tight emission regulation.
The new 335i should and probably will come very close to E46 M3's performance in straight line with stick, but BMW will not allow it outgun the M3.
No BMW turbo gas engine will reach US simply due to states like CA with tight emission regulation.
The new 335i should and probably will come very close to E46 M3's performance in straight line with stick, but BMW will not allow it outgun the M3.
And there are plenty of turbocharged gasoline vehicles being sold that have no problems meeting CA emissions laws. It's diesel engines that are the real hold back and are dependent upon the EPA approving urea exhaust aftertreatment systems (which need periodic refilling) in order for a lot of manufacturers to really feel comfortable about marketing their turbodiesel engine lineups here.
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Originally Posted by chiawei
The informataion is incorrect.
The current 330i uses a 3.0L with Valvetronic. There is no 3.3L version in US, in fact the current N52 has no displacement of 3.3L.
The 330i currerntly develops 255HP under the new SAE spec. If BMW stroke it for the us market (which it will become the 335i to start in september), based simple calculation, raising the 335i output to 300HP will be easy.
The european version will get Turbo 3.0L6 with more than 300 HP, while the US will get the stroke version of L6. Both will have 310HP, but with european get more torque than the US 3.5L6. US version will most likely have 310HP and 260 lb-ft or torque (with torque peak at around 2800 RPM or so. Which will be more useful than IS350's 277 at 4800 RPM.
The current 330i uses a 3.0L with Valvetronic. There is no 3.3L version in US, in fact the current N52 has no displacement of 3.3L.
The 330i currerntly develops 255HP under the new SAE spec. If BMW stroke it for the us market (which it will become the 335i to start in september), based simple calculation, raising the 335i output to 300HP will be easy.
The european version will get Turbo 3.0L6 with more than 300 HP, while the US will get the stroke version of L6. Both will have 310HP, but with european get more torque than the US 3.5L6. US version will most likely have 310HP and 260 lb-ft or torque (with torque peak at around 2800 RPM or so. Which will be more useful than IS350's 277 at 4800 RPM.
The IS350 torque curve is very flat; it makes torque early and throughout the rpm band. Even at 310hp with a turbo, it still wouldnt make as much power as the IS350 TRULY does. 246whp stock on a mustang dyno through an automatic tranny is A LOT more than 306bhp SAE. Also adding .5L of displacement (I was going by what was being said in the thread also) won't add 80hp. Make sure you're reading the rest of the thread before you take potshots at replies that you don't know the origins of.
SteVTEC, thanks for the clarification. But where are the mass market motors? The 2GR is going into the Camry... there's more of those sold than VW/Audi and Isuzu sell yearly combined in their entire lineup.
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Originally Posted by Bean
Stop looking at peak numbers please. peak torque vs peak torque no matter WHERE the peak rpm is doesnt tell the whole story.
The IS350 torque curve is very flat; it makes torque early and throughout the rpm band. Even at 310hp with a turbo, it still wouldnt make as much power as the IS350 TRULY does. 246whp stock on a mustang dyno through an automatic tranny is A LOT more than 306bhp SAE. Also adding .5L of displacement (I was going by what was being said in the thread also) won't add 80hp. Make sure you're reading the rest of the thread before you take potshots at replies that you don't know the origins of.
SteVTEC, thanks for the clarification. But where are the mass market motors? The 2GR is going into the Camry... there's more of those sold than VW/Audi and Isuzu sell yearly combined in their entire lineup.
The IS350 torque curve is very flat; it makes torque early and throughout the rpm band. Even at 310hp with a turbo, it still wouldnt make as much power as the IS350 TRULY does. 246whp stock on a mustang dyno through an automatic tranny is A LOT more than 306bhp SAE. Also adding .5L of displacement (I was going by what was being said in the thread also) won't add 80hp. Make sure you're reading the rest of the thread before you take potshots at replies that you don't know the origins of.
SteVTEC, thanks for the clarification. But where are the mass market motors? The 2GR is going into the Camry... there's more of those sold than VW/Audi and Isuzu sell yearly combined in their entire lineup.
The fact of matter is that the current 3.0 with valvetronic on both intake and exhaust on the 330i already made 255HP and 220 lb-ft or torque at 2750 RPM.
As simple math would tell you based on same volumetric prorportion, the 335i's new stroked 3.5L can easily achieve 300HP and 260 lb-ft @ current RPM. BMW is also introducing additional upgrade with the new L6, and the 335i engine per what I know from BMW insider does indeed put out 310HP SAE and around 270 lb-ft (not 260 based on my calculation) with torque peak at low of 2800 RPM.
The IS350 only develops 85% of its peark torque at 2800 RPM, in other words, at 2800 RPM, you are merely looking at 245 or so.
Stop bring in all other totally not realated junk.
The simple fact is that the new 3.5L L6 from BMW is really that powerful.
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Originally Posted by Bean
SteVTEC, thanks for the clarification. But where are the mass market motors? The 2GR is going into the Camry... there's more of those sold than VW/Audi and Isuzu sell yearly combined in their entire lineup.