# Interesting engine **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 8, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569 "2009-10-08T08:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/1 "2009-10-08T08:05:55Z")
see if you folks can figure out what it is. And yes, it is in production. ![http://lh6.ggpht.com/_4She9c2muVY/Ss3_VIO8NuI/AAAAAAAAqlo/g9Yp1Ed3UIg/s800/P90045744_highRes.jpg](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_4She9c2muVY/Ss3_VIO8NuI/AAAAAAAAqlo/g9Yp1Ed3UIg/s800/P90045744_highRes.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/2 "2009-10-08T08:09:40Z")
Am I seeing pneumatic valves? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/3 "2009-10-08T08:12:13Z")
no, direct injection ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/4 "2009-10-08T08:12:37Z")
the new audi s4 motor? ---
**Author:** ![Dekar12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dekar12](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dekar12)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/5 "2009-10-08T08:13:32Z")
BWM Twin Turbo V12 Could be pretty nasty. EDIT: Oh sorry, this might be the V8, the V12 I think has the Turbos on the outside, instead of mounted on top like this one is showing. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/6 "2009-10-08T08:14:04Z")
BMW 4.4L ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/7 "2009-10-08T08:14:38Z")
yeah, I am wrong, I count at least 5 DI injectors on the left side ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/8 "2009-10-08T08:15:27Z")
It’s a v8 > **[Detroit 2008: BMW's twin-turbo 4.4L V8](https://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/21/detroit-2008-bmws-twin-turbo-4-4l-v8/)** > > BMW's twin-turbo 3.0L inline-six has been a rousing success, with nothing less than a Wards 10 Best Engines award sitting in its trophy case. The praise is understandable and well-deserved, as the engine uses a combination of forced induction and... ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/9 "2009-10-08T08:16:24Z")
![http://lh3.ggpht.com/_4She9c2muVY/Ss4CM1hFi8I/AAAAAAAAqmE/WXpms52CIVM/s800/P90045747_highRes.jpg](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_4She9c2muVY/Ss4CM1hFi8I/AAAAAAAAqmE/WXpms52CIVM/s800/P90045747_highRes.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/10 "2009-10-08T08:17:18Z")
word. the 5th injector was something else…maybe I should sit closer to my monitor lol ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/11 "2009-10-08T08:18:39Z")
That would make for a cool coffee table ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/12 "2009-10-08T08:22:35Z")
> [@newman](#): > > no, direct injection Ah, that’s what those steel tubes are. :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/13 "2009-10-08T08:27:36Z")
now, if it only ran on veggie oil… ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/14 "2009-10-08T08:28:29Z")
“This allows the turbochargers to be mounted in the valley with minimal plumbing, which means less bulk, lower weight and better efficiency.” And you can fry eggs on the hood with the cat right there. lol ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/15 "2009-10-08T08:29:49Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > “This allows the turbochargers to be mounted in the valley with minimal plumbing, which means less bulk, lower weight and better efficiency.” > > And you can fry eggs on the hood with the cat right there. lol It more thermally efficient, though. I bet IATs are inherently lower. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/16 "2009-10-08T08:31:03Z")
Just saw this in person at BMW world on Friday… Really cool model! ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/17 "2009-10-08T08:32:19Z")
X5M and X6M motor… > [@boardjnky4](#): > > the new audi s4 motor? Really? where does a supercharge V6 = a TT V8? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/18 "2009-10-08T08:37:48Z")
Newman’s link is from Jan 2008. I guess this thing has been around a while. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/19 "2009-10-08T08:56:40Z")
Was it released that they will be using some version of this engine in the new M5? ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569/20 "2009-10-08T09:38:07Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > Was it released that they will be using some version of this engine in the new M5? VERY VERY widely belived yes… im hoping it happens soon so the resale on teh e60m5’s drops [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/interesting-engine/74569.md?page=2)