View Single Post
  #19  
Old 08-24-2012, 01:52 AM
JCL's Avatar
JCL JCL is offline
Premier Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 11,850
JCL will become famous soon enoughJCL will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by amacman View Post
I have read various stuff online from quality articles stating the M60 / M62 V8`s are a version of the Rover V8 which itself is a version of the Buick .
BMW used DOHC heads on the block , so the block is the copied design .
Check your quality sources. The bore spacing is different, likely due to Improvements in metallurgy and engine design that transpired over the 31 years between the two designs. 98 mm vs 108 mm. Hard to see how it can be a copy.
__________________
2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White

Retired:
2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey
2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver

2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey
2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue
Reply With Quote

Sponsored Links