03-26-2007, 01:16 PM
Wait... hold the train here
I dont see any piston rangs in that picture either..... my head a splode.
Quote:The engine block of the new eight-cylinder comes straight from BMWÔÇÖs light-alloy foundry in Landshut near Munich, where BMW also builds the engine blocks for the CompanyÔÇÖs Formula 1 racing cars. The cylinder crankcase, in turn, is made of a special aluminum silicon alloy, conventional cylinder liners being replaced by hard silicon crystals. The iron-coated pistons, finally, run directly in the uncoated, honed cylinder bore.
I dont see any piston rangs in that picture either..... my head a splode.