Talk:BMW OHV V8 engine

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After looking through all the other BMW engines it seems unlikely that BMW didn't also have a product code for this one. Still, I named it by the only nomenclature I've ever heard for it. If you're a BMW nut, and you know better than me, feel free to move it to the proper name. Chaparral2J (talk) 04:53, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Use by Other Companies[edit]

I have done some research, and it seems that this engine was used by other companies.

One was Frazer Nash and the one was Talbot-Lago.

Here is an example of one such Talbot-Lago.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/09/02/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1956-talbot-lago-america/

Engine codes[edit]

BMW had codes for this engines too.

For BMW 502 it was M502 (100 bhp) and for BMW 501 V8 it was same engine but detuned to 90 bhp. Later for BMW 2600 engine was M502/100 (100 bhp, different carb) and later BMW 2600L had M502/110 (110 bhp) engine. For 3,2 liter version, codes were: M506 (120 bhp) for BMW 502 3.2 and M506/140 (140 bhp) for BMW 3200L. Sporty version were M503 and M507. M503 (140 bhp) was fit in BMW 503 and later in BMW 3200S/CS in M503/160 (160 bhp) version. BMW 507 was fit with M507 (150 bhp) engine.

Later were all those revised with transmission directly connected to engine. Those engines had new codes.

M502/110 -> M533

M506/140 -> M534

M503/160 -> M532

Information mainly from this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/3932169050?ie=UTF8&seller=A3MNLF93UU8PLY&sn=Annikhali.

Sorry for mistakes. English is not my primary language. Vitis586 (talk) 14:49, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Update[edit]

I "slightly" changed the design of the article. Made a table with engine codes and parameters, like are in modern BMW engines articles. I reused all text only added respective captions. Only text added is for M53x engines. Rest of article was adpated to new design (engine application). I can later add table with some special versions which are mentioned too. I wrote thesis on BMW V8 engines so I have some good materials.Vitis586 (talk) 14:05, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]