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The B48 engine was revised in 2018, dubbed "B48TU" ("Technical Update"), with notable changes and improvements; a new one-part timing chain as opposed to the earlier two-part, a new separate cooling circuits for the cylinder head and crankcase, and forged conrods and forged crankshaft is now 2.03 lb (1 kg) lighter due to the use of lighter ...
The BMW P48 Turbo is a prototype four-stroke 2.0-litre single-turbocharged inline-4 racing engine, developed and produced by BMW Motorsport for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The P48 Turbo engine is full custom-built but partially borrows the cylinder blocks from BMW B48 road car engine which had a same displacement.
BMW B48 Engine, an engine BMW AG produces This page was last edited on 7 December 2021, at 20:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
In an effort to tame notoriously bad handling, with cars frequently wheelstanding or sideways, [18] engine-mounted wings were state of the art in the 1960s, [19] appearing on, among others, Yellow Submarine, run by Hunter-Lewis-Perry; driven by Tim Perry, it turned in a best pass of 7.19 at 203 mph (327 km/h).
Burnout in the box at Tarlton International Raceway, South Africa Fire burnout, Santa Pod Raceway, UK. The origins of burnouts can be traced to drag racing, where they have a practical purpose: drag racing slicks perform better at higher temperatures, and a burnout is the quickest way to raise tire temperature immediately prior to a race.
Group 4 referred to regulations for sportscars and grand touring (GT) cars used in racing and rallying, as regulated by the FIA. The group was introduced in 1954 and was replaced by Group B for the 1982 season. BMW M1 Procar, used in the M1 Procar Championship. These cars were designed and built to FIA Group 4 racing specifications.
As per BMW example, current engine developments featuring water injection seem to concentrate on the effect of “Performance Improvement”. But by the mid 2020s, engine development will shift focus also on improved fuel consumption, due to the pressure on CO 2 emissions reduction and related regulations. [11] [12]
The North American P-51 Mustang makes significant use of the Meredith effect in its belly radiator design. [1]The Meredith effect is a phenomenon whereby the aerodynamic drag produced by a cooling radiator may be offset by careful design of the cooling duct such that useful thrust is produced by the expansion of the hot air in the duct.