2476 OR 2494!!!???

[AndersLS]

Hey Forum...I keep seeing this! What is the difference? 2476 cc./2494 cc?

[Turbo-Brown]

18cc?

[AndersLS]

OKOKOKOKOK...I had that one cominԚ´!!! Any other suggestions....!!!???

[rowemeister]

The 2494 is the cc from the M20 2.5 Not sure on the other one.

[jamesroools]

m50 maybe, or the early m60?

[Zayyan]

James the M60 is a V8 as I said. BMW originally were going to call the M20 (the 6-pot engines in E30s) "M60" but changed it to M20 at the last minute.

Both the M20 and M50 are 2494cc, so don't know where the other figure comes from

[jamesroools]

definately not a bm engine, i think thats a jap diesel engine, how that got mixed up with bmw is strange?

[Sjoerd320i]

M50 it is

2494 cc, 189 Net Horsepower @5900 rpm, 24 Valves, DOHC

[Zayyan]

Eh?

The M20 is the same capacity

Who said anything about horsepower?

I'm confused

[Zayyan]

Eh?

The M20 is the same capacity

Who said anything about horsepower?

I'm confused

[Sjoerd320i]

got that of some site from a google search.

going of m8 cya laters

[jamesroools]

M50 it is

2494 cc, 189 Net Horsepower @5900 rpm, 24 Valves, DOHC

192 bhp actually

[Zayyan]

I thought it was between 189-192bhp depending on the emissions equipment actually

The American engines for example are likely to be 189bhp due to the stricter emissions regulations.

[Simon13]

James the M60 is a V8 as I said. BMW originally were going to call the M20 (the 6-pot engines in E30s) "M60" but changed it to M20 at the last minute.

Both the M20 and M50 are 2494cc, so don't know where the other figure comes from

Wrong mate when the E21 was new the 6 cylinder cars had what we now know as the M20, back then it was actually called the M60. The engine name changed when the E30 appeared to M20 and the M60 name was dropped. However when the new 3.0 and 4.0 litre V8's appeared in the early 90's the M60 name was reused for these engines. These engines suffered with the dreaded nikasil (sp) bore problem too!

[jamesroools]

finally someone that agrees with me

[Zayyan]

Cheers for that, learn something new every day

I got that info from someone who really should know better though

Not trying to pass the blame of course

[AndersLS]

Ok...thanks for all the input! But.....if you surf the various sites looking at bmw e30Ԛ´s...there is a difference....some say 2476...and some say 2494..
and some say 170 hp(125 kw)...and some say 171 hp(126 kw)...some say
SOO so so so...whatԚ´s going on?????

[beavis2k4]

Gonna have a stab in the dark but early m20 and late m20??
or jet-tronic and motronic???
automatic and manual???

somebody said before on the zone that some 325s had 170bhp as opposed to 171 but cant remember the reason why?