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      07-28-2021, 10:11 AM   #1
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cool paper on BMW F1 engines

Thought some people might get a kick out of reading this, it was written by Super Mario several years ago. I came across it last night. It's an interesting read for F1 fans that geek out on the technical side of things.

http://sd-2.archive-host.com/membres...urs_BMW_F1.pdf
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Thanks for this! I can't imagine designing things to run for a certain number of *hours*; it's a fine line between long engine life and catastrophic failure.
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Interesting read, thanks for sharing!
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what is BANK OFFSET ? centerline difference in millimeters between left and right bank ?
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      09-14-2021, 05:10 PM   #5
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Thanks, will take a read of this.

I did used to work for a manufacturer that made things to a certain life span, certainly was difficult to get the fine line
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You can see one of these engines on display in the BMW museum in Munich.

Really intereresting, it's way smaller than you'd expect (than I expected at least).
All the connectors, barb fittings etc are also really small, way smaller than normal automotive connectors etc. Obviously to save weight, but it gives a bit the impression that it's a model scale engine
The clutch is also pretty interesting.
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what is BANK OFFSET ? centerline difference in millimeters between left and right bank ?
Yes, so the rods can stay on the centerline of the piston / cylinder bore, with the big end of the rods on a shared-journal crankshaft. So essentially bank offset also gives you width of the big ends of the rods.

Not to be confused with the so-called DeSaxe layout, where the bore centerlines are slightly offset (they don't point directly to the crankshaft axis).

At least that is my understanding.

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Great article! Thanks for sharing!!
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Thanks for this! I can't imagine designing things to run for a certain number of *hours*; it's a fine line between long engine life and catastrophic failure.
Sure is! I miss the "Kblammo!!!" V10 Formula 1 days...
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Sure is! I miss the "Kblammo!!!" V10 Formula 1 days...
Don't forget the metallic confetti when the seamless shift transmissions were introduced!! The first real glitter bombs!!
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Very interesting article.
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Very interesting , thank you !
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Fantastic read! Thanks
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