- BMW M73
The
BMW M73 is aV12 piston engine built inMunich, Germany . It has an Alusil aluminum engine block and aluminum SOHC cylinder heads. While most other engines in the BMW had switched to four valves per cylinder, the M73 used 2-valveSOHC heads and featured fracture-split forged steel connecting rods.__NOTOC__
The M73 won the "Above 4 L" category of the
International Engine of the Year awards for 1999. Some versions of the engine have two separate Bosch Motronic electronicfuel injection systems left and right, while others have an integrated system.The "M73B60"' is a 6.0 L (5972 cc) version, now switching to four valves per cylinder and the Valvetronic
variable valve timing system. Its bore is 89 mm and stroke is 80 mm. It is used in the 760i and 760Li. Output is 445 PS (438 hp SAE/327 kW) at 6000 rpm with 600 N·m (443 ft·lbf) of torque at 3950 rpm.An enlarged version, with 6.75 L, is used in the 2004
Rolls-Royce Phantom .Applications:
* 1993-2001 E38 7-Series
* 1994-1999 E31 8-Series
* 1997-2001 E38 7-Series (M73TU)
* 1999-2002Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph ee also
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List of BMW engines
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