Engine weights - S50/S54/S65/S85

[Steve]

Thought everyone would be interested in this one.

https://youtu.be/89HdFg_WHkk

[Slideways]

Looking forward to the rebuilds. Thanks for sharing!

[lastMleft]

Lol I was under the impression the s65 weighed less than the s54........🙄

[Syfon]

Lol I was under the impression the s65 weighed less than the s54........🙄

S65 block weighs less than S54 block afaik. Aluminium v Iron

[bigjae46]

Lol I was under the impression the s65 weighed less than the s54........🙄

It weighs more with the accessories.


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[Obioban]

Yeah, this has come up a couple times. The S65 short block (no head, etc) is lighter, but the complete engine is heavier.

[Anri]

Hi,

I watched the video and test is incomplete.

Syfon "S65 block weighs less than S54 block afaik. Aluminium v Iron"
BMW Marketing strategy is to represent this in a way you are left with the
impression Alu is lighter. For sure bare block is lighter by whatever...but
that is not the real weight ones the engine is inside the engine bay.

Much the same is when I hear people saying that the S54 is higher engine
than S38 and no one scaled it to find the truth.

Right before the old forum shut down I made a post on this subject, need
to re-do it.

Regards,
Anri.

[jbfrancis3]

Regards,
Anri.

I must say, I'm not a fan of the light stuff on fire and walk away approach.

[digger]

Also should include the gearbag as they are usually paired together

[bigjae46]

Also should include the gearbag as they are usually paired together

Bag o’ gears? Lol


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[m3nt0s]

The S54-specific "Why did it fail" video is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUZi_pHQRK8