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Originally Posted by The Gorilla
The Red Bull / Renault V8 owes much to a BMW Block !!!
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You sure about this???? In the GP2 perhaps (M62 and S62 based), but I don't think there's actually any commonality in design or hardware between the 2010 Redbull/Renault V8 and the BMW P60 motor or subsequent renditions.
Mecachrom does the assemblies for Renault F1 (a separate company to Renault) but they didn't design this motor, Renault F1 did (from my understanding BMW didn't share any input in this engine either).
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Originally Posted by The Gorilla
The Cross Plane Crank of the S62 is not user freindly
to high revs, and although it makes good torque the
S62 base engine at 245 Kg's v the 155 Kgs of the Mader V8
is only part of the story.
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Ferrari seems to do okay with Flat Plane Crank in their V8s ... I am of the opinion that it's simply a cost saving exercise on BMW's part to release V8s in cross plane crank. All their motorsport V8s are flat plane crank.
+1 about Rutkowski's post.