Engine Swap Projects in BMW’s Factory Collection

by Christopher Christopher Dienstag 15 September, 2015 Published in engineswapdepot.com

German automotive show GRIP took a tour of BMW’s vast car collection and took a look at a lot of one-off builds. These were projects made either for the movies or for experimental reasons. Among the many vehicles they recorded there was three that featured pretty unique engine swaps.

Project Goldfish
This project was created to test a SOHC 32v 6.7 L V16 prototype engine design that was based on a M70 V12 engine. The engine was installed in a modified BMW 7-series E32 and ran a six-speed manual transmission from a BMW 8-series E31.

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For more information on this engine please read OppositeLock’s article or BMW Blog’s article.

X5 with a LeMans V12
This project involved running a 700 horsepower LeMans V12 in a X5 SUV

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Z3 with a V12
This project involved running a 326 horsepower 5.4 L V12 in a Z3

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Source: GRIP Youtube Channel via CarThrottle via OppositeLock

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