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This makes two the people who attempted the 24 valve m20, Callaway and Racing Dynamics, I wonder if it was the same design. Interestingly Callaway had it in a m20, test drove it with very impressive #s, they were ready to market it and go into full production .
Wow, really makes you wonder why this project was never completed...It would be amazing to have a 24V m20 making that kind of power. That is way ahead of it's time.
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When I read the article I was surprised too. I know in this time and age engine developments has grown by leaps and bounds but I would really like to know if there is anyway Callway Cars can give more insight on these project. I know a lot of people say "just get a m5x", but these quest is just to see at which level this development got to.
Wow, really makes you wonder why this project was never completed...It would be amazing to have a 24V m20 making that kind of power. That is way ahead of it's time.
My father consulted on this project before it was binned in anticipation of the M50. There's something very cool about these, just like the AC Schnitzer 16V M10 heads.
That's pretty amazing that they made a prototype so far back but were unable to bring it to market. If the guy drove a prototype in 1984, then it predated the release of the M50 by around what, 5 years?
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That's pretty amazing that they made a prototype so far back but were unable to bring it to market. If the guy drove a prototype in 1984, then it predated the release of the M50 by around what, 5 years?
You know it's interesting that prior to that point BMW themselves only made one DOHC motor, and that was the big six M88 (as far as I know). Hell the S38 wasn't even produced until what, '86?
Seeing what BMW was achieving with the M88 with 3.5L and what the Quadros project was doing with only 2.3L, I wonder if BMW simply bought the technology from Callaway. Not saying that BMW couldn't do it themselves (of course they could). But maybe a Quadros purchase was a sound, cost effective move toward the later m50 motor. Maybe even a PR move. I wonder if it would have been a big deal for dohc m20 e30's to be on the roads a good 4 or 5 years before BMW came out with their m50 in the then new 3 series.
Hell, you m5x guys might just be running around in finalized and toned down versions of the Quadros m20. You never know.
You know it's interesting that prior to that point BMW themselves only made one DOHC motor, and that was the big six M88 (as far as I know). Hell the S38 wasn't even produced until what, '86?
Seeing what BMW was achieving with the M88 with 3.5L and what the Quadros project was doing with only 2.3L, I wonder if BMW simply bought the technology from Callaway. Not saying that BMW couldn't do it themselves (of course they could). But maybe a Quadros purchase was a sound, cost effective move toward the later m50 motor. Maybe even a PR move. I wonder if it would have been a big deal for dohc m20 e30's to be on the roads a good 4 or 5 years before BMW came out with their m50 in the then new 3 series.
Hell, you m5x guys might just be running around in finalized and toned down versions of the Quadros m20. You never know.
This makes a lot of sense. As I was reading the article I was thinking the same thing as everyone else..."a drop in head for M5x performance...PayPal ready". As cool as I am to the idea of replacing a perfectly good low mileage M20 engine, Im a little less cool today after reading this.
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I know an m50 is basically a DOHC m20, but the power figures they were making out of a little 2.3l is what really impresses me. I would rather spend swap money on that head to throw on an m20 rather than going the m50 route. But that's just me! Hell, they were making 2jz-ge power in the 80's!
Edit: or was it the 90's when they were developing it?
I stand up, pull my dick out, and asked my gf to give me some noggin... Well, she starts laughing at me and I freaked out and ran off and locked myself in a bedroom.
24v M20 is just more valves to slam into pistons when that belt brakes.
That is all.
Still, pretty neato stuff.
;)
Before I opened this thread, I thought you would make some type of reference to an M30 or how terrible the M20 is. Looks like I was almost correct. lol
Before I opened this thread, I thought you would make some type of reference to an M30 or how terrible the M20 is. Looks like I was almost correct. lol
:D
He he he!
But sill, M20 24v would be pretty badass. I love M12/13s.
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