BMW M328

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BMW M328 engine
BMW 328 6-Zylinder-Motor.jpg
Overview
Production1936-1940
Layout
Configuration Straight-6
Displacement 2.0 L (1,971 cc)
Cylinder bore 66 mm (2.60 in)
Piston stroke 96 mm (3.78 in)
Cylinder block materialAluminium
Cylinder head materialAluminium
Valvetrain OHV
Combustion
Fuel type Petrol
Chronology
Predecessor BMW M78
Successor BMW M335

The BMW M328 is an overhead valve straight-six petrol internal combustion engine which was produced from 1936 to 1940. It was a high-performance development of the BMW M78 engine that was produced alongside the M78. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Compared with the M78, the M328 has an aluminium cross-flow cylinder head [4] with hemispherical combustion chambers. [5]

The M328 was used in the BMW 328 and BMW 327/28 coupes. [2] [3] [6]

After World War II the engine was also licensed to Bristol Cars in the United Kingdom.

Design

The M328 had an unusual valvetrain design; although the camshaft is located in the engine block, the exhaust valves are actuated by a transverse pushrod from the intake valves. [5] This results in a valve layout similar to a DOHC engine.

With a bore of 66 mm (2.60 in) and a stroke of 96 mm (3.78 in), the displacement was 1,971 cc (120.3 cu in), the same as its M78 predecessor. Fuel supply was via three Solex "30 JF downdraft" carburetors. [5]

The M328 engine has a compression ratio of 7.5:1 and produces 59 kW (79 bhp) at 5000 rpm. [5] [7]

Versions

VersionDisplacementPowerTorqueYears
M328 1,971 cc (120.3 cu in)59 kW (79 bhp)
@ 5000 rpm		126 N⋅m (93 lb⋅ft)
@ 4000 rpm		1936-1940

Applications:

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "BMW World - 6-Cylinder Engines". www.usautoparts.net. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 Lewin & Purves 2016.
  3. 1 2 Lewin 2004, pp. 191, 192, 251, 253, 257.
  4. ↑ "1937 BMW 328". www.carfolio.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "BMW 328 - the legendary roadster". www.bmwccn.no. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Norbye 1984.
  7. ↑ "1937 BMW 328". www.carfolio.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

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