regarding 540's and their engine displacement..

["Ron J" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Strange that grammar is an issue.. I wonder what all the confusion is
about.. I used the correct word.  I suspect hastily read e-mails are the
culprit.

Pre as in before, and Pro as in after, as in a procession that
follows the priest during mass, or how the proceed of a commercial are
considered royalties.. further product of, or in procession of..

So the later E34 5 series proceeds the E28.  Someone else on the list
thought I wrote preceed, and wondered what I was smoking.. Funny.. I wonder
what he was smoking..

Anyway, the reason I asked the question is, since the 745i is actually a 735
with a turbo, (m330 with turbo to increase displacement) that the 540, may
have actually been a 535 with a stroke of some sort.  But alas its a v8
which of course is much different..

Thanks for all the responses and valuable info.  As for the grammatical
confusion.. I will leave it to those that are confused to sort it out for
themselves..

Cheers
Ron J

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Schmidt" <gdearle@domain.elided>
> To: "Ron J" <ron@domain.elided>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:26 PM
> Subject: regarding 540's and their engine displacement..
>
>
> > You wrote:
> > the 540i directly proceeding the E28 Model of 535i
> >
> > This aroused my curiosity - I have not known of an E28 540, (or of an
> > E-12 540)
> > So I looked in the ETK:
> > E12's came with 4 cylinder M10's (1.8, 2.0), 6 cylinder M20 (2.0,2.5),
> > and big 6 cylinder (2.8, 3.5).
> > There is no indication of a 4.0L motor of any type for E-12.
> >
> > E-28's were built with 4 cylinder motors: M10 (1.8, 2.0L) and M21 2.4L
> > diesel
> > and 6 cylinders: m20 (2.5e, 2.5i) and M30 (2.8, 3.5).
> > There is no indication of a 4.0L motor of any type for E-28.
> >
> > E-34's were built with a broad range of motors - the 4 cylinders listed
> > above plus the M50 (4-valve),
> > the M30 (3.0, 3.5) sixes, and the M60 (3.0 and 4.0) V-8.
> >
> > Concievably production of the E-34 M60/4.0L began before production of
> > the E-34 M30/3.5L ended.
> >
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Tom Schmidt
> >
> > GGC BMW CCA

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