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Originally Posted by lucid
Agreed with your points. There are other cons associated with a crankshaft spinning at 8500 rpms such as bearing surfaces.
By the way, do you believe that the Merc engine is slightly lighter than the M3 engine as stated in an article that was posted here? (It was not clear how that measurement was obtained though).
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Mercedes was purported to have given that figure (199 kg, if memory serves)to the automotive press as part of the announcement.
I have no good reason not to believe it. The M guys have a deserved halo, but Mercedes also knows a thing or two about engines, and as I've previously pointed out, this is the first AMG-unique design, so you know they were going for a home run.
As it stands, they've already rounded third and are pounding toward home, and the BMW throw hasn't quite reached the cutoff man yet*.
These are exciting times.
Bruce
*As an aside, although baseball is a pastoral and slow-moving game, I personally believe the throw home is the most exciting play in all of sports.