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      03-19-2012, 07:45 AM   #40
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Originally Posted by M3_WC View Post
If they were to build a F82 GTS or CRT, what V8 would they use? As Scott26 said the S65 is being put out to pasture.

The car will need to have 100 production units built and the engine will need 1,000 production units built, just to qualify to race.

Rules have changed ever since BMW tried the E46 GTR with the V8.
They can use a turbo engine as part of the WEC FIA homolgation rules. It would need to be under 4l. ALMS is the issue with turbos so if they finally adopt the FIA rules For GTE...

http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/B7C3D78632F25F39C1257964005BC385/$FILE/LMGTE%20(2012)-(12.12.11).pdf
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