More Power For 2.7 BMW 'ETA' Cars (325e, 325es, 528e) This article applies to all BMW M20 2.7 liter 'e' (eta) cars. Examples include the E30 325e, 325es, and 325, plus the E28 528e. These cars with...
Introduction In 1970, two significant changes were made to the AMC V8 engine. All three displacement blocks had their deck height increased from 9.165" to 9.208" and the cylinder heads received an...
Auto Union was formed in Germany in 1932, merging: Horch - founded by August Horch in Zwickau 1904, built cars starting from straight-two engines to luxury models with V8- and V12 engines. Audi -...
The company designed an entirely new six-cylinder with a short stroke and seven main bearing crankshaft for 1964. This design was produced in various forms through 2006. The 232 cid "Torque Command"...
Details & Differences: Gen 1 AMC 250-327 V-8In our History Section we detail how the engine was born out of necessity, but what we didn't say was that AMC was very late to the OHV V8 party - so...
Members of the AMC hobby refer to this engine family as the "GEN-1" AMC V8. It was created more out of necessity than out of design. In 1954, AMC President George W. Mason had made a verbal...
In 1954, shortly after the merger with Hudson, AMC President George W. Mason made a verbal agreement with Packard that the two companies would supply parts for each other as appropriate. This...
An Economy-Minded Company For most of the history of American Motors Corporation (AMC) it was driven by a desire to set itself apart from the Big Three (GM, Ford and Chrysler). Though it tried many...
