Sentences with phrase «magnesium crankcase»

Whereas the N52 has an aluminum - silicon cylinder casting inside its magnesium crankcase, the N54 has cast - iron sleeves inside its aluminum crankcase.

Not exact matches

The crankcase is about four pounds lighter than the previous one, and the magnesium oil sump is about two pounds lighter.

There's a closed - deck crankcase, a magnesium oil pan and a forged - steel crankshaft, with the engine's oil circuit designed to cope with sustained loads of more than 1.2 g in any direction.

Thanks to the aluminum block, magnesium cam covers and aluminum - silicon alloy for the crankcase, the V8 weighs just 445 pounds — about 30 pounds less than the inline - six it replaces.

In 2018 form, Audi Sport has squeezed 33 horsepower more and shaved off 57.3 pounds, thanks in no small part to the switch to lightweight aluminum for the crankcase and magnesium for the oil pan.

Lightweight components include magnesium valve covers, aluminum crankcase sections, Silitec cylinder liners and lightweight hollow - bore camshafts with indexed, pressure - fit steel lobes.

Weighing just 161 kg and, respectively, 158.5 kg both power units, thanks to their composite magnesium / aluminium crankcase, cylinder head covers made of a special synthetic material and lightweight camshafts with aluminium VANOS control units, are exceptionally light.

The crankcase, for example, is made of aluminium, with magnesium used for the intake manifold while the exhaust manifold is made of laser - welded, high - pressure formed sheet steel.