What's the smallest non-supercar production V8?

[MinisterofDOOM]

Yeah, more of my tiny V8 addiction. But this time I'm looking backward, not forward, and calling on NICO's endless supply of automotive trivia knowledge. Let's talk <4.0 liter V8s in production cars over the last fifty years. Flathead Fords and Ferraris are out, though: I'm looking for a little newer and a lot higher production counts.

The smallest commonly-produced V8 I can think of was in the third-generation Taurus SHO. Ford basically added two cylinders to the Duratec25 and ended up with a 3.4 liter V8. It actually sounded pretty damn good, but it was ridiculously gutless (230hp). It also wasn't particularly refined by V8 standards, largely due to its V6-inherited 60-degree V angle.

Any other good or forgotten examples out there?

[Bwana]

BMW M60B30. 10.5:1 compression, 215hp @5800.

[Bwana]

Also, the Buick/Rover 215 and similar variants from the 60's. Max production hp was around 200 iirc.

[Dattebayo]

Displacement?

[MinisterofDOOM]

Yeah, displacement, not physical dimensions. Although the SHO V8 was pretty tiny dimensionally, too. A nice contrast to the whale-sized modular V8s Ford put in everything else. I swear a single cylinder head from a 4-valve 5.4 is bigger than my whole AJ35.

BMW M60B30. 10.5:1 compression, 215hp @5800.

I completely forgot about those little BMW eights. They put 'em in the 7 series in the early '90s, so I'm not sure HOW I managed to forget.

[elwesso]

I don't think they put them in the 7 series, they put them in the 5 series (E34) in the 530i.. I believe in those years the 7 series either got the I6 (735) or V12 (750), and then the 740's got the 4.4L

[Bubba1]

I don't think they put them in the 7 series, they put them in the 5 series (E34) in the 530i.. I believe in those years the 7 series either got the I6 (735) or V12 (750), and then the 740's got the 4.4L

how 'bout the Ford 260 ci V8, used in the Sunbeam Tiger?

[sx moneypit]

And the anemic 255 ci V8 they put in the 79-82 LTDs and Mustangs.

[Heavy]

Mercedes 380SE/SEL 3.8L M116 V8. The M116 stayed in production from 69-91 in 3.5L, 3.8L and 4.2L variants

[alms24sebring]

Audi has some small-ish modern engines all together. Audi's 4.2 Liter is a strong v8

[gwoods]

The 283 was a good compremise between displacement and power I remember it as the first V8 to have 1hp per cubic inch. I like the 327 even more and it was my motor of choice in a 1966 small journal crank 2 bolt main for my 1965 Jeeps power plant.

[Ace2cool]

Probably the Ford 2.2L (136cc)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_flath ... engine#136

[hannibal]

Audi has some small-ish modern engines all together. Audi's 4.2 Liter is a strong v8

Audi made a 3.7L V8 available in the FWD A8.

I cant think of anything smaller than the BMW M60in the last 30 years...

[Kompresshun]

Probably the Ford 2.2L (136cc)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_flath ... engine#136

Flathead Fords and Ferraris are out, though: I'm looking for a little newer and a lot higher production counts.

[Ace2cool]

Oh, didn't catch that. I just saw Ferrari. Whooooops. It was the first engine that came to mind.

[Looneybomber]

It's sort'a production. Powertec RPA had a 2.6L, now a 2.7L and 3.2L based on the two Hayabusa engines put together in a 72º V.

[Mr1der]

What was the baby northstar olds used? 3.8?