Sacrilegious but inevitable...V6 is the most compact of modern engine designs, allowing multi-cylinder refinement while staying within the length limit of a large four-cylinder design.
according to bimmerpost these images are part of BMW's patent filing for a V6 engine...
From this schematic we can see that the exhausts flow (unbroken line) from both banks are combined into one pipe before it is delivered to one turbocharger (marked 4a) , there is a valve (6) to the second turbocharger (5a) , which, presumably would open when there is sufficient pressure.
follow the jump for the rest of the explanation and to see two more V6 patent schematics from BMW
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according to bimmerpost these images are part of BMW's patent filing for a V6 engine...
From this schematic we can see that the exhausts flow (unbroken line) from both banks are combined into one pipe before it is delivered to one turbocharger (marked 4a) , there is a valve (6) to the second turbocharger (5a) , which, presumably would open when there is sufficient pressure.
follow the jump for the rest of the explanation and to see two more V6 patent schematics from BMW
