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BMW S58 3D-Printed Cylinder Head: Additive Manufacturing in a Production M Engine
The BMW S58 is one of the first production engines to use 3D-printed (additively manufactured) components in its cylinder head construction. This is not a prototype curiosity or a limited-run feature — every S58 rolling off the line in the G87 M2, G80 M3, G82 M4, and X3 M / X4 M uses a cylinder head with a sand core produced via additive manufacturing. It is a genuine production-scale application of 3D printing in a high-performance combustion engine. At YPG Motorsport, we work with the S58 platform daily — from Stage 1 calibrations to fully built engines. Understanding the cylinder...