The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 387 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: FS: 2001 330ci Performance Package Re: Potential Power steering issue Re: Experience with Kumho tires Query on Independent in Annapolis E30 Rear Subframe Bushing Problems
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 15:05:16 -0400 From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: FS: 2001 330ci Performance Package Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes, my mistake. It is a manual. Stan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 2:20 PM Subject: [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) > > Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:15:41 -0500 > From: "Eric Giles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: FS: 2001 330ci Performance Package > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I also know that it is a Performance Package car and has M wheels, which I > > do not believe are stock on the 330ci. > > Just an FYI-the performance package option was not available until the 2003 > model year for the sedan, and '04 for the coupe. Your friends car has the > sport package which came with the M Type 68 wheels. > > Is it steptronic or manual? > > Eric Giles > '90 M3 > '97 M3/4 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:17:02 -0400 > From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: FS: 2001 330ci Performance Package > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Interesting. I thought the performance package came out in 2003 on > the sedan and not on the coupe until half-way through 2004. Could you > have meant "sports package"? > > -Phil > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 17:01:09 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Potential Power steering issue Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.ford.com Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > Any chance that a simple rebuild could successfully > remedy this, or is it also possible that the cause is > not the pump, but actually a tie-rod-end ball joint or > something like that??? > > Thanks, > Pete --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.771 / Virus Database: 518 - Release Date: 09/28/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:03:57 -0400 From: "Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Experience with Kumho tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have 225/50WR16 Ecsta Supra 712s on the Club Sport. Yes, they do tend to flat spot after a few days of inactivity and they have gotten a bit louder with age. That said, the 712s tread life has proven to be roughly equivalent to the Pirelli P6000s and Dunlop D40M2s that preceeded them. They work fine for street and light track use. They aren't brilliant in any performance category but what do you expect for $70 per tire. When I replace them next year I will certainly consider the Ecsta MX-unless Tire Rack continues to offer the Pirelli PZero Rosso Asimmetrico for just $3.00 more per tire. OTOH, the 528iA primarily serves as my wife's commuter sled but I still wanted a tire that performed better than the OEM 225/60HR15 Michelin Energy MXV4s. I decided to try the Kumho KH11 in the 225/60VR15 size. From a price/value perspective the Kumhos win going away-they cost $69 LESS per tire. I should note that the KH11s are a true summer tire; they have no all-season capability. This isn't a problem for me since I always fit a set of Michelin Arctic Alpines for the period from December to March. So far the Kumhos have proven to be comfortable, quiet, and much, much, stickier than the all-season Michelins. As for tread life, if they last half as long as the Michelins I'll still come out ahead... Bailey Taylor 1995 318ti Club Sport 1997 528iA 1999 Wrangler Sahara Light Campaign Assault Vehicle Scooter yet to be decided-Lookin' at a Tiger 900 this week... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 06:59:47 -0500 From: "matthew c. mead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BMW UUC Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Query on Independent in Annapolis Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got a recommendation to use Jack the Greek Garage in Annapolis, MD. Does anyone know if this is a good independent to use for Inspections and general maintenance? Thanks! -matt -- matthew c. mead http://www.goof.com/~mmead/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:02:34 -0400 From: Don Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E30 Rear Subframe Bushing Problems Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Hopefully some of you have some input on this really annoying problem I am having with my 1988 325IS E30 KP racecar. I just got the PowerFlex race quality subframe bushings installed. These are hard Urethane (black) Bimmerworld and other places sell them. They installed with e30 M3 top plates for added stability. The problem is the subframe (SF) is moving around. At my last track day I noticed this at various times on the track (like under braking going downhill) I would get a loud clunk or snap. I also could feel this shifting of the SF while jacking up the car by placing the jack in the center of the SF just in front of the diff. When torquing the rear wheels I will also intermittently get a loud thump or crack as the car rotated forward. I took the car back to the shop that did the work and they discovered that the e30 M3 top places were upside down, so the indent on this washer that is contoured to fit over the SF bushing was facing up. They flipped these over and put it back together and declared it fixed. I also noticed that these top plates were loose when I got the car back the first time. Loose to the point that you could spin them with you fingers. After they redid the work only one of the washers is now loose (drivers side) but all the symptoms I described above are still there. Can anyone think of what the problem could be here? Thanks Don Stevenson BMWCCA Boston 1988 325IS KP#49 1987 325IS Street **************************************************************************** This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. 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