The BMW UUC Digest Volume 1 : Issue 37 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Bent E36 M3_transplants Re: Bent E36 M3_transplants Re: Bent E36 M3 Re: Bent E36 M3 Re: Final Snow Tire Decision - advice more snow tires <FS> E34 M5 throwing star wheels FS: 225/45/15 Hoosiers
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 10:23:12 -0600 From: "Dave Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bent E36 M3_transplants Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Another very effective transplant that you may want to consider is to put the M52 into an E39 528i (find one with a 5-speed). Essentially a drop-in, and you end up with a car that's almost as quick as a 540i, with better handling and gas mileage. It is essentially a drop-in as well. There was a write-up on this in Car and Driver a few years ago about one that Turner built, and I'm aware of someone who did this with an E39 wagon. Dave S 99 M3 97 528i (Still has the 528i engine) >Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:35:38 -0500 >From: "The Corbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Dorffer, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Crooked E36 M3 - What to do? >Thanks for the admonishments and the sanity folks. Rest assured that I >would not consider destroying a good E30M3. However Rich and Peter are >correct that there are a lot of dogs out there that are only a step away >from the scrapheap, and if one comes my way I will be tempted.> >That said, the transplant into an E36 is still preferable and appears to be >more straightforward, and I haven't seen any indications that would preclude ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:50:07 -0800 (PST) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: uucdigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bent E36 M3_transplants Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Same goes for the E34 5-series, or with more work any garden-variety E30. Brett A. has put the S52/manual trans combo into an E34 525iT. Toss in a Quaife and E34 M5 brakes, and you've got a sleeper station wagon that's tough to beat. -tf. --- Dave Swingle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another very effective transplant that you may want to > consider is to put > the M52 into an E39 528i (find one with a 5-speed). > Essentially a drop-in, > and you end up with a car that's almost as quick as a > 540i, with better > handling and gas mileage. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:50:17 -0500 From: "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Corbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "bmw digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bent E36 M3 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Corbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > As for my "friend", if I didn't believe that he was also taken, options 2 > and 3 would apply. Not knowing how good of a friend they are, I would be surprised if one of my 'friends' didn't make it good when it came to light. I would never even think twice about buying back a car with damage that I sold to a friend or complete stranger. It is just a bad thing to do period. Not knowing is not an excuse. To me it was not luck he dumped it before discovering the damage, he just missed a bullet that was meant for him. I would atleast suggest to this friend to help with the costs of replacement, swapping to another E36 etc. But that is just my opinion and what I would hold myself to do. Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:51:17 -0800 (PST) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: uucdigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bent E36 M3 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Same goes for the E34 5-series, or with more work any garden-variety E30. Brett A. has put the S52/manual trans combo into an E34 525iT. Toss in a Quaife and E34 M5 brakes, and you've got a sleeper station wagon that's tough to beat. -tf. --- Dave Swingle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another very effective transplant that you may want to > consider is to put > the M52 into an E39 528i (find one with a 5-speed). > Essentially a drop-in, > and you end up with a car that's almost as quick as a > 540i, with better > handling and gas mileage. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 11:54:52 -0500 From: Bill Ballon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Final Snow Tire Decision - advice Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Neil, I agree with you that Gislaved has some new products that are very good. In some cases where Nokian does not offer a particular size, or is out of stock on a tire, I often will sell the Gislaveds as a good alternative. However, Nokian has more tire choices that fit different needs than does Gislaved, and Gislaved's pricing is very reasonable as well. No problem with Gislaved tires from my perspective. Bill Ballon At 10:20 AM 11/29/03 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 07:44:47 -0800 (PST) >From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Final Snow Tire Decision - advice >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Bill: > >Have you ever tried Gisvaled? I had the Nord Frosts >on my 88 iS in Detroit and they were really great. I >used to do about 600 miles/week in winter with most of >them on the weekend and then about 10 miles/day in >largely poorly ploughed areas. The tires bolted the >back of the car down like you wouldn't believe. Same >thing around Ohio State and the poorly plouged apt. >complexes. The car ran through mini-drifts and such >w/o issues while invincible FWD cars (LOL!) were >stuck. In fact, I used the diving board rear bumpers >to push other cars out of snow with those tires. > >GREAT wear as well. I had them 4 years and they were >as good as when I got them from the PO who may have >had them a while as well. While practising German on >a plane in Europe, I came across an review that rated >them over the Nokian offerings in Finland or >something. At any rate, my German was not good enough >to get all the comments, but I _could_ read the >tabulated results! <grin> > >Neil Deshpande - no snows in ATL! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 10:11:45 -0700 From: "Tim Pfister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: more snow tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has anyone looked into "Green Diamond" tires? www.greendiamondna.com They certainly look intriguing. Tim Pfister,50 today in Montana, no need for snow tires ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 01:35:33 -0500 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <FS> E34 M5 throwing star wheels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> four (4) stock E34 M5 wheels w/throwing star covers. wheels are 8" x 17" w/20mm offset. $950 + shipping from 48220. lots of pics & more information here : http://members.roadfly.com/m_ben/E34_M5/lw-set.htm Ben ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 05:53:18 -0500 From: "Bob Van Epps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bmw-Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Com \(E-mail\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Club-Race List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Com \(E-mail\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FS: 225/45/15 Hoosiers Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have 4 sets of these available with minor use. 70-90% left. $120 per set plus shipping from 33313. Bob Van Epps Van Epps Motorsports 954-741-0990 954-572-3766 Fax ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(8 messages) **********
