[uucdigest] Tuesday, January 25 2000 Volume 03 : Number 115 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | For all available Digest commands including unsubscribe/subscribe, | visit the BMW UUC Digest page: http://www.uucdigest.com | Send SUBMISSIONS to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Complaints? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you must. | Visit http://www.bubbaclub.com | www.bimmers.com - "serving enthusiasts on the 'net" | Visit http://www.bimmer.org - ultimate BMW bulletin boards! | Subscribe to the Zionsville Autosport Parts Digest: | http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com/majordomo.htm ����������������������������������������� In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] E28 blower question [uuc] Ranting and raving about uninsured motorists! Re: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #111 [uuc] RE: Advice needed: E36 M3/4 Brake Upgrade and Spare Parts [uuc] Quaife Differential? [uuc] Re: E36 M3 Check Engine Light [uuc] M3 LTW oil pans and pumps [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] BMW prices bloating? Audi stealing lunch? [uuc] <racing> F1 - BMW / sort of news [uuc] RE: BMW prices bloating? Audi stealing lunch? [uuc] RE:E46 M3 - Price on new M3?? [uuc] Re: Sold it! Re: [uuc] Car For Sale? Re: [uuc] cheap e28 M5 on eBay [uuc] E46 ix RE: [uuc] Ranting and raving about uninsured motorists! [uuc] <FS> 94 325is ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:49:47 -0500 From: "Cagann, Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E28 blower question I did something else stupid. Over the weekend I helped my friend fix his squeaking blower fan in the 533i of 1982 flavor. You know, the one located right behind the firewall panel under the windshield. We took it out to clean it and lubricate the non-serviceable bushings. Well, it doesn't squeak now BUT, I dropped the damned thing and broke one of the plastic fan blade thingies (there is one on each side of the bosch motor). Does anyone have one of these? Please? Please with icing on top? Anybody? Anybody? Bueller? <----Ben Stein :-) Alex Cagann 88///M5 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:10:36 -0500 From: "Chris Swords" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Ranting and raving about uninsured motorists! Ok, so I'm driving down the street down here in Daytona and I get in the turn lane. I proceed down the turn lane until I catch this Honda Accord out of the corner of my eye coming into my lane. By then it was too late. So we pull in the Amoco station and examine the damage. Not too much to hers, but a couple of nice scrapes down the side of mine plus the fender became a little flatter than normal. I tell her that I need to call the cops. She tells me that she has no insurance. Nothing sucks worse than hearing that. So I go and call the police. About the time I get to the phone I see that little Honda go right by the window. Ok, so maybe a hit and run makes things worse than hearing that they don't have insurance. So I call the cops and tell them. They send somebody out. I told them what happened and I was informed that they have a person who works full time on hit and runs. I guess they have a problem with that since the officer informed me that he stays quite busy. I guess this leads me to my next point. Does anybody know some good bodyshops in the Daytona Beach area? It looks as if I'm going to need to find one considering burgundy doesn't look good on safaribeige. Thanks for the bandwidth. chris swords 84 BMW 318i w/ battle wounds ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:01:05 -0500 (EST) From: Moe Drippins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #111 Richard writes: > Please explain how on a dry flat surface a car which > locks its wheels (non ABS) will not stop as quick as a > car with wheels still turning (ABS)when braking hard > from speed. Some specific reasons why have been mentioned already, but also static friction is generally (always?) more than dynamic. When the wheel is locked, it's dynamic with respect to the surface (moving across it); with ABS it's relatively static with respect to the surface. This combined with specific effects of the tire/surface contact point combine to give a better slowing effect with ABS. On a flat dry surface. Or so I understand it. I'm probably wrong, at least partially. Too, ABS isn't all about stopping quicker; it's as much or more about being able to control your flying chunk of steel while trying to stop/slow. Locked wheels do nothing for that. - -- Just Moe '95 540 6 speed, BL/SS ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:17:04 -0500 From: "Heckendorf, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Advice needed: E36 M3/4 Brake Upgrade and Spare Parts Anybody know where I can get ATE Super Blue in greater Los Angeles (preferably the west-side). I know this list is mostly National (and some international) across the US; but, you're all so darn helpful anyway and I don't expect someone who doesn't live in L.A. to be able to help... Steve D' can't ship it via UPS Air with everything else I ordered and UPS Ground won't get here in time for me to do the work this weekend with all the other parts. TIA, Dave P.S. I _HOPE_ I'm done now... Back to regular programming. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:19:53 -0800 From: Gustave Stroes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Quaife Differential? >They're spectacularly smooth in action, the biggest disadvantage is that >they generate a fair amount of heat in action. Continuous use in >open-track events, particularly in the wet or behind very high-HP engines, >may require some attention to diff cooling. > >John. The M Coupe/Roadsters have a Torsen (read worm-gear) differential. Coincidentally, they also have massively finned differential covers to aid cooling. These covers happen to be a bolt on for the E30 M3 8^) Now this last weekend I was at Beverly Hills BMW laying on the floor looking at the bottom of a new M5 ($50,000 dealer mark up be the way!). Lo and behold, the M5 also has a massively finned diff' cover! A bolt on for older 5-series maybe? Does the new M5 also use a Torsen differential? Beautiful car. Gustave 88 M3 Redondo Bch, CA http://www.e30m3performance.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:22:52 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: E36 M3 Check Engine Light <<Aren't O2 sensors covered under the extremely long emissions equipment warranty? Jim>> Yes they are! Unless they have been dinged up by any road debris. Mines did. Heck after doing some 360's over 100mph from Turn 9 at WillowSprings, I'm sure I had some underbody damage other than my new color of brownish tan violet M3! BMW didn't cover mine and cost was $120 to R&R. Jon Caldito - BMW STEP Class #8 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:24:21 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] M3 LTW oil pans and pumps Hello everyone, We are building 3 E46 328Ci race cars for the 2000 World Challenge series. One of the things we are allowed to run is the M3 LTW oil pan and pump. We are looking for anyone who has one and is willing to part with it for a reasonable amount. Any help will be greatly appreciated. And, we'll let you say that your parts are the reason we are going to win races this year <g>. Thank you for the help. Brian Leib t.c.kline racing ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:27:33 -0500 From: Filippo Morelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] BMW prices bloating? Audi stealing lunch? At 04:43 PM 1/25/00 -0500, Rob Levison, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Audi aftermarket huge? [...snip...] Compared to the E46 M3 market, infinitely so. :-) Filippo Morelli ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 09:31:45 +1100 From: "Edgington, Bill BM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <racing> F1 - BMW / sort of news >Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:53:05 -0800 >From: "Scott D Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] <racing> More BMW F1 News <stuff snipped> >Since Button doesn't have much experience, I'd imagine 1) he's making >a lot less than the $5.5 million that Zanardi was going to make (or perhaps >he even brought some sponsorship money with him?), and/or 2) he has >connections with BMW. Hey Scott - I thought I read someplace (autorace.com?) that Zanardi was still going to get paid for the year (7 mil?) and his contract said something about no other open wheel competition for one year. I assumed by this that Team Willimas-BMW-Castrol-Compaq-whatever would use him up doing test laps at home as long as they were paying him? I loved the joke last year -> Why wouldn't Williams let Zanardi drive the team transporter? They would only have gotten to 10 out of 16 GP's. Ok, all you Zanardi fans, get your fingers off the reply button - its a joke, ok. Rgds, Bill Edgington <wondering why Colin Macrae never got an F1 test?> 87 325is EOM NOTICE - This message contains information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. It may also be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:31:44 -0600 From: "Fadeev, Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: BMW prices bloating? Audi stealing lunch? Filippo Morelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sez: > > Go look at the Audi cars ... they are causing lots of market > share trouble in Europe and starting to make a dent in the US > as well. Let's see ... Audi S4 ... 280hp stock, and with a chip > make gobs more power, AWD, nicely finished with great standard > features and whistles -- people are walking out of the showrooms > for $41k. Brakes are huge. $41k doesn't get you a loaded 328i, > much less an E46 M3. Yep, S4 is a great car, if you can find one. Tired of waiting for an E46 330i, I drove by two local Dallas Audi dealers hoping to test drive/buy an S4. Not only do they not have any on their lots to test drive, but S4 is locally sold out 4 months in advance. At full sticker! Audi must has done something right with that car. The only downside to S4 is its 3600? lbs weight. alex f ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:41:02 -0800 From: Ken Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE:E46 M3 - Price on new M3?? Chaz wrote <<The rumored V-8 test mule was only a test, if anything at all.>> in response to Colin who wrote <<the euro 3.4L 340 hp I-6 (or even a V-8!). >> BMW has never tested a V8 M3 and they do not ever intend on shoehorning a V8 in a 3 series chassis. This car is only a rumor created by the automotive journalists. The only company putting V8s in the 3 series is Alpina. - -- '87 325is [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:40:29 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Sold it! On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Jim Powell wrote: > !?! That's still over 3500 USD! For an E21? Damn. You guys do get > newer cars like Yugos up there don't you? :) aye caramba! I sold my E21 for $200. And I was happy to get it! - -- John Bolhuis | "In America it is not considered to be mentally ill bolhuijo | when a woman advances on her prey in a discotheque @bolhuijo.com | setting with hardy cocktails present." | -Madonna ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:43:01 -0500 From: "Grant Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Car For Sale? A good bet would be an 84 or 85 318i auto. They come pretty cheap these days. Not super-sporty, but still has the "character" of all E30s. Unfortunately I don't have any leads for you, just an idea... Grant 87 325 Jacob wrote: > I'm on a quest to find a daily driver for my fianc�'. It doesn't have to be > pretty, it just needs to be something she can drive, oh and it has to be an > automatic tranny. We need something inexpensive around $2500. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:46:50 -0500 From: "Grant Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] cheap e28 M5 on eBay I've only seen fairly bad E28s in real life, but that M5 is sweet! Has to be one of the stealthiest Bahn-cruisers ever.. The masses would have no idea that could blow by so many brand new $35k+ plus cars. When I get rich and famous, I'll get one :) Grant 87 325 - ----- Original Message ----- From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 7:49 AM Subject: [uuc] cheap e28 M5 on eBay > > check it out at : > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=241298995 > > > - bidding is at $7,200, car is in Houston, auction ends in 26 hours from now > (10:02 am EST wednesday) > > -- > > Ben Keyes > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:56:47 -0500 From: Gary Bossert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E46 ix >Now that they're making good stuff, it can do nothing but help force BMW >to take >notice and bring us an E46 "iX" and more power for the M3. Exactly. Competition is healthy for everyone, especially the consumer. Only problem is that BMW is pricing themselves out of the market. I hear the E46 ix will only be available in the wagon and at that only the 323. Doesn't make much sense to me to offer the heavier AWD running gear in the least powerful model. A chipped A4 1.8t Avant (wagon) is gonna kill it for 5 grand less. Don't get me wrong, the new ix does peak my interest, I just want to see if it measures up dollar for dollar. Hmmm, wonder if the 3.2 will drop in with the AWD gear? - -Gary Bossert BMWs and Audis ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:57:34 -0800 From: "John Coffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Ranting and raving about uninsured motorists! This is why I carry a disposal camera in the car door pocket. I was hit and the driver ran, not before I took his picture. Nice picture of the driver and another of the plate. Lucky the car was insured but the driver was with a suspended license. Oops...and if you think speeding is expensive, try hit and run with a suspended license. On the other hand my brother-in-law was lightly rear-ended and the guy took off before he looked back to see the guy shooting for the off-ramp to the right. - -John 84 318i - smile, you're on film. - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chris Swords Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 2:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Ranting and raving about uninsured motorists! Ok, so I'm driving down the street down here in Daytona and I get in the turn lane. I proceed down the turn lane until I catch this Honda Accord out of the corner of my eye coming into my lane. By then it was too late. So we pull in the Amoco station and examine the damage. Not too much to hers, but a couple of nice scrapes down the side of mine plus the fender became a little flatter than normal. I tell her that I need to call the cops. She tells me that she has no insurance. Nothing sucks worse than hearing that. So I go and call the police. About the time I get to the phone I see that little Honda go right by the window. Ok, so maybe a hit and run makes things worse than hearing that they don't have insurance. So I call the cops and tell them. They send somebody out. I told them what happened and I was informed that they have a person who works full time on hit and runs. I guess they have a problem with that since the officer informed me that he stays quite busy. I guess this leads me to my next point. Does anybody know some good bodyshops in the Daytona Beach area? It looks as if I'm going to need to find one considering burgundy doesn't look good on safaribeige. Thanks for the bandwidth. chris swords 84 BMW 318i w/ battle wounds ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:01:51 -0500 From: "VIncentMathew Malfa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> 94 325is Well, I guess the subject line says it all. Those of you who know me are aware that I looked long and hard before deciding on this particular E36: 94 325is - 03/94 prod. M50TU/B25 VaNoS 5 speed manual Schwarz III Black/Black leather interior Under 82k miles $19,000 All the usual refinements, incl: Power Seats Seat heaters Cold A/C Sunroof Cruise Control ASC - Traction Control Also: Rear Mudflaps Chrome Exhaust tips Eclipse cassette head unit with 6 disc trunk mounted CD changer TMS Chip AC Schnitzer Rear Spoiler w/LED brake light Kamei headlight eyebrows Clear front signals Tinted rear and quarter windows Just replaced water pump and thermostat, oil change, new fuel filter, redline in tranny Books and flashlight in the glovebox, toolkit is fully intact recently replaced cracked foglight I have not owned this car for very long (~6 months), and there are very few things in this world which could persuade me to part with it, but the opportunity to purchase a 95 M3 has come up... Car does not have full OBC, only temp sensor/check control. Like all 94 E36's this one has dual airbags and ABS, in addition to ASC. Oil changed every 3.5k since I've had it, washed and waxed regularly. Very nice exterior, nothing shines quite like a well-waxed black car. There are no obvious marks or scratches in the paint, although I cannot say the PO was a Q-tipper. Interior is even cleaner, nearly a 10/10, no stains, original BMW mats, what else can I say? This is a very nice car!! Between the legal tints and the spoiler, it has been regarded as fairly sinister looking, not your granny's E36. Friends initially attempted to call it Hotblack Desiato (Douglas Adams fans know what I mean) but being that at least one other BMW that I'm aware of (RIP) was already christened with that name (Hi Ken!) it instead became known as "The Light Vortex." It has that quality of being so dark it sucks in all the ambient light... Vehicle is located in Mahopac, NY (not far from White Plains), although I am a part-time resident of Worcester, MA. (508) 831-6297 - -Matt Malfa ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #115 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Curry's Auto Service . http://www.currysauto.com | Eurosport . http://www.eurosport-hp.com | Koala MotorSport . http://www.koalamotorsport.com | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | The Ultimate Garage . http://www.ultimategarage.com | UUC Motorwerks . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com | Zionsville Autosport . http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com ����������������������������������������
