[uucdigest] Sunday, February 6 2000 Volume 03 : Number 201 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] 2001 3.0 engine [uuc] Free Title History Reports From Carfax [uuc] (no subject) [uuc] Alarms [uuc] A new SUV.... [uuc] The Sixer Club [uuc] <ADMIN> CORRECT POSTING ADDRESS [uuc] <E30> more central locking... [uuc] Re: BMW NA's site..... [uuc] RE: <E30> seatbelt (was another question) Re: [uuc] Re: BMW NA's site..... [uuc] FS 16in Mich. 235 60 16 tires.... [uuc] My ///M is back Re: [uuc] Re: X5s and SUVs [uuc] NY Chapter Beach Party [uuc] 2nd Annual Mid-Winter BlahFest Re: [uuc] 2nd Annual Mid-Winter BlahFest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 16:42:55 -0500 From: "Joseph C. Volpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 2001 3.0 engine >From what I hear, the six cylinder version of the X5 will carry a new 3.0 in-line six good for about 220 HP (avail spring 2000). I also understand this engine will be in the 2001 5 series and 3 series (530i & 328i). I also hear the 4.4 V8 will be bumped up to 300HP. We'll have to wait and see.....Keep your eye on Upcoming Roundels. Joe BMW CCA 92 535i 72 3.0 CS ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 17:11:34 -0500 From: Mark Borchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Free Title History Reports From Carfax Thanks Ray, for pointing out this freebie at a very opportune time (for me)! Mark Borchik > Free CarFax title reports for 1981 and later car available at > http://www.carfax.com/fox . The reports were supposed to be available only > for yesterday, but the link worked today too. > > It works for U.S. titled cars inclusive of grey market imports. > > Hope the news is good for those checking on their own cars! > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 17:26:48 -0500 From: Matthew Dull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] (no subject) set bmwuucdigest-digest nomail ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 17:34:26 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Alarms I just bought (stole) an 89 325is, can I use a BMW alarm # 82 11 1 467 028, I realise that there is no prewiring in this car, but is it possible to perhaps get a harness out of a later wreck, and I am sure that someone has figured out the pin/color codes, and hook it up? Thanks Daniel, BMW CCA 12660 Please reply off list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 17:40:59 -0500 From: neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] A new SUV.... At the risk of re igniting that tired thread, I share this URL: http://poseur.4x4.org/futuresuv.html - -- Do Svedanya! Neil Hitze http://www.hitze.com/~neil "..the underdog will eventually survive...." --Colin James Hay "This is not a step." --Heywood Banks ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:13:53 -0500 From: "Duane Collie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] The Sixer Club >From: "ianreiddc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] DC Metro Area 6er list > >Hi all, I am trying to gather a list of all the 6ers in the DC Metro Area. >Why am I gathering names?My intention for the list is that I would like to >set-up some spring and summer rallies. We could start our own little "DC 6er >Club." We could meet up at times and take drives in our 6ers to different >locations. We could also gather to trouble shoot our cars, and exchange >ideas. Another idea is that we could go out to tracks or conduct 6er >autocrosses. Ruh-Roh! Might be a pretty small club! Other than Dwight Derr (and Jim Moran until he moved to Boston), I can't remember when any other 6er showed up from NCC on a regular basis to autocross and go to the track. Might outta solict at the Concours at Woodlawn this Spring. Most the semi-active 6'ers show up for that to polish the cars... And the NCC in the past will not support specific model events that exclude other bimwads driving the other series models, so that autocross might have to run with stopwatches and flags. - - Duane Collie < Can I come too? Only has a Seven though.... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:20:14 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <ADMIN> CORRECT POSTING ADDRESS The CORRECT address for posting to the UUC Digest is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For some reason, some people think that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is the one to use. Why they think that, I have no idea - the only time that address is ever listed in any Digest instructions is that it's teh OWNER's address. That address sends to post to just one list member, namely ME. So it's not the correct address. I've told many people this instead of just deleting their e-mails... but I'm not going to any more, I just don't have the time. So if you don't notice your post ever showing up, this just might be the reason. - - Rob Levinson UUC Digest ListOwner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 15:48:35 -0800 (PST) From: "K.C. Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> more central locking... Okay, I got in there today and dug around a bit. What I found thoroughly confused me... Starting on the driver's side: Mechanically, the linkage works great. There was a microswitch mounted near the lock cylinder, but it the lock cylinder never actually touched the microswitch. I've been under the impression that my E30 (early '85 build) didn't have double-locking. However, tripping this microswitch manually definitely double-locked the passenger side door. The lock cylinder will not rotate 90 degrees though... (FWIW, I had that lock cylinder replaced about six months ago by a dealer -- did I get screwed with an old lock cylinder?) Nothing I did apart from tripping the microswitch could get the doors to power lock/unlock. Going over to the passenger's side: The linkage is a bit stiff. I may need to replace the lock cylinder. There's a microswitch there, too. It's supposed to be for unlock, but I believe that it only actuated when I turned the key towards the "lock" side. I'll double-check this... Like the driver's side, nothing I did could get the doors to power lock/unlock. Moving to the trunk: The only way I could get the passenger's side un-deadbolted was to unlock through the trunk (w/ the driver's side microswitch deactivated). Using the trunk lock, I was able to get both the driver's and passenger's side motors to unlock. They would also try to lock, but they'd reverse to unlock (like they would if the door wasn't closed completely). When this happened, the trunk lock would also try to cycle back to "unlocked". As I said, I'm thoroughly confused at this point. The Central Locking Control Unit should have power, as it's doing something when I actuate the trunk locks, right? (I haven't tested the pins in the A-pillar, though I did a visual inspection and they looked pretty good.) Could both my lock motors be dead? Or the CLCU on its way out? And what's going on with my double-locking system? Thanks to all who pointed me to the central locking FAQ, and TIA for all your help with this baffling problem! KC Boyce '85 325e --> pretty, but locks ain't working! E30 Eta Page: http://rikki.coloradocollege.edu/~k_boyce __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 15:53:22 -0800 From: John Edward Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: BMW NA's site..... > Anyone else had problems with the NA site? It is a fat, bandwidth-intensive site with a lot of semi-successful Javascript gadgetry, which does sometimes screw up if all the objects on the page don't immediately load. It works okay for me most of the time, but I can see why some would have problems. John. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 19:34:40 -0500 From: "Lin, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: <E30> seatbelt (was another question) Check to see if the belt hasn't flipped over at the very end. At O'fest '99, I zip tied the belts to stay unreeled for the gymkhana (oh oh, secret's out) and somehow one got flipped during retraction. It would only retract about 3/4 and hang, like a window shade that needs to be wound up more. I finally pulled it all the way out and realized that it got flipped. Unflip and it's fine. > Gary Lin National Capital Ch. '88 325is street '85 325eis track ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 20:02:00 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: BMW NA's site..... At 3:53 PM -0800 2/5/2000, John Edward Miller wrote: >> Anyone else had problems with the NA site? > >It is a fat, bandwidth-intensive site with a lot of semi-successful >Javascript gadgetry, which does sometimes screw up if all the objects on >the page don't immediately load. The site was much better last year. I could always fine what I was looking for. You could register for the UDE and at least you could find the phone number for it. If there was a phone number this year, I couldn't find it. I do have it now though. I think new webmeister should be killed. Their site plainly sucks! It reminds me of someone with their first word processor who has to use every font and style. As John says, lots of semi-sucessuful Javascript gadgetry. It also helps to have at least a 17" monitor. No, not everyone has 17" ...steven ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 21:52:28 -0600 From: "Dave Lacki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS 16in Mich. 235 60 16 tires.... Hello, Have 4 EXCELLENT Mich. MXV 4 Stock tires with >80pct tread left. From 99 740i. 300.00 plus shipping..... Dave ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 23:21:46 -0500 From: Bill P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] My ///M is back After 31 days and $4500 I got my baby back. If you all can remember, I own a 1995 ///M3 with an ERT Super Charger. I was having a bad overheating problem. As most of you told me, it was the head gasket (not a warped head, thank God). From the looks of things the supercharger did not blow the gasket. The gasket looked as if it was deteriorating from the outside in. My mechanic suspects a bad head gasket from the factory. While the head was off, I had a shop clean it up a bit and smooth out the ports (very mild work nothing crazy, not much if any metal came off), especially on the exhaust side. I also installed RTE head studs. Last but not least we installed a Schrick 265 intake 256 exhaust cams. For insurance we replaced the retainers and valve springs. We also put in the new Bosch 4 plugs (I think that is what they are called.) and a new thermostat. The car was at ERT all day today. We "degreed" the new cams, installed an underdrive pulley, and spent a few hours on the dyno burning a custom chip. Before the new cams the car was making 289.4 BHP and 242.5 ft/lbs of torque. I was hoping to get around 315 HP. Man was I surprised when Chuck came over and showed my a final run of 333.3 HP and 282.2 Ft/Lbs of torque. That's 400 + HP at the crank. I am the happiest man alive. The dyno also shows that there is more HP to be had. The HP curve goes flat at 6000 rpm. The car is running out of fuel in the top end. With bigger 30 Lb injectors (I have 24 lb) we should get 350 HP at the wheels. Man, am I happy. I will post the Dyno run as soon as I can get a scan of it. Well now I need to get some bigger injectors. Can I run 9 psi in the car without an intercooler? Will the car handle 9 psi without an intercooler? Will the Powerdyne fail at 9 psi? Has anyone run 9 psi on the list? How long will the Powerdyne last at this boost level? Will the car detonate like crazy at 9 psi without an intercooler? Bill P [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1995 ///M3, ERT SC, Dakar Yellow, BMW Motorsport Strut Tower Brace, Borla Cat Back Exhaust, Schrick 265/256 Cams, Ported and Polished Cylinder Heads, Custom Cold Air Package, UUC Short Shifter, JTD Tranny Brace, BMW Motorsport Cross-Drilled and Gas Slotted Front Floating Rotors, Rear Cross-Drilled and Gas Slotted Rotors, Fikse FM/10's, 245/40ZR17 Potenza's all around, RD Sport DTM Front Splitter and Rear Wing, H&R Springs, Koni Adjustable Shocks, UUC Sway Bars (soon), BMW Motorsport X-Brace, Redline and Mobile 1 Oil, Phoenix Gold, JL Audio, MB Quart, Alpine, Audio Control, Street Wires and other stuff I forgot about ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 10:46:31 -0800 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: X5s and SUVs John Edward Miller wrote: :Not that I'm particularly an SUV booster, but to introduce a dose :of reality: :An X5 weighs about as much as a 740iL and occupies less space :on the road. Then Jonathan Reiser wrote: :My issue with Sport Utes is that 1: The height of the bumper is :about the same or a little lower then the door handle on my M3. :If I ever get broadsided by one I am a gonner. True, and you be dead even faster if a garbage truck or 18 wheeler slams in to your door at full speed. On a brighter note you should know that when you hit a1963 VW Bug or moped your big heavy M3 will kill that guy. :2. On the freeway, I cannot see past one. Lets hope all the Miata owners don't try and ban BMWs since they can't see past them. :3: In Southern California, perhaps about 5+ACU- of Excursion owners :actually have any real use for them other then to make some sort :of fashion statement. A small number of Jeep GC and Land Rover owners may buy them as a fashion statement, but I have a hard time believing that anyone would buy a 3.5 tom monster wagon like the Excursion just to use as a fashionable commuter car. The majority of people I know with SUVs actually use them for something. I didn't buy my first 4x4 (a beat up Toyota pickup) as a fashion statement 15 years ago, I got it since my black 323i couldn't drive on rutted dirt roads or across sand on surf trips to Mexico. The rusty Toyota also attracted a lot less attention from the Mexican Police. Today I have a Range Rover since a car is not always the best vehicle to be driving. The Range Rover is great in the rain (full time 4wd with auto locking center diff), hauls a lot of stuff (5 full size garbage cans or 4 mountain bikes with the seats down) is better than any BMW (even and ix) in the snow, and it can get me down almost any poorly maintained dirt road. Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 Who likes BMWs and SUVs and can't figure out why some BMW owners have a hard time with someone wanting a 4x4. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:31:57 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] NY Chapter Beach Party Just wanted to send out a big thanks to the guys (and gals?) of Euromeccanica for playing host to today's annual NY chapter get-together. In addition to the great tech sessions (and free food!!) I was glad to catch up with a few familiar enthusiasts (Rob, Tom, Jim and Josh) as well as finally put some faces to recognized names (Chester, Ben). Another big thanks goes out to Jim C., who just minutes before his tech talk took the time to personally inspect my car at the mere thought that I was having any difficulty with one of his products. If you are in the lower Westchester area, don't even hesitate about having work done at Euromeccanica's clean and knowledgeably staffed location. Not everybody has a work bench so clean you can eat off it ! <g> I gotta admit, walking in, it was a hoot to see how many cars I recognized in the parking lot just from reading the posts of fellow UUCers. This was really a great morning/afternoon for me, even more so because I got to spend it with my father; although this was the first BMW-related activity he has attended, I suspect that the comradery he experienced may be enough to drag him to an auto-x or two... Again, thanks to Euromeccanica and everyone who turned out to make this NY Chapter event a success! - -Matt Malfa CCA 169550 [EMAIL PROTECTED] BTW, Duane, da Bambislayer is no longer traveling quite so incognito... Have you heard about Ben's late-night drilling escapades? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:38:15 -0500 From: "Duane Collie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 2nd Annual Mid-Winter BlahFest It's February. It's cold. It's icy. All of us in the Washington DC are are suffering from a lack of competitive car events. There' nuthin' to do except go freeze yer tush off in the garage changing brake fluid, etc. Yuck. We need to drink beer. We need to race cars. We need to have a meeting of the clan to bullshit one another for a few hours about: a.) How much uglier n' fatter the udder guy has become since the holidays, b.) How fast our cars have become over the winter, and c.) How we're gonna kick each others arse in a few linked video games! Last year we did Dave and Busters in Rockville on a weekend night. BIG MISTAKE. Too many teenagers, too crowded for the machines. For this year, I propose we go on a weeknight, in fact I even have a date in mind...... Wednesday, Feb. 16th beginning at 7:00 p.m. Bring lots of money to charge up the Power Cards, and remember that Matt Yip and I are tough to beat on the linked killer tank game. Gary (G.T.) Lin rules the off-road games, and I absolutely LOVE watching Rich Beebe race SEGA Rally just as intense as he does his ITS car at Summit. We had a ball last year for the Mid-Winter Blah-Fest...why not do it again? So gang...who's up for it? Send me an e-mail and I'll get a count....WED....Feb. 16th....evening. Dave and Buster's, White Flint Mall, Rockville, MD. And HOOTERS is only 3 blocks away, too. - - Duane Collie The Seven Sled ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 00:29:51 -0500 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 2nd Annual Mid-Winter BlahFest Oh jeeez, not _another_ car event. Dang we just had a tech session at PTG listening to how they hope to be competitive with the P-cars this year after some development time. We sat in their cars again (that McLaren is gonna wear out from all the folks climbing in and out under and over, opening the engine cover closing it, messing with the doors...). Then some of us went and hung out with fellow racer Rob Hines and some friends at his house swapping lies... All this was right on top of the big ITS party with all the friendly local SCCA ITS racers showing each other videos from in car and playing whatever that driving game was projected onto a huge wall. Then there's all that fun blasting around in big-assed 4x4s blasting through walls of snow just because we can. We keep telling ourselves it's to make it melt faster, but that's really not it. That dang old Suburban seems to do a better job at it than my fancy new F250 too. I gotta get some for sale signs on it while the season is still fun. ...what started this... Oh yeah! Another car night at Dave & Busters? Why not, I guess I can struggle through some more car things if I'm not busy working on my race car. Unless it's a warm night or a night after a warm day (even with heaters in the garage you gotta take advantage of Ma Nature's heat) you can count me in. (Oh yeah, the tank game wasn't there the last time a group of Bubbas got together there.) Geeeze '88 325is SCCA ITS #88 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane Collie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > We need to drink beer. We need to race cars. We need to have a meeting of > the clan to bullshit one another for a few hours about: a.) How much uglier > n' fatter the udder guy has become since the holidays, b.) How fast our cars > have become over the winter, and c.) How we're gonna kick each others arse > in a few linked video games! > > Last year we did Dave and Busters in Rockville on a weekend night. BIG > MISTAKE. Too many teenagers, too crowded for the machines. For this year, > I propose we go on a weeknight, in fact I even have a date in mind...... > Wednesday, Feb. 16th beginning at 7:00 p.m. ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #201 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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 ����������������������������������������
