[uucdigest] Saturday, February 26 2000 Volume 03 : Number 336 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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: Re: [uuc] E30 325 headers [uuc] RE: E36 M3 parts for sale [uuc] Chip's offer is too good to pass up [uuc] Squeaking Clutch Pedal [uuc] FS: Clear front, side, and rear lenses [uuc] Exhaust Sound Re: [uuc] Chip's offer is too good to pass up [uuc] RE: No Spare Tire [uuc] RE: M5 & Run Flat tires [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #332 Re:[uuc] Run flat tires stupid? RE: [uuc] Squeaking Clutch Pedal Re: [uuc] RE: M5 & Run Flat tires [uuc] ///M5 touring spotted [uuc] <E30> Anti Roll Bar Mounts Re: [uuc] Chip's offer is too good to pass up [uuc] Dead windows - tq note [uuc] Re: E30 325 headers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:35:21 -0500 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E30 325 headers Try http://www.msdsinc.com/ for some that'll work with a cat. I went with the ceramic coated ones for my race car. Geeeze '84 Chevy K10 Suburban Diesel w/Banks turbo for sale $5000 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "David McIntyre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Can anyone give me a source or two for headers for an '89 E30 325? > Turner does not carry them. > > Thanks, Dave > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:42:56 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] RE: E36 M3 parts for sale Cleaning out the garage and have the following for sale: 95 M3 Steering Wheel with Airbag Misc 95 M3 Engine parts for sale: Plastic MPower Spark Plug Cover, Aluminum Valve Cover, Oil pan, Oil Filter Housing etc. BMW Motorsports E36 Group N Bilstein coil-over front struts and shocks M3 Factory rear wing with third tailight Any reasonable offers accepted Alex Long ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:48:09 -0600 From: "Christopher J. Kolaitis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Chip's offer is too good to pass up Hey Chip, I'm ready and Saturday looks good for me. How about you Donn? I plan on drinking your beers and then beating the stuffing's out of you, Bud. hehe And Chip wrote: "Donn, Chris, let's get together for some beers and if yall find you don't like each other, you can beat the crap out of each other. Beers are on me." I'm getting thirsty and feeling mean, Chris, who talks the talk and walks the walk ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:12:37 -0600 From: Darling Christopher AMC/CEOP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Squeaking Clutch Pedal Milo writes: Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:57:06 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Annoying Squeaking Clutch My 95 M3 is slowly wearing away at my sanity level with the clutch peddle squeaking. I tried some WD-40 but had no effect. Anyone have this experience? Thanks! Milo, I had this problem last summer with my 95 M3. Tried to hose the clutch return spring and bushing under the dash with WD-40 but it wouldn't fix it for long. I suspected it needed a more substantial grease. I notified the dealer when I had it in for routine service and he lubed the linkage. No problem since. ______end Cod Capt Chris Darling HQ AMC/CEOP DSN 576-5930, Comm (618)256-5930 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 16:34:10 PST From: "Tim Gergen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: Clear front, side, and rear lenses I am selling my clear ("euro") front, side and rear lenses for $200. I know they will fit the 95 M3 and believe they will fit all E36's that are 2 door. I wish to sell them as a set. E-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if interested. I can ship asap. Tim ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:06:16 -0800 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Exhaust Sound Mathew, Did the ambient temperature change significantly? Was it damp? - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:17:33 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Chip's offer is too good to pass up Okay, who do I have to yell at to get free beer? I better yell at a Bostonian so I get some real beer. - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Christopher J. Kolaitis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Donn, Chris, let's get together for some > beers and if yall find you don't like each other, you > can beat the crap out of each other. Beers are on me." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:19:41 -0500 From: Mark Borchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: No Spare Tire I wouldn't feel completely comfortable without a spare, and would probably look into acquiring a space-saver "donut" spare that would fit... Just in case... Mark B. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:30:47 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] RE: M5 & Run Flat tires To my knolwedge the new m5 comes with Dunlop 8080e's which are NOT run flat tires. My father is the business manager for Dunlop so he tells me all this stuff =) In 99 (and I am guessing 00 also) Dunlop has a 100% fitment on all BMW's EXCEPT the 7 series cars which have run flat Michelin tires on them. I do not know if they are Pilots or not. Dunlop is working on a runflat tire at the time. Jeff Patch 86 325es http://jamspot.simplenet.com << Aren't they either Dunlop 8080Es or Michelin Pilot Sports? >> ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:58:18 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #332 Has anyone out there in Bimmmer Land convert a E30M3 from 2.3L to 2.5L? If so, what was the results? Was it worth it? Hawaii Chapter ///M3 Gary T. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:09:30 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re:[uuc] Run flat tires stupid? Michael, To answer your questions. All car that comes with runflat tire from the factory (i.e. C5 Corvette) have a tire pressure monitoring system and displays the tire pressure in your dashboard and it will warn you if the pressure of the tires drops. You can't visually tell if a run flat tire is deflated because the sidewall is stiff enough to support the weight of the car and the tire will never be "flat". Joe Tan. - ----------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it just me, or does anyone else find runflat tires stupid? Sure, you can run for them for 50 miles (or whatever) when they are flat, but then what? If they ride OK when flat, how are you going to know that they are flat? You won't know until it is too late, and they give out. Unless someone took a drill and cut a 2" hole in your sidewall. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:45:26 -0800 From: "John Tollefsrud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Squeaking Clutch Pedal This is the bane of my 94 325i. I've regreased that clutch pedal spring assembly several times, and have replaced the (nylon?) black glide parts, to only temporary effect. You have to remove it to grease it properly. With the pressures there and the rotation angle, this should have been a ball bearing assembly. It only helped for a while when I replaced the spring with a lighter compression unit (from the hardware store! At least it helped my left leg in San Jose commute traffic). With that lowered spring tension, at least the reassembly for the grease job is easier. I'm ready to get under the car to see if this is in fact from the transmission (stick your head out the window with the engine off and listen). My dealer did a warranty transmission job for me a few years ago on my third complaint. The noise was gone for several months. I got down and checked it out at the dealer: in the newer 3 series, the clutch pedal assembly is completely redesigned. John Tollefsrud Morgan Hill, CA > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Darling > Christopher AMC/CEOP > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 4:13 PM > To: 'BMW Digest (Post)' > Subject: [uuc] Squeaking Clutch Pedal > > > > Milo writes: > > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:57:06 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] Annoying Squeaking Clutch > > My 95 M3 is slowly wearing away at my sanity level with the clutch > peddle > squeaking. I tried some WD-40 but had no effect. Anyone have this > experience? Thanks! > > > Milo, I had this problem last summer with my 95 M3. Tried to hose the > clutch return spring and bushing under the dash with WD-40 but it wouldn't > fix it for long. I suspected it needed a more substantial grease. I > notified the dealer when I had it in for routine service and he lubed the > linkage. No problem since. > > ______end > > Cod > Capt Chris Darling > HQ AMC/CEOP > DSN 576-5930, Comm (618)256-5930 > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 21:44:24 -0500 From: "Bill Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: M5 & Run Flat tires From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To my knolwedge the new m5 comes with Dunlop 8080e's which are NOT run flat > tires. My father is the business manager for Dunlop so he tells me all this > stuff =) > In 99 (and I am guessing 00 also) Dunlop has a 100% fitment on all BMW's > EXCEPT the 7 series cars which have run flat Michelin tires on them. I do > not know if they are Pilots or not. Dunlop is working on a runflat tire at > the time. My understanding is that like a lot of auto manufacturers, BMW dual sources many parts including tires. M5's are fitted with either Dunlop's (I've heard that but can't coroberate) or Michelin Pilot sports (this I can coroberate by walking out to my garage and looking at my 12/99 build MY00 E39 M5). Runflats are great if you are overly worried about getting stranded with a flat tire, they are Sh$t if you would like a true high performance tire. AFIK BMW does not offer run flats on any current model nor have they stated an intention to offer runflats on any future models, and given BMW's historical perspective, runflats would have to get significantly "better" before they would ever be offered on a high end high performance BMW. If they ever offer them they better be an option I can turn down. Can this M5/runflat tire thread die now? Bill Matthews Hockessin DE 00 MGeeze - would rather have no spare than runflats, WHOOPS got my wish some Volvos No Dunlops, no runflats, many different tires including Michelin Pilot Sports, Pirelli A210 Snows, Toyo Proxes T-1+'s, Blizzack snows, and a couple of sets of Michelin Energy MXV4's (for the wife's car and the old car), and some crap Goodyear's on my college kid's old Cadillac ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 22:32:03 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] ///M5 touring spotted While in Switzerland last week a Friend of mine was at show put on by BMW AG where they were displaying the X5 and the M5 along with a few other normal autos. However under a car cover in a back tent was a "station wagon" with big ol honking meaty tires he lifted up the rear cover to find a ///M5 Badge and dual exhaust. after confronting one of the representatives of AG who flat out denied its existence finally confessed it was the real deal, but they are not sure if it will go into production and if it does it would not go state side. Brian Jacobs 98 318ti 99 Z3 coupe Everglades CCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 23:24:03 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <E30> Anti Roll Bar Mounts Anti Roll Bar experts: While I'm still fairly new to BMW's I have been told that the stock E30 anti roll bar mounts are weak. I just bought the M3 rear bar and the ic front bar. This will bump me up from 12 mm to 14.5 mm in the rear and from 18.5 mm to 21 in the front. Yes, I know the aftermarket bars are bigger but these were inexpensive and easy to get. This car will see spirited weekend use, a couple of school weekends, and a couple of BMW CCA Club races this year, on R compound tires of course. 1. Since I am going up more, proportionally, in the rear, will that help dial out some of the factory understeer? I've been told not to expect noticeably flatter cornering but that this will help with the balance. 2. Will the mounts hold? I know there are kits that strengthen the mounts and I will buy them if necessary. I have also installed E30 M3 springs and Bilstein Sports....no hard race springs to help reduce body roll. Thanks, Carter Hunt weekend street/L Stock racer The affordable driver cooling system www.coolpadunit.homestead.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 23:50:42 -0500 From: "James Sheridan-Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Chip's offer is too good to pass up > Okay, who do I have to yell at to get free beer? > > I better yell at a Bostonian so I get some real beer. Yell at me, I'm Canadian. Then you get beer with actual alcohol in it.... :) - -- James Sheridan-Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Capital Chapter '98 323is '85 SCCA Spec RX-7 #00 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 04:56:00 GMT From: "David Silver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Dead windows - tq note Thanks to all digesters who answered me privately with some solutions to my problem of the malfunctioning rear electric windows which I asked last week (or was it 2 weeks ago?). It was just a fuse! I feel silly... dave E36 325i ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 21:12:18 -0800 From: Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E30 325 headers You can purchase headers from Ireland Engineering 626-359-7674. They are located in the Los Angeles area in California. They sell Stahl headers and may also have their own. Talk to Jeremy. Tell 'em Jordan sent you. Jordan 91 ///M5 BMW CCA 57606 ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #336 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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 ����������������������������������������
