[uucdigest] Monday, February 14 2000 Volume 03 : Number 260 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] BMWCCA Elections [uuc] Photo ph&*$ng radar revisited...Not! [uuc] Experience with SuperSport [uuc] Hub cap repair, etc. [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? [uuc] Tampa Mechanic [uuc] Dent Wizard - THE TRUTH Re: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? Re: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? Re: [uuc] <wtb> 1980-1983 320is [uuc] Re: Active Noise Cancellation Mufflers? Please no! [uuc] Re: Dent Wizard - THE TRUTH [uuc] <OT> Tech Question - Rod Ratio [uuc] Important info from Kline Racing ProParts [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #259 Re: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? Re: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:49:55 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] BMWCCA Elections Hi, Id like to thank all of you who voted in the BMWCCA Elections, and especially those who voted and elected me. Michel BMWCCA #000002 Former Candidate for BMW CCA EVP ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:09:38 -0600 From: Scott King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Photo ph&*$ng radar revisited...Not! Hi all, Yes, I am the guy who started that thread about a month ago (sorry). Now, I am just looking for a traffic attorney in Beaverton/Portland Oregon to help me with this ticket. Update: my wife also received a photo ticket on the same day, same street. Now I'm thinking I need professional help with this game. Any recommendations on local attorneys? thanks, scottk ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 11:08:18 -0800 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Experience with SuperSport Josh, I recently got P7000SS's on my 750. They are very good tires for this car. The turn in is very crisp and in Calif. our sky's have been dumping a prodigious amount of the wet stuff. These babies have been very good in the wet. (255x40x17) They are also quiet and seem to have a better ride quality. Of course my old "shoes" were a set of Falken's which became bricks after about 10k miles. - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 11:01:23 -0700 From: Bruce McReynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Hub cap repair, etc. I do 4-5 track events/yr. with my ever faithful daily driver. After fooling around with the plastic BBS hubcaps for a year or so (taking 'em off, cleaning 'em up, etc.) and loosing one somewhere along the line (not cheap), mine live in a plastic bag - in a box - in the garage. Same box where the plastic hub caps for my track tires live. I guess that I'll fish 'em out when/if I decide to take the M3 to a clean car meet. "didn't charge nothing for his preaching, and it was worth it too." Bruce McReynolds Santa Fe - the City Different - NM '88 M3 - evolving '89 635CSi BMWCCA 127260 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:22:13 -0500 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? saw an item earlier today about Don Schroeder (sp?) getting killed while testing a RennTech Merc of some sort in Texas. A link was provided to www.thecarconnection.com but the link kep t killing my netscape this morning. nothing on C/D's wed site that I could find earlier. if anyone can find the article - post it here if you could. sounds pretty nasty... - -- Ben Keyes ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:23:23 -0500 From: Jim Sickling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Tampa Mechanic Looking for an E-30 M3 mechanic in the Tampa FL area. Anyone know of one?? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:32:51 -0500 From: "Duane Collie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Dent Wizard - THE TRUTH Whoa....guys n' girls.... Ya'll have gone BONKS about doing Dent Wizard stuff and I gotta throw at least one wet towel on the party. There's no magic in doing this, all they are really doing is 'working' the metal behind the panel. Lot of the guys are very skilled at doing this, and they usually do it with homemade tools and the like. Results vary with the skill of the operator. What you really need to do before turning these guys loose on your car is find out HOW they are going to gain access to the backside of the dent. Know what I see lot of them do? Take a drill out and drill a 3/8" access hole in your door jamb. When done they cover it up with a plastic plug, kinda like the old Zeibart rustproofing. When I look at a used car thats one of the first things I look for is those tell-tale plastic plugs in the doorjambs. Now if you don't mind your car getting swiss-cheesed, then go for it.....but to see something like a M6 with black plastic plugs in the aluminum jamb inserts is borderline criminal. If you can remove your door panels. etc. for access, then you can avoid all that. Most the dent guys won't do it however, as it takes too long and drilling a hole is fast n' easy. Just so ya know...... - - Duane Collie The Seven Sled P.S. Congrats to Michel Potheau, the new CCA Vice-President! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:32:26 -0500 From: "James Sheridan-Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? > A link was provided to www.thecarconnection.com but the link kep t killing my > netscape this morning. > > nothing on C/D's wed site that I could find earlier. > > if anyone can find the article - post it here if you could. sounds pretty > nasty... CAR AND DRIVER EDITOR DIES IN CRASH Don Schroeder, senior technical editor at Car and Driver Magazine, died on Friday while testing a high-performance Mercedes-Benz coupe in Fort Stockton, Texas. Schroeder, 35, was a native of Syracuse, New York. He is survived by his parents, his life partner Michael, and a legion of friends at Car and Driver and elsewhere. That's all the site mentioned has. I'm sure we'll hear more later. - -- James Sheridan-Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] '98 323is National Capital Chapter '85 SCCA Spec RX-7 #00 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:33:34 -0500 From: "James Sheridan-Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? http://www.caranddriver.com/FrameSet/0,1350,_sl_NewArticle_sl_0_cm_1633_ cm_3297_1_16_cm_00,00.html Car and driver has a brief statement online as well. - -- James Sheridan-Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] '98 323is National Capital Chapter '85 SCCA Spec RX-7 #00 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:52:18 -0500 From: Eurowerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <wtb> 1980-1983 320is Tim, Saw a 1981 320i"s" package for sale in the Lexington, KY Herald Leader today. They are asking $600.00, they say it only needs a clutch.. Haven't seen or heard the car personally, just thought that I would pass this one on.. If interested, let me know privately, and I will give you the phone numbers. tim ng wrote: > I am looking for a 1980-1983 320is, car must be henna red first or silver > second color choice. It must be an S package car. It must have NO rust or > very minimal rust so I guess northest cars are out of the question, I would > prefer cars in the south since I live in Atlanta, but I will travel for the > right car for the right price. Engine can be mechanically bad, because I am > going to fix it up anyways. I am NOT looking for a pristine car, I am > looking for a fixer upper as long as it does not have rust. > > Tim Ng - -- Kirk A. Gilchrist EURO-WERKS / Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volvo Service and Repair 8 South Highland St. / Winchester, KY 40391 / 606-745-0125 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.euromajic.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:10:08 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Active Noise Cancellation Mufflers? Please no! On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > << does anyone know if someone's still working on > active noise cancellation mufflers? Mufflers are big & heavy, and > electronic muffler tuning just sounds like a blast! It would be great > to have a switch on the dash to choose between quiet, loud, Ferrari, > bees-in-a-can, and of course Jetsons. >> > > <<sigh>> > > Must we befuddle the last BMW part free of electronics? Is it that "analog" > mufflers don't break often enough? Or does the existence of one simple, > functional part with no wiring harness just keep you up at night? > > I'm sorry, but anyone who wants an electronic muffler should be sentenced to > own, drive and pay for repairs on a 1989 750iL with 120,000 miles. > > Mike Miller LOL! ok, you made your point Mike. But put in a different light, how many people here would be willing to accept yet another electronic part in exchange for an unrestricted exhaust? The ability to switch off noise cancellation or even change the tuning is just icing on the cake! - -- 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: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:19:24 -0500 From: "Bill Bauman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Dent Wizard - THE TRUTH A good repair shop will see how they can access the dent without drilling. They removed the turn signal to repair a dent on my driver's side front quarter panel. It was hit by a golf ball. Bill Bauman Now parks out the way of even the worst slicers/hookers (you know what I mean!) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:31:05 -0800 From: Gustave Stroes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <OT> Tech Question - Rod Ratio I wonder if any list members can help me with a technical question. I wrote an Excel spreadsheet over the weekend to create a graph of piston position vs. crankshaft angle. My goal was to try to see exactly how much effect there is from going to a longer rod while keeping the stroke unchanged (i.e. increasing the rod ratio). >From everything I have heard and read the advantages of going to a longer rod are as follows: 1. The piston "dwells" longer at TDC, therefore allowing the combustion pressure to build to a higher value before pushing down on the piston. 2. The peak acceleration of the pistons at TDC and BDT is reduced, so you reduce loads on the con-rods. This allows you to pull higher RPM's or pull the same RPM with less stress on the bottom end. 3. A longer rod reduces the side loads on the cylinder wall during the expansion stroke. However, my Excel chart shows that there is an insignificant difference in dwell time (and hence peak acceleration) when the rod length is increased by any reasonable amount. In fact, even doubling the rod length had a minimal effect based on my calculations. FWIW I am using an 87 mm stroke and a 140 mm rod length as my baseline. I am wondering if I may have made a mistake somewhere. Has any other list member ever bothered with this type of thing? If so maybe you could shed some light. Although is to a large degree a "science project" it does have relevance as I am currently undertaking an e30 m3 2.5 L conversion. Thanks, Gustave http://e30m3performance.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:41:33 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Important info from Kline Racing ProParts Hello everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be on vacation from wednesday 16Feb00 through 23Feb00. And, ProParts East will be closed on Monday 21Feb00, for Presidents day. Being that T.C. is going to be here alone and swamped with projects, I ask that you direct any pressing questions or needs to Jim at ProParts West (818.888.8904 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Bob Tunnell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) either Bob or Jim will be able to answer any questions and handle any parts orders that you might have. If you are in a pinch, you can email me or call the Ohio shop and T.C. will help out as much as he can. I will be checking my email once a day at the most, so please bear with me. Thank you again for all the business, and I'll look forward to talking to everyone on the 24th of Feb. Pray for snow in Tahoe. BTW, if anyone is going to be in the Lake Tahoe area during that week feel free to drop me a line and we'll have a beer or two. Brian Leib t.c.kline racing/ ProParts East www.ProPartsUSA.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:48:22 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #259 I am looking for a way to stiffen the suspension on my '95 M3 without lowering the car much. I saw the H&R OE Sport springs on turners page. Can anyone tell me about them? Should I do struts also or just try the springs first? I have a x-brace and a front strut brace. It bothers me that I can push down on my M3 and get it to move about 2 inches but my friends Honda Civic doesn't move at all. Any info would be great! TIA, Tony '95 M3 '00 eXPLORER [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:28:55 -0600 From: "Greg Cernosek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? I saw it at: http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/nf/000214_DonSchroeder.asp?idSection=07 &idCategory=2 If you still can't get to it, let me know. Greg At 01:22 PM 2/14/00 , ben keyes wrote: >saw an item earlier today about Don Schroeder (sp?) getting killed while >testing >a RennTech Merc of some sort in Texas. > >A link was provided to www.thecarconnection.com but the link kep t killing my >netscape this morning. > >nothing on C/D's wed site that I could find earlier. > >if anyone can find the article - post it here if you could. sounds pretty >nasty... > > >-- > >Ben Keyes ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:53:15 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Car & Driver tech editor killed in crash ?? C/D Editor Schroeder Dies in Crash Don Schroeder, senior technical editor at Car and Driver Magazine, died on Friday while testing a modified high-performance Mercedes-Benz coupe in Fort Stockton, Texas. Schroeder, 35, was a native of Syracuse, New York. He is survived by his parents, life partner Michael Vaughn, and a legion of friends at Car and Driver and around the world. Schroeder was my close friend, a friend to TheCarConnection, and to the community of car writers. He began his engineering career at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, where his Dodge Colt Turbo earned him the envy of just about no one - but Don loved the car, and kept it through his career at ASC as an engineer, and into his career as a technical editor at Car and Driver. Don's skill behind the wheel was unparalleled by those of us in his same generation of auto journalists. Whether racing SCCA Neons or testing some of the fastest vehicles ever reviewed in Car and Driver, Schroeder earned the respect of his colleagues and the admiration of those of us in the pits or in the weeds. His incisive writing entertained many C/D readers, as well as those of TCC and of Italy's Gente Motori. Of all American journalists, Don was considered the radar-detector testing expert. In 1998, Don won recognition for his writing with a Wheels award. Don had a keen eye for history. His home in Detroit's Boston Edison district is one of the neighborhood's gems of 1920s architecture, and he considered it a privilege to be a part of downtown Detroit's revival. Meanwhile, in his garage, he kept his family's history in pristine shape - next to his Lingenfelter-modified Triumph TR7 sat his vintage early-1960s Chevrolet Impala, unrestored and in perfect condition, willed to him by an aunt who left it in mint 30,000-mile condition. Don gave much of his personal time promoting AIDS education and awareness programs. As an organizer of Detroit-area events through Geared for Life, Don opened his home and contributed greatly to raising money for a cure. We at TCC will miss his sardonic wit, his wry observations, and his contributions to the site under the pseudonym Robert Ahl, but above all we will miss his loyal friendship. - --Marty Padgett Contribute to Geared for Life (www.geared4life.org) at P.O. Box 21938, Detroit, MI 48221-0938, or call (248) 358-9849. [February 14, 2000] ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #260 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. 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