[uucdigest] Thursday, March 2 2000 Volume 03 : Number 369 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me some poodles and s [uuc] Vibration at 90+ mph on 525i Re: [uuc] Re: [E36M3] Tree 1, Greg 0 [uuc] Books on suspension tuning.. Re: [uuc] The 740 tow vehicle [uuc] <E30> Auto to Manual Conversion (Long) [uuc] Website for M6 FS [uuc] Re: Auto Tranny fluid question.. Re: [uuc] Vibration at 90+ mph on 525i [uuc] Poodle-Mania [uuc] <E28> Yooouuu light up my life... Re: [uuc] E36-M3 TWO TONE INTERIOR?? Re: [uuc] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me some poodles and s ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 00:31:38 -0800 From: "Robert Chay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me some poodles and s It's okay to love your Poodle... just don't "love" your Poodle... - -Bobby - ----- Original Message ----- > > At 08:02 AM 3/1/00 EST, Steven Reed wrote: > >Ewwwwwww. > > > > > Hmmm....guess that means he's a Sheep guy, not a Poodle lover.... > > > > Jim "That was just too easy..." Ochi > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 15:01:54 +0300 From: Munsoor Malik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Vibration at 90+ mph on 525i I have a 1995 US spec 525i with new Pirelli P6000 tires. The tires have been balanced and checked, alignment verified and all seems to be in spec. The car is extremely smooth until 90 mph, then it has a slight vibration all the way to the maximum speed. The vibration is fairly slight, more like a roughness in the ride. It stays constant up to maximum speed. The car has a Jim C. chip modified for no oxygen sensor and no catalytic converter................a huge difference from the factory configuration. The thrust arm bushings, tires and front wheel bearings were replaced last year. The dealer seems to be clueless regarding this. Any suggestions on how I can correct this annoying problem. Also, if the alignment seems at the limit in some areas where there is no adjustment would that indicate a problem. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 04:13:31 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: [E36M3] Tree 1, Greg 0 It's good to see that you've learned from this rather than blaming the car or the tires or so forth. I've always advocated that if you want to drive like a racecar driver, do it on a race track. On the street where 99% of your fellow drivers are morons, you have to be on the defensive 110% of the time - on the track, you split your time between offensive and defensive positioning - in either case, the techniques aren't appropriate for the street. Even the best street driver is clueless when you tuck underneath in an exit ramp - not that I've ever tried this <g> BTW, driving fast isn't difficult, it's driving well that's a challenge. - --- Greg Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My plan now is to hurry up and get a lease on a nice, cushy E46 > sedan that > my friends and I can tool around in and leave all the fast driving > to a race > course. The Dinanstein will come back. First for a few more > driving > schools, then he will kick some in club racing. > > Driving fast on the road isn't worth the feeling I have this > morning when I > go into the garage and see my car. > > Greg > > ===== Matthew Yip [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 07:17:02 -0500 From: Chris Pawlowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Books on suspension tuning.. Vijay sez > The classroom instructor at the OFest driving school at Putnam Park > recommended a book for suspension tuning for race cars. Anyone here have > any idea what the book was? > > Alternately, if anyone here knows of a good reference book for suspension > tuning, please advise. > there is a book by Puhn called 'How to Make Your Car Handle' (or something pretty close to that) it is a very good overall reference, with lots of info on why camber/caster/springs/sway bars etc are important, what role they play, how to intelligently adjust them etc. It also has info on how to make a camber gauge, how to corner weight your car etc Should be available at any big bookstore.. or Classic motorbooks chris pawlowicz '89 325i '74 2002 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 04:22:08 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] The 740 tow vehicle GASP!! Are you saying that Dave Farnsworth wasn't exactly smart to have purchased his 740 as a tow vehicle? Say it isn't so!! I was planning on trading my F350 for a nice 740 so I could pull those little 7000 lb trailers to Pro Races. - --- Duane Collie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Towing with a 740 is akin to having Sophie Marceau (my most latest > lust > interest) in your house and you ask her to scrub the kitchen floors > as part > of her chores. Now, Sophie can probably scrub the floors alright, > but she > ain't a-gonna scrub 'em as good as Bertha, the 275 lb. semi-pro > world ladies > wrestling federation contender (otherwise know as a Ford F-250 / > Excursion > with Powerstroke Diesel). > Get the right tool for the job - as always. ===== Matthew Yip [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 22:23:34 +1000 From: "Ian & Kim Solomon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> Auto to Manual Conversion (Long) Hi Guys, Thought I'd bring you up to date with the E30 Baur Cabrio trials and tribulations. You may remember that I posted a while back about the head gasket blowing, well when I picked it up from the mechanic, the auto transmission died again, same problem as 4 months ago, the front clutch pack failure. I decided that if I was going to fix it, it would be done properly, and promptly got quotes to recondition the auto. Well, these ranged from $1500 for a rough job, to $2600 for a good one. Let's try Plan B Called a local company called German Wrecking and got a quote to perform complete swap to 5 spd for $2100. This option was definately a winner. I am a member of an Auto Club which provides free towing up to 40 km (25 miles) so I manged to get the car from home to work (30 kms) with the very slippery auto (slow trip) and got the tow truck to take it the rest of the way. While waiting for the tow, I noticed two big dents, one on each front fender from items being dropped during the head gasket job. 3 days later, I get the car back, however the clutch shudders badly, so back it goes for a new clutch. Finally get it back again, and notice the idle is strange, which I trace back to the ICV. The original died about a year ago, and was replaced by one from a different year which is electric operated. QUESTION: Does anyone know if these units can be repaired/cleaned. I have blocked off the pipes to the unit so now the idle is fine when warm, but too slow when cold. I also had the "Dentoway" man out to remove the dents (at the mechanic's expense) and the results are perfect, These guys are GOOD. I also fitted the ///M Roadster lever, along with a bolted rubber mount (similar to the CRK) at the rear of the metal console, and an ERK machined at my place of employment. Working in the engineering sector has it's rewards. Next on the agend will be to make my own version of the Rob Knob, probably from Stainless Steel. (nice and heavy) QUESTION: What is the thinking on getting the standard front brake rotors either drilled or slotted. Again, I can get this done at work, but will it cause problems (eg shattering) Any way, thats it for now........ oh BTW, the change to a manual is AWESOME. PS: What oil should I used in the manual tranny. I know it's been asked before, but I wasn't listening then. Ian Solomon #257 BMW Club Queensland www.bmwclubqld.asn.au '85 323i Baur Cabrio, (BL/SSd, CRK, ERK, Stut Brace) all my own work www.powerup.com.au/~irs/Default.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 07:19:47 -0500 From: "Langsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Website for M6 FS This fine 1987 M6 is For Sale, asking $11,750.00 You can see it at: http://sites.netscape.net/threeemw/homepage Contact me for more details. Mario Langsten Bow, NH ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:18:33 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Auto Tranny fluid question.. Dave, first things first. The "don't mess with a high mileage trans" is ONLY if there is no service history on it. I'm quite comfortable with doing trans fluid changes at 300K miles, provided it's been serviced at less than 60K mile intervals. If you have service history on the trans, don't hesitate to continue to service it. I would advise against synthetic fluid for one reason and one reason only. Your trans holds about 9 quarts of fluid. During an average drain and refill, you get out just under 4 quarts. If you fill it with synthetic, you now have a little less than 50/50 mix of regular oil and synthetic. Therefore, you are getting virtually no additional protection from the synthetic, at a much higher cost. You could change the oil 5 times in 5 days and still have a percentage of regular oil in the trans. At what point do you decide that it is now well protected by the synthetic? Synthetic oil in automatic transmissions is only really a viable idea if the trans is rebuilt with it. That means the rebuilder uses synthetic to lube it as he assembles it, it does not mean get a new trans from BMW, empty it and fill it with synthetic. Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > From: "Dave Lacki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] Auto Tranny fluid question.. > > car in question is a 90 535i with 120k miles. >Question is when I get ready to change the fluid should I stick > with the standard dextron 3 or try a fancy synthetic..i.e.. redline. Ive > heard that a synthetic is slicker so to speak and may cause some slippage. > Also dont mess with a transmission with that many miles on it. > Any thoughts... > Dave ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 07:44:07 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Vibration at 90+ mph on 525i That sounds like it could be a second or third order tire harmonic. There is nothing you can do about that other than change tires. If you could somehow estimate the frequency that would help pinpoint the problem. Try adjusting the tire pressure to see if that changes the vibration. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have a 1995 US spec 525i with new Pirelli P6000 tires. The tires have > been balanced and checked, alignment verified and all seems to be in > spec. > > The car is extremely smooth until 90 mph, then it has a slight vibration > all the way to the maximum speed. The vibration is fairly slight, more > like a roughness in the ride. It stays constant up to maximum speed. > The car has a Jim C. chip modified for no oxygen sensor and no catalytic > converter................a huge difference from the factory > configuration. > > The thrust arm bushings, tires and front wheel bearings were replaced > last year. > > The dealer seems to be clueless regarding this. Any suggestions on how > I can correct this annoying problem. > > Also, if the alignment seems at the limit in some areas where there is > no adjustment would that indicate a problem. > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 08:18:38 -0500 From: "Steve D'Gerolamo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Poodle-Mania If you want to learn more, there's the "other" Jane Goodall story: "Poodles in the Mist". Pay no attention to fictional accounts like "Greystoke: the Legend Of Tarzan, Lord of the Poodles" or "Mighty Joe Poodle". Those ridiculous '60s movies (such as "Poodzilla vs. Mothra" and "The Poodle from the Black Lagoon") have no bearing in reality whatsoever. The ultimate way to learn is to watch The Discovery Channel during "Poodle Week" (highest ratings of the year). ==================================================== Poodles are perhaps the smartest of the canines...not as humorous as a flock of weiner dogs and not as macho as Rottweillers (even Martha S. herself is partial to the Rotts for Tots "Carl" books). SD ========================================= Steve D'Gerolamo - The Ultimate Garage 201-262-0412 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://www.ultimategarage.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 08:23:02 -0500 From: Patrick Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E28> Yooouuu light up my life... I seem to have either stumped or bored everyone with my low beam fault indicator question, so I'll skip that one for now and proceed to my next couple. :) Not having gotten a response from the only AutoPal headlight supplier I've contacted, and considering the overwhelming negative response to my JC Whitney headlight question (there were two guys who said they worked fine, many more who said they didn't... *shrug*), it looks like I'll just live on hot dogs and coffee for a while and buy either some Hellas or Cibies. :) Are the stock female headlight connectors, the parts which fit onto the blades of the stock H5006 and H5001 sealed beams, a direct plug in for the respective H4 and H1 bulbs, or will I have to come up with my own connectors? Are the Euro 5.75" high beams, with 55 watt H1 bulbs, significanly brighter or of better pattern than 50 watt H5001 sealed beams? This one's more for curiosity's sake, since if I'm dropping the bucks on the Euro lights, I'm damn well going to put illegal bulbs in them too. ;) If I'm making my own wiring harness with relays and fuses, should I take switching power for the relays 'upstream' from the stock relays? It seems a bit silly to run relays through relays, especially when the stock high beam relay appears to either be on its way out, or just naturally be very, very slow to wake up in cold weather. Finally, if anyone's used both the Cibie flat face 5.75" and Hella 5.75" high/lows, did you notice a difference in their aiming between high and low? Specifically, I've been told that the Hellas have a bit of a 'beam separation' problem, where if they're aimed properly on low beam, the high beams are up in the trees, and if they're aimed well on high beam, the low beam's too low, and that the Cibies do not exibit this tendency. Of course, I've been told this by someone selling the (significantly more expensive) Cibies, so I'd kind of like an unbiased opinion. :) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:00:44 -0500 From: "Bill Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E36-M3 TWO TONE INTERIOR?? > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Has Anyone made their M3 interior 2-tone? I have a e36 M3 2dr with Sport > > seats and a all black interior. I want to do the seats (grey and black) the > > sifter boot grey, the center of the door grey and get grey speedo and rpm . > > Anyone have pics or info on this please help.!.!.! Then Chester Wong wrote: > I think they actually came from the factory that way. I remember when I was > shopping for my M3, I saw a technoviolet M3 in the showroom which had either > two tone or tri-tone leather seats. Very cool... No one was ever able to give > me the definite name to it....DOH! > On my E39 M5 that color is called Silverstone. Black Sport seats with grey(silverstone) center panels and grey center door panels. Goes great with the brushed aluminum trim option that C&D didn't like. I couldn't get rid of all the gadgets but at least I could get the wood out so I don't have to worry about termites.;^) Bill Matthews Hockessin DE 00 MGeeze some Volvos ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 09:22:13 EST From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Poodles and sheep, poodles and sheep, I've gotta get me some poodles and s >----- Original Message ----- > > > > At 08:02 AM 3/1/00 EST, Steven Reed wrote: > > >Ewwwwwww. > > > > > > > > > Hmmm....guess that means he's a Sheep guy, not a Poodle lover.... > > > > > > > > Jim "That was just too easy..." Ochi > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > What can I say... I've been a baaaaaaaad boy Steve "I leave myself open..." 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