[uucdigest] Sunday, March 19 2000 Volume 03 : Number 469 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Ben - Clean Up Yer Act ! Re: [uuc] Washing of Motor [uuc] <E30> my first (and hopefully last) OBC question Re: [uuc] Manual Trans./models Re: [uuc] Digitally Edited Pics Re: [uuc] <E30> my first (and hopefully last) OBC question [uuc] <misc> changing tire direction [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] if uuc owned bmw [uuc] iX Power, Long [uuc] Re: Top Speed? Re: [uuc] <misc> changing tire direction Re: [uuc] iX Power, Long Re: [uuc] Suggested NCC Tour [uuc] FS: 1996 318ti ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 07:43:31 -0500 From: "Curt Kiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Ben - Clean Up Yer Act ! >Is it just me, or does Ben sells his wheels off everytime they get dirty? >Ya know Ben <whispering into ear>......they have modern CHEMICALS to clean >that crap off the wheels. Pretty neat stuff, too. It's called S-O-A-P. Hush up Duane! I just bought some so called 'dirty' wheels from him for track use on the M5. Two were pristine in and out and the other two were fairly clean outside with heavy brake dust in the inside. Hell my street wheels are probably THAT dirty! He's giving them away so be quiet dude. I see it as a UUC business credo: Hell, I'd give them away but my wife won't let me! Curt Kiser BMW CCA Tidewater Virginia 88' M5 Sharked and tweaked 86' 325 Wifemobile ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 07:50:45 -0500 From: "Curt Kiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Washing of Motor Just a few tips. 1. Cover the alternator with a plastic bag (zip lock grade). Then avoid it with the hose as much as possible. Also avoid the dipstick top or other sealed oil input ports. 2. Dawn dish soap work very well on grease and oil but yet is soft on your hands! ;-) That and a brush/rag will do wonders. 3. Your right to use very low pressure on a cold engine only. 4. To help keep it clean use a 4 inch paint brush to dust-off the engine bay each time you open the hood for checking oil and such. This really prolongs the cleanliness of the compartment. Curt Kiser BMW CCA Tidewater Virginia Chapter 88' M5 <snip> Does anyone think I will be able to wash my own motor? I'm asking, I don't want to flood anything out or anything like that. Also, how often should one wash the motor to keep it look wonderful as ever. I do realize, if I do consider washing it, I should use very low pressure. Is there anything else I should consider. I want to keep my car looking new outside and inside. Thanks for any responses. Celisa ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 05:30:13 -0800 (PST) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> my first (and hopefully last) OBC question Neil Hitze wrote: >I tried hitting the AVE MPG button before, >after and at the same time as the reset button. I even tried mad stabs >at other button combos. Neil, this is what I do whenever I disconnect the battery (I do that a lot). Push AVG MPG button. Grab pen, push little recessed button which will cycle between "M/G", "L:100", and the desired "MPG". Done. You don't need to push anything at the same time. I go further and set the time and date but that's it. HTH Carlos 91 M3 last time was to put in a cool RED Optima battery. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:34:50 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Manual Trans./models The pages at Metric Mechanic, www.metricmechanic.com, have a good list of manual transmission usage in BMW's. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Manual trans gurus, > > Is there a resource that defines the manual trans models used in the > various models and years? A matrix would be especially helpful, as well > as a "trans spotters" guide. > > Thanks, > -jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:53:36 -0500 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Digitally Edited Pics Kinda fun images but from the length (closeness of rear headrest to front) it looks like you should have started with a 3 series instead of the 5. I rather imagine a 6 being a tad longer somewhere in it's body. Did the original 6s share the hood with their brother 5s or was the hood longer to give it the true coupe look? Geeeze http://patdonahue.com/forsale - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This summer, at work (during lunch breaks!) I did a little brainstorming and > image editing on the M5 and the X5. I came up with an M6, M6 convertible, > X3, and and X-Truck. I admit, now that I look at them again they're a little > rough, but still.. I'd love to have an M6 in my driveway ;) Anyway, I've > posted the pics at the following URLs. The top pics in each are the > original, unedited pics. Enjoy! (Thanks to Neil Hitze's website for > prompting me to post these! http://www.hitze.com/~neil) > > http://gunter.gunter.com/personal/m5m6.jpg (61k) > > http://gunter.gunter.com/personal/x5x3.jpg (67k) > > Anyone else have any cool faked/edited car pics? > > Grant > 87 325 > http://gunter.gunter.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:00:52 -0500 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E30> my first (and hopefully last) OBC question I see Carlos has already responded but he didn't say the magic sequence of words that seems to be your sticking point (really, pun not intended). You have the right button in the Avg economy button but it's the little pen-tip button you want to press REPEATEDLY. Each time you press that little pen-tipped button you get a different language until it cycles back to the start. Geeeze http://patdonahue.com/forsale - ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > O.K., so I finally get around to taking a ballpoint pen out to the car > to change the OBC display from metric to real measurement, but what do > you do if that doesn't work? I tried hitting the AVE MPG button before, > after and at the same time as the reset button. I even tried mad stabs > at other button combos. > Everything seems to work fine (range, economy, fuel quantity, etc.), > except that display measure will not switch. > I've hunted through many a FAQ page, but did not find the solution. > Anyone care to point out what I'm apparently doing wrong here? > TIA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:10:27 -0600 (CST) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <misc> changing tire direction i haven't driven on anything but tires with a directional tread pattern for what must be at least the last 15 years. so when i changed over to my snows last fall, i didn't bother marking my pilots... it's pretty easy to tell which one should go where, right? i took the snows off the car yesterday... and was surprised to find that i can't tell on which side of the car my pilots were mounted last year (in fact, all four are mounted the same way relative to the wheels... two point towards the front of the car, two towards the back). so i guessed. but since getting them on, i've found a marking on one wheel that i'd forgotten about... and with this, i can say with certainty that i now have these things on the other side of the car, rotating in the opposite direction they had been. is this something i should take the time to change? i'd always understood that changing tire rotational direction after a time can lead to belt seperation.... but is this true with a higher-quality skin too? any advise would be appreciated. - - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 25K ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:17:18 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] if uuc owned bmw > I completely agree. Ford (alone among the US based car firms) is run by > car guys or at least guys that listen to the car guys. Is this why the mustang now has a smaller engine with less horsepower? because they are "car guys"? maybe dodge is more for "car guys" (albeit i am not a dodge fan), since they did have the aggressiveness to make the Viper, prowler, that sedan delivery thing and always looking to possibly make other "concept cars" (copperhead or whatever its called) into real cars. what new/inventive car has ford made that rolled the socks down on any "sports car fan"? please dont say the probe (their original plan to replace the mustang). sorry for the slight rant,,, but i disagree with Ford being "car guys". tommy- let me run the thing....everyone will have plenty of horsepower if they choose it.!! 400hp for all m cars!!! make corvette go back to the drawing board. oh, yeah and porsche too. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:43:26 -0500 From: "Jerry Faber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] iX Power, Long It was a dark and stormy night (a few days ago). The rain was coming down so hard that the wipers had to be on high speed. As I entered the interstate highway, my 325iX beckoned, even challenged me to test its mettle. Who would be more capable, me, or my iX? A grin appeared on my face and I said, Yes!, let's see what we're made of. I glanced into my side-view mirror to see what kind of traffic was cruising along the interstate. Hmmm, seems lightly traveled but cars were in little packs. I gently pressed the throttle while in fourth gear and merged into the slow lane, going faster than most of the light traffic. The iX was starting to come into its own. I shifted into fifth and now it was time to feel out the car and the road. One driver in the middle lane didn't seem to like that I merged at an apparent high rate and sped up as if to imply, "you won't get into my lane". Of course, since my lane was free and clear I simply eased a litte deeper into the throttle. Now we were having fun. RPMs were in the more audible range and the combination all-wheel-drive and just broken-in snow! tires were planted on the roadway. The pesty middle-lane driver was now falling far behind. I gradually moved into the clear middle lane and felt how the iX continued to feel planted. Now as we all know, it doesn't take much effort or skill to drive in a straight line. I was looking forward to my exit about 8 miles up the road. It seemed puzzling, "Why am I passing all of these cars? (all the while making sure that no patrol cars were hiding in the median). The iX complained not a whit, and road feel was excellent. A gentle tap on the brakes confirmed that braking power was ready at my command. It occured to me that these drivers probably were experiencing some distress due to the heavy rain, darkness, and less than ideal driving skills. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that I'm an ace (I so want to get to driving schools again), but I had good teachers and learned well at the track (even in the rain, ask me about that adventure some day). I know this roadway very well, and me and my iX were humming together. For those curious about this location, it is in NJ on Interstate 78 heading west in the Warren to Bridgewater stretch. The exit from 78W to Interstate 287S is one of my favorite sections. It's a two lane exit on the right that then turns about 180 degrees to the left and goes under 78. As you leave 78 you can maintain your speed and about 300yds later is the turn. After the neutral/positive camber turn it's a straight shot (1/2 mile) to merge with 287S (be aware of state police who sometimes are in the median just after this merge). If you set this section up right it's fantastic. As I continued along thinking how great the iX is able to handle this kind of weather I notice that brake lights on several cars were going on an off up ahead on a downhill section of 78. Is it a patrol car, deer, who knows? I slow a little and when I get to the area it seems that there is some puddling of water on the roadway. The iX doesn't flinch, neither do I. At this point the exit is coming up. I've passed the small group of cars on the downhill and see a single car taking the exit for 287. I am closing fast and think, OK, what's the best plan of action here. Most cars brake hard for the 180 and I figure that I'll just blow by this car. Then I notice that I'm not slowing and the car in front has maintained our distance (about 300ft). He must have sped up. Ah hah! The hunt is on. Then I see the brake lights, got him! I set up for the 180 taking the outside lane (late apexing and all that) and wonder about the traction in the heavy rain. The iX still feels incredible. I catch up to the car in front of me (who, by the way, took the inside lane) and see that it's a beautiful silver E36 M3. I shift into fourth, arc through the turn, and zoom past the M3. He gave it a galant try, but afterall, my iX beckoned. Speed through this turn was about BLEEP (the censors have deleted this text) and on the straight it climbed to about BLEEP. There now is a good distance between me and the M3. I continued to enjoy the ride, and home was just 10 minutes away. The capability of the 325iX in inclement weather is tremendous, and sometimes simply amazing. The driver continues to be the weak link in the driving dance, so remember your lessons. At the dance tonight I had a lot of fun. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:24:26 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Top Speed? Graph the power required as a function of speed. This has two components, mechanical drag that increases linearly with speed and aero drag which increases with the third power of speed. Then take the engine power curve and plot available power vs. speed in each gear on the same graph. The speed at which the power available and power required curves cross is your top speed. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - ----- Original Message ----- From: William T. Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: BMW uuc digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; BMW Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 6:30 PM Subject: Top Speed? > To all, > > How do you calculate the theoretical top speed of an engine? Using the RPM, > Torque, HP and final drive ratio. > > > > http://www.geocities.com/emailmeman/home.html > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:52:18 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <misc> changing tire direction The tires should have clear markings indicating rotation or outside. If there are no markings, it doesn't matter. Tread and belt separation is not affected by rotation. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > i haven't driven on anything but tires with a directional tread pattern for > what must be at least the last 15 years. so when i changed over to my snows > last fall, i didn't bother marking my pilots... it's pretty easy to tell which > one should go where, right? i took the snows off the car yesterday... and was > surprised to find that i can't tell on which side of the car my pilots were > mounted last year (in fact, all four are mounted the same way relative to the > wheels... two point towards the front of the car, two towards the back). so i > guessed. but since getting them on, i've found a marking on one wheel that > i'd forgotten about... and with this, i can say with certainty that i now have > these things on the other side of the car, rotating in the opposite direction > they had been. is this something i should take the time to change? i'd > always understood that changing tire rotational direction after a time can > lead to belt seperation.... but is this true with a higher-quality skin too? > any advise would be appreciated. > > - Kevin Jay > '96 328is, red/tan, 25K > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:57:45 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] iX Power, Long Interesting but a testimonial to the advantage of skinny snow tires, not all wheel drive. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It was a dark and stormy night (a few days ago). The rain was coming down > so hard that the wipers had to be on high speed. As I entered the > interstate highway, my 325iX beckoned, even challenged me to test its > mettle. Who would be more capable, me, or my iX? <big snip> > The capability of the 325iX in inclement weather is tremendous, and > sometimes simply amazing. The driver continues to be the weak link in the > driving dance, so remember your lessons. At the dance tonight I had a lot > of fun. > > Jerry > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 07:39:46 PST From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Suggested NCC Tour Duane wrote: >Start at about noon on a Sunday...1. Begin the tour at HOOTERS at the Inner >Harbor, Baltimore. Eat greasy >P.S. Rich!!.....BREATHE AGAIN !!.......RICH !! ....I WAS ONLY KIDDING >!!!! >Ya think I would *really* propose something like that at a Chapter Board >meeting? > Darn! I was pretty sure I could make it to Baltimore by noon. Gilbert Hoffman ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:39:49 -0800 From: ngrumba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: 1996 318ti Black/Gray. Outstanding Condition. Racing Dynamics Chrome 17 X8's with New Yoko AVS Sports. Clarion Pro Audio Stereo w/Precision Power Amp/horn tweeters. Redline Trans/Diff fluid. Mobil 1 Changed every 3000 miles. All Receipts since I bought it new. 15,900 obo. Jeff ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #469 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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