[uucdigest] Wednesday, March 29 2000 Volume 03 : Number 532 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] animal oil in K&N filter oils [uuc] E28> filler neck leaks Re: [uuc] 525iT vinyl seats? [uuc] re: not more SUV's [uuc] Midwest Motorsport Open House - Sat. 4/1 Re: [uuc] Re: Speeding, Valentine & Ignorance Part Dux Re: [uuc] animal oil in K&N filter oils [uuc] Codes [uuc] Motorsport Stripes [uuc] E46 Sport Wagon [uuc] RE: Dinan or Steve D bushings? [uuc] Re: E28 M5 shop visit....opinions? Re: [uuc] Re: Speeding, Valentine & Ignorance Part Dux Re: [uuc] Steve Dinan is a nice guy... Re: [uuc] E46 Sport Wagon Sheeze.. [uuc] Steve Dinan is a nice guy... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:49:44 -0600 From: "Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] animal oil in K&N filter oils Ken, Animal oils, yep, and there in about everything else you buy or use in day to day life. get over it. We pollute and destroy more by driving our cars every day but we still do it. Sorry for the flame, but it's a fact. jason daniels - ---------- > From: Ken W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] animal oil in K&N filter oils > Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 10:42 PM > > So I got a recharger kit for my K&N filter and was nauseated to see > that the oils contain animal oil! Anyone have info on that? I called > K&N to find out what the deal is, and after a bit of floundering the > guy asked me if I was an animal rights activist. No one could or > would tell me anything. Makes me want to get an ITG. > > > -Ken > '91 M3 > '86 GTI > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: ScopusFest ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:03:12 -0500 From: "Phemister, George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E28> filler neck leaks <<<<<<Captain Brakefade asks Subject: [uuc] <E28> filler neck leaks I found out last week that my gas tank is leaking badly around the filler neck. I know that E28 tanks tend to rust around there preventing the gasket from sealing properly to the filler neck. I'll probably take the tank from my 528e parts car, clean it up..>>>>>>>.. Pay close attention to the little pipe outlets on top of the tank for rust. I found it easier to cut the three small vent hoses in the trunk, and then fish them out attached to the tank. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:56:15 -0600 From: "Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] 525iT vinyl seats? I had an 1984 318i (in 88-89-90) and they hold up great. Just clean them regularly, and use something like Lexol's Vinylex on them once a month. You might want the sheep skins for the winter, they get pretty cold. (sorry, your in the warm climate, you'll need them so you don't melt to the seats!) jason daniels - ---------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] 525iT vinyl seats? > Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 5:03 AM > > I'm considering purchasing a 1994 525iT which has vinyl seats (I didn't > know vinyl was offered on such a car!). Does anyone have any experience > or opinions on this material? Does it hold up OK? Does it look OK? > > Thanks in advance-- > > Kip Peterson > San Diego > 98 M3/4 > BMWCCA #156195 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:59:37 -0500 From: "Michael J. Greto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: not more SUV's Well, I for one, given the choice of seeing BMW taken over by someone else, or producing more SUV's, I'd take the latter. This seems to reaffirm BMW is staying independent. Michael Greto BMW CCA Everglades Chapter '98 ///M Roadster Many former Bimmers ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:04:45 -0800 (PST) From: "I.L. Eberhart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Midwest Motorsport Open House - Sat. 4/1 Hey gang, just a reminder. Complete details are at http://www.MidwestMotorsport.com I just got a call asking to have my car on display. So if any of yall are interested in seeing the UUC Strut Barbarian or feeling the UUC Competition EVO with Delrin bushings and ERK, drop by. BTW, although my M3 sedan is new to me, I've driven an E36 sedan for over 3 years. I had two other strut brace bars installed before and can definetly say that nothing I've experienced comes close to the Strut Barbarian. I work with a bunch of engineering geeks (some own BMWs) and even though they're not really car guys, they drooled over my brace. They said it's exactly the way they would have engineered it. Hope to see some of yall this Saturday. - - Chip __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:02:35 -0500 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Speeding, Valentine & Ignorance Part Dux Since this has become a thread let me add. The cop himself should have been charged with reckless endangerment. A smart cop with this ego in check could have sped up _after_ the pass was completed to get pertinent information. Geeeze http://patdonahue.com/forsale From: "Moe Drippins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > He was following a slow car in his BMW and passed on a yellow line. > > Car speeds up... > > I hate to get on a cop rant, since so many others here can do it > better than I can, but... > > While what your friend did was indeed not smart, what was the point of > the trooper (in the slow car) speeding up? To teach him a lesson? To > assuage his bruised ego? To show your buddy how powerful he was? > > This sounds like a spoiled 3 year old's behavior to me. How was this > either protecting OR serving? > > -- > Just Moe ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:16:20 -0500 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] animal oil in K&N filter oils Moe Drippins wrote : > What's an ITG? the filter brand/design that JimC & Eurosport chose for their intake system. Jim posted many moons ago about the significantly superior filtering capability of the ITG filter vs. K&N's which apparently flow a lot of air, but also dirt/particles. I believe that the Eurosport/JimC are the sole US supplier of the BMW-specific ITG fitments. they are apparently quite popular for other makes of cars as well. as we all know, JimC is the real deal & he does not sell stuff that he will not put on his own vehicles, so the ITG would be the way I would go if I was changing the intake on my car. (which I likely will do & go the complete intake/shark-inject route.) as always this is all IIRC (If I Recall Correctly for the 'net acronym-impaired) so if anyone else has anything to add, go right ahead. Ben Keyes '99 M coupe '88 M5 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:18:15 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Codes Can anyone provide a list of what model is represented by the individual code number i.e. (E34, E36, E28 etc.) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:22:39 -0800 From: "Jeff Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Motorsport Stripes I plan to add some stripes or graphics to my GT-3 2002 and was wondering if anyone has a source for decals in Motorsport colours. There was some discussion a while ago (which I ignored of course) about the correct colours for the Motorsport stripes. I recall someone had Pantone numbers and someone else had some other colour reference. Would appreciate it if this info could be posted again. TIA Jeff Roberts GT-3 2002 refrigerator white ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:29:24 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E46 Sport Wagon I'm seriously thinking of the new 323 Sport Wagon. I've read on the various pages, lists and FAQ's for all the info I could get. One question I have is that I read that the 328 has larger brakes than the 323 and I wonder if the larger brakes were put on the 323 Sport Wagon? I see that the Wagon's diff ratio is the steeper 3.46:1 and the swaybars are also larger to compensate for the 200+ lbs weight so I assume the brakes were upsized too. Anyone? I called my local dealer sales person but they were only able to read from the standard brochure and were little help. Randy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:50:44 -0800 From: "Jerry Chyo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Dinan or Steve D bushings? FWIW, I think Steve D's are technically superior. Someone correct me if I am wrong but a few years ago it was pointed out that merely turning the 750 bushings down wasn't the proper way to do the job. They needed some additional lathe done (I think they also had to be rounded somehow) to prevent either the bushing or arm from potentially breaking when stressed. I think Steve was the first to do this. Not sure about Dinan's. They may or may not do this. No one else did at the time (I asked). Buy from Steve. Jerry Chyo '88 M5 '72 tii Shiv wrote: > I was trying to establish if they have the same procedure for > modification and whether or not there is any known quality or > performance issue with one compared to the other. > > I know they both start from the same point, I was interested to know if > one can tell the difference from an engineering standpoint. > > Dinan may not be known for his prices or friendliness, but no one I know > faults his technical capabilities and quality of work. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:07:41 -0800 From: Shiv Sikand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E28 M5 shop visit....opinions? Either HD or Sport. Both available for under $100 each, front or rear, from either Turner or Eurasian. - --Shiv 88 M5, with Bilsteins on all 4 corners. >From: Eurowerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest]E28 M5 shop visit....opinions? > > What version of Bilstein??? The cheaply offered discount chain version > or the actual H.D. version? > > Shiv Sikand wrote: > > > The Bilsteins are available for $92 dollars each. So, the mechanic is > > charging almost double. Bit high, IMHO... > > > > --Shiv ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:09:49 -0600 From: "Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Speeding, Valentine & Ignorance Part Dux Talk to the police accredited training schools out there, or anybody who has gone to one. All these young cops come out with an attitude because they train them that way. I can say this comming from a law enforcement family, and seeing the difference in attitude and opinion amongst the generations.Sad but true, nobody wants to be the local officer friendly anymore. It boils down to one-up-man-ship on tickets, or arrests to inflate there bragging rights. SAD... Jason Daniels - ---------- > > > He was following a slow car in his BMW and passed on a yellow line. > > Car speeds up... > > I hate to get on a cop rant, since so many others here can do it > better than I can, but... > > While what your friend did was indeed not smart, what was the point of > the trooper (in the slow car) speeding up? To teach him a lesson? To > assuage his bruised ego? To show your buddy how powerful he was? > > This sounds like a spoiled 3 year old's behavior to me. How was this > either protecting OR serving? > > -- > Just Moe > '95 540 6 speed, BL/SS > BMWCCA Peachtree Chapter ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:13:04 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Steve Dinan is a nice guy... He didn't fix it and he's a nice guy cause he didn't charge you? I'm not saying he isn't a nice guy, but that ought to be normal. Jim "Paul M. Moriarty" wrote: > > Don Eilenberger writes: > [...] > > > > That enough guidance? Oh - Steve's also a nice guy. Never heard > > Mr. Dinan called that, but mebbe I wasn't listening.. > > > > I really don't understand all of the Dinan bashing on the digest. > > For the record, when my E28 M5 was at Dinan for repairs and an Insp 2 in > December, Steve personally spent 8 hours dinking with my car because of a > small miss at 1800 rpm that he didn't like. He claims he wasn't able to fix > it, though I cannot notice it. His charge for those 8hrs of his time? Zip. > I can't think of how much nicer a guy can be than that. > > -> Paul <- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:14:26 PST From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E46 Sport Wagon Randy wrote: >I see that the Wagon's diff ratio is the steeper 3.46:1 and the swaybars >are >also larger to compensate for the 200+ lbs weight so I assume the brakes >were >upsized too. Anyone? > >I called my local dealer sales person but they were only able to read from >the standard brochure and were little help. I don't think the brakes are bigger. The diff ratio is probably differnt to make for better towing. Didn't know about the sways, but do know that the rear springs are a bit stiffer. (To compensate for loads in the wagon.) Gilbert ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:15:10 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Sheeze.. [uuc] Steve Dinan is a nice guy... Paul quoted me as saying: >Don Eilenberger writes: >[...] >> >> That enough guidance? Oh - Steve's also a nice guy. Never heard >> Mr. Dinan called that, but mebbe I wasn't listening.. >> > >I really don't understand all of the Dinan bashing on the digest. I think you misunderstand. If the above can be construed as 'bashing' Dinan - then you have misread what I said. I said Steve is a nice guy (from personal experience), I've not heard Dinan called this. >For the record, when my E28 M5 was at Dinan for repairs and an Insp 2 in >December, Steve personally spent 8 hours dinking with my car because of a >small miss at 1800 rpm that he didn't like. He claims he wasn't able to fix >it, though I cannot notice it. His charge for those 8hrs of his time? Zip. >I can't think of how much nicer a guy can be than that. Now I have.. so, I'll amend it: Steve is still a nice guy, and Paul Moriarty said Steve Dinan is a gem of a human being (or nice guy). >- -> Paul <- Can we get back to talking about BMW's now? ................................................................... Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ JMP#1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NJ Shore BMW Riders web page: http://www.monmouth.com/~deilenberger "You're absolutely right, and I apologize" --Darryl Richman "Silly me... 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