[uucdigest] Wednesday, June 20 2001 Volume 03 : Number 3900 _________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.gis.nsw.gov.au/staff/rnott/bmw/bmw.html | | 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. | Technical Problems? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: Re: [uuc] Justification for Higher Education ["Gilbert Hoffman" <gil_a_mo] Re: [uuc] Inner workings of an S54.... ["Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] <E36> Intermittent wheel shimmy? ["Gary Derian" <gderian@amerit] Re: [uuc] Inner workings of an S54.... ["Gary Derian" <gderian@ameritech.] Re: [uuc] Re: At the gap there be dragons... [Eurowerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] RE: [uuc] RE: Bunch of "newbie" questions [Doug Foster <Doug.Foster@click] [uuc] Inner workings of an S54.... [Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] Re: E36 wheels stolen.. [Mark Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] RE: [uuc] speed.... [Timothy Fries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Re:Spoilers Schmoilers [Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <rob@shor] [uuc] Re: Justification For Higher Education [shane.a.kleinpeter@accentur] Re: [uuc] Re:Spoilers Schmoilers [Donna Seeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Re:Spoilers Schmoilers [Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <rob@shor] [uuc] Speed... was: spoilers Schmoilers [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:54:10 From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Justification for Higher Education Rob wrote: >Of course, you have to make your lists in four flavors; >price-dependent and price-independent, plus modified and stock. > >Oddly enough, many of my choices were BMW or BMW-based: Not entirely true in my list: Price-dependent list included (among others): E30 M3 Evo caterham 21 GTO P-car E46 328i (have to include the car you own. ;-) Price-independent included (among others): 250GTO D-type 205t16 evo (current year Martini Focus) McLaren F1 (doesn't this make everyone's list?) Price-dependent, modified : one of dem ti's with the M motor... Price-independent, modified : a US road legal 917K (although I'd take a 917/30) Gilbert _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:43:04 -0400 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Inner workings of an S54.... So did somebody just decide to see what those looked like inside? Man is that customer going to be upset when he sees his car: "Hey, I said just fix the BRAKE LIGHT!!!". Geeeze '88 325is race car for sale http://patdonahue.com/forsale From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.koalamotorsport.com/s54.htm > > --------------------------- > Now offering BMW special tool rental > and pay per incident tech help. > --------------------------- > Brett Anderson > www.koalamotorsport.com > Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:51:45 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E36> Intermittent wheel shimmy? First make sure the runout, both lateral and radial, is nearly zero. Then have the wheels balanced off the car on a spin balancer. Weights are placed on the inside and outside half of the rim in different locations. This is standard tire shop practice these days. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Gary wrote: > > "Check the dynamic balance of the front wheels. Does the problem get worse > or improve after making a turn? The front wheels are going in and out of > phase. > > A dynamic imbalance creates a side to side vibration that is felt in the > steering as left-right-left in the wheel. When the fronts add together, you > can feel it. When they c@ncel, you can't feel it." > > Yes Gary I'd say this is exactly what my car is doing. Why does this happen > and how can I fix it?. FWIW, the car has 17x8.5" Fikse's with 235/40/17 > T1S's. > > Thanks, > Rob > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:00:44 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Inner workings of an S54.... These guys are serious about building an engine! Lovely inverse flank on the cams. Very stout rods and pistons. I want to see the intake ports. Hey, where is the cat in the exhaust manifold? This is a Euro engine. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.koalamotorsport.com/s54.htm > > --------------------------- > Now offering BMW special tool rental > and pay per incident tech help. > --------------------------- > Brett Anderson > www.koalamotorsport.com > Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 09:28:46 -0400 From: Eurowerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: At the gap there be dragons... It was brought to my attention that the phrase is "At the Gap There Be Dragons" Go to www.dealsgap.com. 318 turns in 11 miles. This makes the Nurburgring look easy!!!! - -- Kirk A. Gilchrist EURO-WERKS / Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volvo Service and Repair 8 South Highland St. / Winchester, KY 40391 / 859-745-0125 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.euromajic.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 09:39:23 -0400 From: Doug Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] RE: Bunch of "newbie" questions >> I don't think its engagement, marriage or house. I think he has a child coming! John Wins!!! You are right or at least close. I'm having my Second kid. I managed to keep the Miata and bike through the first one, by being willing to do a lot of car swapping. My wife loved the Miata, and I told her the bike wasn't worth anything. But with a second kid, we need two cars that can handle car seats. I toyed with getting a used M3, until I tried putting a carseat in and out of the back, and then strapping in my 2 1/2 year old. My back said no. Then we looked at some nice 525 5 speeds, but they just didn't have the zip that I wanted. The 540 was a bit out of my price range, and was definately more of a "toy" than just a car, so in negotiating with my wife for the extra funds, I had to give up the bike. The only reason I rode it recently was to go fast, and I'm hoping the 540 solves that. John, you win an entire box full of Ninja 600 spare parts!!!! Just send $9.95 to cover S&H and I'll ship it right out! ;-) Doug ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 05:56:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Inner workings of an S54.... Brett: Nice pictures! Is that a windage tray in the oilpan? Also, what are those notches in the cam lobes for? Never realized you could have a concave cam profile like that. So, what happened to the motor? Neil Deshpande http://www.neilwerke.com *** "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.koalamotorsport.com/s54.htm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:47:42 -0500 From: Mark Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E36 wheels stolen.. � > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dinah DeRoller [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Now for the trick question: They were stacked in the building when > > they were "removed". Since they were not physically on the car, > > is this going to make claiming this on my automotive insurance > > (Chubb) difficult? > > > > Dinah > � > > Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 01:19:43 -0400 > From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] Re: [E36] wheels stolen > > Cool! > > Dinah has a wife. > > Can I watch? > � Good one Brett� ;) Dinah.. I have seen a set of wheels get paid for� when a claim was turned in for wheels that were stacked in the owner's garage.. Clearly it was� an example of "good neighbor" service, as the ruling was to extend the coverage to parts of the vehicle sitting in the garage and not on the car.... � Mark Williams 91 ///M3 2.5L Dallas, TX claim rep by day.. PS..� If you are going the honest route, turn the claim in as an auto claim and see how good ������� Chubb is... If your claim is denied then you could also turn in a claim for the� wheels under �������� your homeowner's coverage. Good luck! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 05:55:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Timothy Fries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] speed.... I've floored my E21 320i to 110 mph. Aerodynamics and fear kicked in (fear first, though) Tim - --- Ulf Bertilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rob started it, Who has gone the fastest here on > wheels? > > I have gone 128 or so. I know I am on the low > end. > > I've flored my E36 320I to 217 km/t (135mph). > The rpm limither pulled in :) > > Cheers > Happy Speeding > > Ulf __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:53:13 -0400 From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re:Spoilers Schmoilers > From: "Ulf Bertilsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Subject: RE: [uuc] Re:Spoilers Schmoilers > >> I'd hate to break the news to you about "BMW miles". Rather optimistic in >> the speedometers, and oftentimes in the odometers. >> >> 8% is a mild guess on older models. >> > How about an E36 with stock wheels/rims ? 3-5% ? Maybe. Do a test... set your cruise control at 50mph. Then, reset your OBC's average speed display (the OBC's speed measurement is more accurate than the speedometer display). Doubtful you will see 50mph. Calculate difference in mph X 2. That's your percentage innacuracy which should be the same percent at any speed. - - Rob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:58:00 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: Justification For Higher Education <P>Rob wrote: Remember that '80s poster, "Justification for High= er Education"? The one<BR>with the mansion and the detached 6-ca= r garage with various M-Bs, Lambos,<BR>Furryaris, etc. sticking out?</P><P>= </P><P>I reply:</P><P> </P><P>Funny you mention this. I ha= d a new neighbor move in a couple doors down last week. Leaving for w= ork I see U-haul unloading stuff, and the folks that were doing the unloadi= ng look kind of scruffy. I think to myself 'There goes the neighborho= od' and go to work. Coming home that evening, I almost ran over one o= f the other neighbors mailboxes. Guy has in his driveway: </P><= P>Lamborghini Diablo</P><P>Ferrari 355</P><P>Porsche 928</P><P>Jaguar XJ-12= </P><P>I'm still trying to figure out what this guy is all about. Mos= tly because the house sold for about $200k and only has a two car garage. &= nbsp;I'm only home Fri-Mon but he gets up every morning and chamois' of the= cars in the driveway. He wears sleeveless shirts so you can see all = the tattoos on his arms :-) I gotta introduce myself this weekend.</P= ><P> </P><P>Shane Kleinpeter</P><P>Tarheel Chapter</P><P>'96 M3</P>= ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:14:03 -0800 From: Donna Seeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re:Spoilers Schmoilers I have one measurement: Guido was at indicated 110mph, measured by radar 103mph, = 6.4% optimistic. Donna ------- 88 M3, "Guido," #41 JP 95 330isA, super-commuter > From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'd hate to break the news to you about "BMW miles". Rather optimistic in > the speedometers, and oftentimes in the odometers. > > 8% is a mild guess on older models. > > - Rob > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:50:17 -0400 From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re:Spoilers Schmoilers I saw top speed... OTHER cars' top speed! ;-) <legal disclaimer> This is what COULD HAVE happened IF maintaining all speed-enforcement laws were not of UTMOST IMPORTANCE to me. Now, with that out of the way... Keeping the names anonymous to protect the "innocent", we were driving back from O'Fest '99 along Route 81 in PA. The road is deserted, we haven't seen another car for miles. 81 is one of those roads that looks fake; it goes straight as an arrow to the horizon and there are no entrances on exits for very long stretches. Sort of an ideal top-speed road. I was following the '97 M3 in front of me, cruising at a sedate 75mph-ish. Keep in mind this '97, when bone-stock, was one of the strongest M3s I had ever experienced. Suddenly the M3 starts to accelerate, I figure he is just picking up the pace. So I'm following, paying more attention to the car in front rather than the speedo. Then I hear this odd whistling sound, and I could not figure out what it was... until I realize the antenna mast is audibly whistling. I think that started at 140. As I was maintaining the distance between us (had to keep backing off the throttle), I found myself rapidly closing. What the hell? Why was he slowing down so soon? Oh yeah, they have those 155mph speed limiters. Although, based on the rpm, he figured actual speed was 158mph. ...at least, that's the way it could have happened except that I always set the cruise control at 55mph on the highway. Really. I swear. Uh-huh. - - Rob > From: "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] Re:Spoilers Schmoilers > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> The 535i Turbo and M5 Turbo on the other hand... > Silly, just plain silly, Silly I tell ya. Did ya ever see a top speed? > > mike ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 10:23:51 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Speed... was: spoilers Schmoilers I haven't really spoken up in this grouppe... but since we are on the subject. Two years ago.. GA-400 north bound from Lenox at 0700. Just gotten off work from the night tour. No traffic, V1 at attention. Opened up the E34 540i(A) to 140 MPH and still kept asking for more. Slowed down about the Northridge exit as I thought I might be pushing my luck. Haven't tried it since ;-) Thanks for the few words, Alex Cabrera Network Engineer III BellSouth International Access 1990 LS400 1992 VW GTI 1995 540iA ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #3900 *************************** ________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Camptown Automotive - http://www.camptownauto.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Detailwerks Chicago Inc. "Chicago's Premier Automotive Appearance | Center" . http://www.detailwerkschicago.com |==================================================== | Koala MotorSport . BMW technical information, special tool sales/rental | http://www.koalamotorsport.com |==================================================== | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | UUC Motorwerks . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com |__________________________________________
