[uucdigest] Thursday, June 21 2001 Volume 03 : Number 3907 _________________________________________________________________ | | 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] speed.... ["richard535i" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] speed.... [Eurowerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] E36 M3: 95 vs. 96 vs. 97 [Jon Crystal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Yesterday: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly (longish) ["Pat Donahue"] [uuc] Re: Tire dressing [John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] E36 M3: 95 vs. 96 vs. 97 ["matthew c. mead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] E36 M3: 95 vs. 96 vs. 97 ["Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] E34 Wagon [david kroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Cookie Monster (was Re: Tire dressing) [Andy Peavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] Tire dressing [Steve Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] trailer hitch installation ["Crawford, Scott" <Scott.Crawford@moses] [uuc] <E36> Ignition system upgrade from Jim Powell [Rob Levinson * UUC M] Re: [uuc] trailer hitch installation [Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] speed.... ["." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Speed...Part II ["." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] RE: S54 Motor ["KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:03:10 +0100 From: "richard535i" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] speed.... 145mph '89 535i Sport 150mph Subrau Legacy and Ford Escort Cosworth 160+mph Ford Sierra Cosworth 160+mph Granada twin turbo 170+mph Yamaha R1 95mph 950cc Ford Fiesta All on public roads. Richard M _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:29:20 -0400 From: Eurowerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] speed.... 189 on two wheels and only 165 (for over 25 miles) in a car..... Anything over 150 mph for a prolonged period is seriously moving. I am not going to say that I was nervous or scared, but I was definately paying attention..... The 189 on a bike was REALLY scary. I will never do that again. From 100 to 160 I rode a wheelie, all on video by the local police dept. Fortunately this was set-up to be done and they wanted to see this in person......no tickets involved!!!! - -- 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: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:17:13 -0400 From: Jon Crystal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E36 M3: 95 vs. 96 vs. 97 Thinking seriously about moving up to an M3.... Any advice on the pro/con of these 3 model years? I am aware of the engine change, but there seem to be mixed opinions on whether it got better or worse. Also, traction control was added in 97....again with some mixed reviews. Anything else I should note? I welcome any advice. Jon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:23:13 -0400 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Yesterday: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly (longish) There's always two things to consider when you're dealing with shops that mess up. Do they readily take blame and get things fixed? Are they having to do that a lot? If they fix things that they cause that's good. If they have to fix things a lot to take care of their errors that's not good. Sounds like a good shop to me. Geeeze '88 325is race car for sale http://patdonahue.com/forsale From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <snip> > But, upon closer inspection, the rear caliper is in a non-normal position - > up against the shock. Hmmm. And there's a small puddle of fluid there. Oh, > you have got to be kidding me! Apparently the rear caliper bracket was not > secure properly after there wheel bearing work, and it came loose (the > pothole helped I'm sure). So I have to get the wheel off in order for the > car to be able to roll up onto the flatbed, and there it is, a caliper-size > hole in the wheel. This is the Ugly <shudder>. All I can say is, I'm glad I > was going straight when it happened. > <snip> > Anyway, thanks for reading this far. And in case you're curious, I will > *still* continue to patronize and recommend this shop. Sometimes "stuff" > happens, sometimes it's really bad, but it's being corrected and that's > acceptable to me. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:38:20 -0700 (PDT) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Tire dressing On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, david kroth wrote: > I've got a set of Continental tires on my "other" car > that have a nasty habbit of turning brown within a > week > of cleaning them. > > Can anyone recommend a quality tire dressing that will > minimize this effect? Note that I'm not a big fan > of glossy, wet-look tires. I like the look of clean, > black tires. So if there's a product with minimal > shine that would be even better. Steve Albrecht maintains that tires must be clean CLEAN before you apply any dressing or they will turn brown. He told me he uses the scrubbing bubbles - Dow bathroom cleaner. They do the work so you don't have tooooooooo... I did this last week and the scrubbing bubbles indeed turned quite brown while doing their thing. I think I should have hit 'em 2 or 3 times though because the tires weren't especially black once they dried. I put on some too-shiny dressing anyway and am awaiting the eventual results. - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:38:40 -0400 From: "matthew c. mead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E36 M3: 95 vs. 96 vs. 97 On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 03:17:13PM -0400, Jon Crystal wrote: > Thinking seriously about moving up to an M3.... > Any advice on the pro/con of these 3 model years? I am aware of the > engine change, but there seem to be mixed opinions on whether it got > better or worse. Also, traction control was added in 97....again with > some mixed reviews. Anything else I should note? > I welcome any advice. I'll preface this by letting you know I own a 1997 M3/4. I believe in stock form, the engine is better than the 3.0l used in the 95. However, that said, the 95 is much more modifiable, and there is a lot more aftermarket support for doing so. As for traction control, I don't mind it. It has saved me a tail slide a few times, but mostly it's a safety blanket. It kicks in way too early, and generally removes slip that I want. I turn it off when I autocross and do track events. It works ok when it's borderline icy/wet, and has saved me a few countersteers. Oh, and you can't get a 95 4 door. This may not matter to you though. - -matt 97 Dakar M3/4 - -- matthew c. mead mmead (at at at) goof (dot dot dot) com (you know what to do to email me) http://www.goof.com/~mmead/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:36:29 -0400 From: "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E36 M3: 95 vs. 96 vs. 97 as a rule of thumb, each year got better from a build quaility standpoint. But 96 up to the end, are pretty much the same I think. I would say buy the best you can afford. If it comes down to decided between a 95 or 96+, there are a few things to think about. Most folks will tell you that you want a late 95. I personally prefer driving the 95 due to the 3.0. It feels smoother, also pulls stronger above 5k and does not run out of breath so to speak. A 3.2 feels winded at 6.5k plus and it should if you look at the intake runners. 95 does not have OBD11 which is a huge bonus in my book I prefer the AC controls on the 95, two seperate knobs instead of digital. My 95 M3 easily pulls away from any 96+ that I have had a chance to race. But we are talking a small difference here. The 96 felt faster around town due to the higher torque it has, but a very small difference. Traction Control is a complete waste of money in my book. the few cars I have driven with it, a decent driver can do a better job. It is for morons that dont know proper driving technique. Find the lowest mileage example in your fav color that you can afford and go for it. truly great car. Someone has a 95 charcoal black with cloth/sweude interior, no sunroof with only 20-30k miles on it, I am waiting for that car to be offered up for sale. 1 of maybe 5-10 like it over here. Mike - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Crystal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 3:17 PM Subject: [uuc] E36 M3: 95 vs. 96 vs. 97 > Thinking seriously about moving up to an M3.... > > Any advice on the pro/con of these 3 model years? I am aware of the > engine change, but there seem to be mixed opinions on whether it got > better or worse. Also, traction control was added in 97....again with > some mixed reviews. Anything else I should note? > > I welcome any advice. > > > Jon > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:15:54 -0700 (PDT) From: david kroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 Wagon In my search for a wagon I found this advertised on the internet. This is from a franchise BMW dealer: "SLATE GREEN 4DR WAGON ITA, 12184 MILES, M- TRANSMISSION, 2.5L V6." V6? M transmission? Anyway, if anyone knows of a clean, low mileage (ha!) '95 wagon available I'd appreciate a quick email. ===== David Kroth [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:24:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Andy Peavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Cookie Monster (was Re: Tire dressing) - --- John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." > -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ...after getting shoved to the ground and kicked by an immature father.... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:31:30 -0700 From: Steve Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Tire dressing david kroth asked about tire dressing that doesn't turn brown. It has been my experience over the past thirty some odd years that the only time my tires turned brown after applying dressing to them was when I did not clean the tires first. The best cleaner I have found for tires (as well as engine rooms, etc.) is Dow bathroom cleaner. Scrub them down really well then apply the dressing. The Dow will take the wax off your wheels (and everything else), so watch the overspray, unless of course you are going to rewax anyway. Steve Albrecht ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:59:30 -0400 From: "Crawford, Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] trailer hitch installation Hi all, I'm looking into my options concerning putting a trailer hitch on my '89 325is for very light towing, the square kind, is that a receiver hitch? Has any got any suggestions about doing this, where to get the parts, doing the install, not doing it because it's a really bad idea? Thanks for any information. Scott ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:47:01 -0400 From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E36> Ignition system upgrade from Jim Powell Gone but not forgotten, Jim Powell forwarded this to me for posting on the UUC Digest: ==================================== I'm not completely done with this yet. But I'm on vacation and determined to have another life, so it may take me a few days to finish the writeup. Some of the technical explanations are missing but there's enough data to let the knowledgeable and the idiot savants have a field day. http://www.apexcone.com/Ignition/IgnitionSolutions/IgnitionSolutions.html Jim Having a non-car day! ==================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:05:42 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] trailer hitch installation Crawford, Scott at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm looking into my options concerning putting a trailer hitch on my '89 > 325is for very light towing, the square kind, is that a receiver hitch? Has > any got any suggestions about doing this, where to get the parts, doing the > install, not doing it because it's a really bad idea? > > Thanks for any information. www.hitch-web.com can sell you everything you need (hitch and trailer light controller). It's easy enough to do. - - Mark '97 Carrera S '97 528i 5-spd '88 M3, track car, soon to be a JS racer, Vontage Sports Racing trailer hitch - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (office) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:10:12 -0700 From: "." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] speed.... I remember racing my mom's Buick Electra with a 455 at Orange County International Raceway when i was in high school......that sucker was fast...(if you didn't have to turn) ..used to beat cars regularly......it would lay down a patch with the right rear tire forever....... Oh yeah, speed.......I've hit 140+ with my Dinan 328i. But the best sensation of speed I ever had was driving my old 36hp '55 bug with swing axles around 60 miles an hour and hitting a dip in the road......talk about scary....definitely an E ticket ride ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:15:06 -0700 From: "." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Speed...Part II Oh yeah.....speaking of speed. I hit Mach 2 in an F4B Phantom, when in the Navy.....does that count? and 0-650 MPH in 275 feet in a steam catapult launch off the USS Constellation..... Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:13:11 -0700 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: S54 Motor Brett, The bars I asked about were the two straddling the crank girdle. It looked like the oil pickup was at the upper rt. of the photo (that bronze/gold colored jobby). >From your answer they appear to be for scavenging. - -Kevin ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #3907 *************************** ________________________________________ | 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 |__________________________________________
