[uucdigest] Tuesday, July 3 2001 Volume 03 : Number 3961 _________________________________________________________________ | | 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] Re: X5 vs Aztec (OT) [John Stoj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Autocross Helmet....suggestions? [Steven Schlossman <steven@hap] RE: [uuc] Autocross Helmet....suggestions? [Doug Foster <Doug.Foster@clic] RE: [uuc] Autocross Helmet....suggestions? [Doug Foster <Doug.Foster@clic] [uuc] RE: Run flat tyres ["KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] radar detectors ["Tom Newton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Re: tire pressure monitoring systems ["Gary Derian" <gderian@am] Re: [uuc] RE: Run flat tyres ["Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Hot E46 Compact Was: Ben K 2002 model info [=?iso-8859-1?q?Andrew=2] [uuc] <MT TV> Z06 vs M3 vs Boxster S [Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] <MT TV> Z06 vs M3 vs Boxster S [Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <] [uuc] f1 gps taped? ["Daniel Ehrlich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] x-brace part # [=?iso-8859-1?q?Alex=20Chia?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Carfax help new bmw in the family [Samir Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 17:43:17 -0700 (PDT) From: John Stoj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: X5 vs Aztec (OT) Mike asks me to: "please put the crack pipe down and step away." and [thinks he] "would rather drive an old 320i personally if I had to choose between the two [Aztec & Hummer]." Wow. Degustibus non disputantum, man. I know the Aztec's unpopular, but the 320 too? - - John S. _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:51:19 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Autocross Helmet....suggestions? At 6:35 PM -0400 7/2/01, Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks wrote: >For real track events, you should be using a helmet with "SA" rating - "A" >for automobile. Actually I believe SA means Special Application. http://www.snellfoundation.org/certlist/sa95cert.txt ...steven ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:55:31 -0400 From: Doug Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Autocross Helmet....suggestions? >> For real track events, you should be using a helmet with "SA" rating - "A" for automobile. SA also adds things like fire retardant inner linings etc... more important in a track car. Another thing to consider is weight... not much sure if it adds up in an auto-x, but from my road-racing days, a lighter helmet is a really good thing. "Cheaper" helmets are usually heavier. You should also look at the ventilation. On a hot day, a well ventilated helmet makes a big difference. But honestly different brands fit differently... you have to try a few on and see what feels right. Doug Foster 94 540iA 90k miles, new for me No track car... but nice Shoei helmet *DISCLAIMER* Shoei sponsored me durring my formative open-wheel racing days ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:08:52 -0400 From: Doug Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Autocross Helmet....suggestions? Yup... a good quote from the site's FAQ What are the differences between the SA and M standards? SA Standard was designed for auto racing while M Standard was for motorcycling and other motorsports. There are three major differences between them: 1. SA standard requires flammability test while the M standard does not; 2. SA standard allows narrower visual field than M standard (Some SA helmets may not be street legal); 3. SA standard has rollbar impact test while M standard does not. The "narrower visual field" is important in an open wheel car, but not if you are in anything with a windshield. Doug -----Original Message----- From: Steven Schlossman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Autocross Helmet....suggestions? At 6:35 PM -0400 7/2/01, Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks wrote: >For real track events, you should be using a helmet with "SA" rating - "A" >for automobile. Actually I believe SA means Special Application. http://www.snellfoundation.org/certlist/sa95cert.txt ...steven ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 19:36:45 -0700 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Run flat tyres Ben, Personally I think this is just another example of legislative bloat...... but if they're going to do it I hope the legislation or planned legislation will include other potential run flat "systems" such as the bands that keep a flattend tire from rolling off the rim and not just some monitoring systems as possible solutions.... Michelin???? - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 23:02:40 -0400 From: "Tom Newton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] radar detectors If you are into gadgets, and are not looking to spend $450 on the V1, PNI makes a pretty neat radar/laser detector with all the bells and whistles (anti VG2 etc...), plus it has a full digital compass readout (cardinal points [NW, S, SE etc.] and numeric). I had been trying to get the compass mirror for the euro-E36 M3 sold by BMW Individual but have been unsuccessful -- so this detector with built in compass fits the bill, and has proven to be quite good as a radar detector (as sensitive as anything I've owned from passport/escort anyway). http://www.pnicorp.com/pni-products-list.html They have another model that has both a compass & altimeter built in, but I hear the altimeter uses a barametric pressure based altitude sensor that could easily get thrown out of whack by simply opening the window, or driving through rapidly changing weather. At any rate, I got mine for $150 and hard wired it into my E36 M3 off the map light, the same place most uuc'ers wire their V1's. This is no V1, but is fine for my purposes (a good detector is just one of several tools you need to prevent speeding tickets, the number one being common sense, followed by visual cues, etc...) Have fun out there. Tom Newton '98 M3 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:40:42 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: tire pressure monitoring systems The integrated systems will use the same receiver as the remote lock control. The systems that rely on the ABS sensors can only discriminate a nearly flat tire. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > currently there are simple systems that compares the rolling size of the tires > between each other (using ABS sensors) to determine whether a tire is going flat > & more complicated ones that have sensors in the tires that tranmit to a central > module of some sort. > > Ben > does not need any more tires, ok maybe a few more.... > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 23:00:16 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Run flat tyres Run flat tires will get inflation monitors first because a flat is not obvious to the driver. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ben, > > Personally I think this is just another example of legislative bloat...... but > if they're going to do it I hope the legislation or planned legislation will > include other potential run flat "systems" such as the bands that keep a > flattend tire from rolling off the rim and not just some monitoring systems as > possible solutions.... Michelin???? > > -Kevin > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:49:47 +1000 (EST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Andrew=20Thomas?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Hot E46 Compact Was: Ben K 2002 model info On 30 June Rob wrote: "But a V8 Z3... or a 560i... or even a 2.2l 4-cylinder based on the S54 tucked into a lightweight E46 Compact... These things could happen." A V8 Z3 (or was it a V12) has already been built, albeit by one of the German specialists, possibly Hamann. I remember one reviewer said it handled dreadfully, but who cared when it went that fast in a straight line. The aluminium V8, though shorter and not a lot heavier than the Motorsport iron block 6 all up, was plainly not intended for that bodyshell and the installation resulted in a strange handling imbalance. (Alpina's V8 3 series largely escaped this criticism, however.) Shoehorning big, heavy engines into small bodies will always come at the price of handling delicacy, and BMW will doubtless have a problem with that. Roll on titanium engine blocks. E30 M3s resurrectionists (of which I am one) will be glad to hear that BMW has confirmed a "hot four" Valvetronic version with ~200 bhp. But I believe the Valvetronic engines are limited somewhat in revs by the throttle replacement mechanism, which probably means no 8000+ rpm antics. And to cope with the extra weight and the inevitable balance shafts, I wouldn't be surprised to see a capacity of 2.3 or even 2.4 litres. Andy T _____________________________________________________________________________ http://messenger.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Messenger - - Voice chat, mail alerts, stock quotes and favourite news and lots more! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:48:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <MT TV> Z06 vs M3 vs Boxster S Any of you guys with Speedvision catch this show?? They put a Corvette Z06 against a Boxster S and an E46 M3 through a few tests. From what I can remember, 0-60, 0-100, 0-100-0, 60-0 & 100-0, 600 ft slalom, road course lap time. I don't know what road course that was, looked like Cali? I'm taking a big guess and saying Streets of Willow. Someone know for sure? Anyhow the Corvette pretty much won every category, it beat the M3 by about 5ft in the 60-0, about 20ft in the 100-0, about 2 seconds in the 0-100, tied the M3 at about 68mph thru the slalom and was 1 second faster than the M3 around the road course (59.50 vs 1:00.50). Or something close to that. The Boxster S was behind both the M3 & Vette in almost every category I didn't catch the 0-60 which is perhaps where it didn't loose. Nevertheless they declared the M3 the unanimous winner in this "performance" test, although the Vette won 5 categories and tied in 1. Must be that the M3 has that back seat huh? ;-) or else GM interior styling. <jk> Yes the same company that brought you the Ass-tec brings you that Z06, sheesh. Carlos Motor City Chapter 91 M3 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 01:04:07 -0400 From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <MT TV> Z06 vs M3 vs Boxster S Might explain the imbalance. The good engineers were staying up late to work on the Z06, the AssTek engineers were arguing "Darlington vs. Talladega" over donuts. ;-) - - Rob www.aztek-X5conversionbodykits.com > From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ... the Vette won 5 categories and tied in 1. Yes the same company that > brought you the Ass-tec brings you that Z06, sheesh. > > Carlos Motor City Chapter 91 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 03:13:32 -0400 From: "Daniel Ehrlich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] f1 gps taped? <html><DIV> <P><BR>Does anyone on the list have the Austrian, European, and/or French GPs from the current season on tape? I'm trying to keep up with them but I don't get Speedvision at home so I have to have other people record them for me and I have missed these three. </P> <P>Please respond directly - <A href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A></P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>rhino- '82 e24</P></DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com";>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p></html> ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 10:48:31 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Alex=20Chia?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] x-brace part # Can somebody please confirm if the part number below is indeed the correct on for an E36 X-brace? 51 71 8 410 212 Many thanks, alex ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 21:42:26 -0400 From: Samir Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Carfax help new bmw in the family >Daughter put deposit on a '94 E36 today >I discovered the access to car fax promo pages >has been shut down. > >Anyone still have Carfax access? Any help appreciated > >Vin # WBABE5329RJA08576 > >1994 318is 45K/miles > >Now I wish I hadn't scrolled by all that info regarding the >?profile? gasket problems with these motors. > >Mark Doran >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here ya go. Samir. GOOD NEWS! Carfax analysis indicates this 1994 BMW 318iS (WBABE5329RJA08576) qualifies for the $5,000 Carfax Clean Title History Guarantee. By ordering this Carfax Report, you have significantly reduced your risk of purchasing a vehicle with a hidden problem. Section #:Section Name:Section Results: Vehicle SpecificationsWBABE5329RJA08576 1994 BMW 318iS Clean Title History AnalysisClean Title History Guaranteed Odometer Fraud AnalysisNo Odometer Fraud Detected Last odometer reading: 41,657 Reported on 10/27/2000 Significant Event AnalysisNo additional events found Vehicle Usage AnalysisChecked 7 types of vehicle registrations Vehicle History Details7 Total Vehicle History Records Found NOTE: Carfax has not inspected this vehicle. It may have problems that have not been reported to Carfax. How did Carfax analyze this vehicle's history? VIN: Yr/Make/Model: Body: Engine: Fuel: Driveline: Aspiration: Country Mfg.:WBABE5329RJA08576 1994 BMW 318iS 2D Cpe. Mid-size car 1.8L L4 MFI DOHC Gasoline Rear-wheel drive Normal Germany GOOD NEWS! This 1994 BMW 318iS (WBABE5329RJA08576) has a Clean Title History. Carfax analysis confirms this vehicle qualifies for the Carfax $5,000 Clean Title History Guarantee. 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Date Reported:Odometer Reading: 08/15/199449 09/18/19957,776 09/29/199720,571 09/10/199933,227 10/27/200041,657 GOOD NEWS! Further analysis did not reveal any significant event history on this 1994 BMW 318iS (WBABE5329RJA08576). Significant Events:Results: Accident RecordsChecked - No Event Found Salvage Auction RecordsChecked - No Event Found Failed Emissions InspectionChecked - No Event Found Fire DamageChecked - No Event Found Crash Test VehicleChecked - No Event Found Grey Market VehicleChecked - No Event Found NOTE: Click here for a complete Carfax Glossary. The Carfax database contains registrations pertaining to how this 1994 BMW 318iS (WBABE5329RJA08576) was registered for use. This Section's analysis reveals whether a vehicle has been used for purposes other than Private Use. This information may assist you in making a more informed purchase decision. Usage Analyzed:Results: Registered for Lease UseChecked - No Lease Use Found Registered for Rental UseChecked - No Rental Use Found Registered for Government UseChecked - No Government Use Found Registered for Taxi UseChecked - No Taxi Use Found Registered for Fleet UseChecked - No Fleet Use Found Registered for Commercial UseChecked - No Commercial Use Found Registered for Nonprofit UseChecked - No Nonprofit Use Found NOTE: Click here for a complete Carfax Glossary. The Carfax database contains a total of 7 records on this 1994 BMW 318iS (WBABE5329RJA08576). Here are the details of all available vehicle history records reported to Carfax including those not shown in previous sections. DATE REPORTEDODOMETER READINGINFORMATION SOURCEGENERAL COMMENTS 06/01/1994Colorado Motor Vehicle Dept. Longmont, CO Registered as private vehicle 08/15/199449 Colorado Motor Vehicle Dept. Longmont, CO Title #07M796944 Title or registration issued 09/18/19957,776 Colorado Inspection Station Passed emissions inspection 09/29/199720,571 Colorado Inspection Station Passed emissions inspection 09/10/199933,227 Colorado Inspection Station Passed emissions inspection 10/11/2000Colorado Inspection Station Passed emissions inspection 10/27/200041,657 Colorado Motor Vehicle Dept. Longmont, CO Title #989330 Title issued First lien reported NOTES: �Click �here for a complete Carfax Glossary. �You have significantly reduced your risk of purchasing a vehicle with a hidden problem. However, Carfax has not inspected this vehicle. There could be other potential problems with this vehicle that have not been reported to Carfax. �Not all titles issued represent a change in vehicle ownership. 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