[uucdigest] Saturday, January 18 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6034
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] Re: [bimmerheads] Rear Shock Mounts - Simple solution but found a Surprise (long) [uuc] <wob> ducatis & bmws [uuc] RE: Potheau [uuc] [uucdigest] V3 #6030 Re: [uuc] Rear Shock Mounts - Simple solution but found a Surprise (long) [uuc] re: calipers [uuc] E34 525i ellipsoid replacement [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene RE: [uuc] E34 525i ellipsoid replacement [uuc] E30 convertible weight ballest [uuc] Windows CE crashes on 745i Re: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene Re: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene [uuc] Aftermarket EFI systems Re: [uuc] Aftermarket EFI systems [uuc] <E36> Euro Headlights WITH Xenon Upgrade? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:25:25 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [bimmerheads] Rear Shock Mounts - Simple solution but found a Surprise (long) Harvey, glad to hear you finally found the source of the noise. And since your shock mounts were cracked, you can be sure that you would have had to replace them pretty soon anyway. <snip> >However - all you convertible owners - did you know you are lugging >around maybe 30 lbs of dead weight in the right rear corner of your >trunk, under where the battery is in the sedan? That weight is there for a reason. I just don't remember what the reason is. Probably some kind of vibration damper counter-balance distortion remover gdangus. <snip> >Thanks all for your inputs. Hope this helps others. I have digital >pictures, but no way to post them. If anyone is interested, contact me. > >Harvey Well, you could upload your pictures to the Bay Area Bimmerheads Yahoo Groups page, but only members of the group will be able to see the pictures. That's probably a whole 1% of the people who got your message! Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 18:27:50 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <wob> ducatis & bmws my 2 favorite things! <http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?s=40d3c5a3eeb4bcb5cb632416f3527d11&threadid=19273> - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 18:35:58 -0800 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Potheau Nice tribute. Thoughtful. - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:03:40 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] [uucdigest] V3 #6030 remove ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:52:55 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Rear Shock Mounts - Simple solution but found a Surprise (long) That weight sounds to me like a vibration damper tuned to the vibration mode of the flexible flyer convertible body. If the mounts are broken, there isn't much point in keeping it back there, but back to back testing should show more perceived body shake with the damper removed. Gary Derian > > However - all you convertible owners - did you know you are lugging > around maybe 30 lbs of dead weight in the right rear corner of your > trunk, under where the battery is in the sedan? > > I found this out the hard way. After I changed the right shock mount, > before I could do the left side or test drive the job on the right side, ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:30:59 -0500 From: "Marshall Lytle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: calipers actually, yes. all their calipers were on sale last month (may still be). i got nearly perfect rear calipers for only $10 apiece. and yes, they were for my e30 325is, not the m3. sorry, i should have been more specific. probably have the folks at bimmerssouth buried in phone calls from m3 owners looking for $20 calipers! ooops! if you get together with someone else and share the spares, or just sell them outright when you are done, even for an m3 the cost gets pretty cheap. well worth the savings in car down time, especially if you haven't done this job before and are afraid of an "ooops" keeping your car ooc for a while...:-) i goofed on the web site name btw, it should be "bimmerssouth" not "bimmersouth". two s's. marshall Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:52:41 -0500 From: "Dave Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] re:brake caliper rebuild tip You must be getting some special deals from BimmersSouth. They have M3 front calipers, used, for $100 each, not $20-$40. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:56:01 -0500 From: "carl sewell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 525i ellipsoid replacement If my memory of many years ago investing in Japanses companies is correct, there was "Nippon Denso": a rather large supplier of auto parts to Honda, Toyota, etc. Carl ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:47:52 -0800 From: Jason Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene I am not a chemist. So I might not know what I'm talking about and what I say below might not make any sense. So please bear with me. :-) Anybody know what the "purity" of gasoline is? I don't know if "purity" is the right adjective since gasoline is a mixture of chemicals..... my point is this: I use commerical grade Toluene with pump gas to boost the octane of the fuel that my car ingests. It makes a big difference for my particular car, since pump gas here in California is only 91 octane. With straight 91 octane pump gas, I can feel the motor start to retard the timing (knock sensor) at 15 psi @ 4000 rpm. With straight 91 octane pump gas and two nozzles set to fog H20 for the water/alcohol injection at anything above 9 psi, most of the retard is gone and the car hauls butt. With 91 octane pump gas and one or two gallons of Toluene AND the water/alcohol injection, there is absolutely no retard and the car hauls big butt. Powered by rocketfuel, or more like powered by watered-down-late-80s-F1-fuel. (F1 cars in the 80s used what ... like 84% Toluene in their fuel?) Anyways I'm not so concerned about the toxicity of Toluene nor am I concerned about the combustion byproducts of Toluene (since Toluene is already present in all pump gas that we buy) .... I'm concerned about the relative "purity" of paint-store Toluene. Of course lab grade Toluene is much more expensive ...... but is gasoline that "dirty" to begin with that the "unpure" level of paint-store-commercial grade Toluene is a moot point? Thanks Jason Leung 1992 332i ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 09:41:37 -0500 From: "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E34 525i ellipsoid replacement There still is a Nippon Denso. Very big in car electrical and electronic components. David - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of carl sewell Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:56 PM To: BMWUUCDIGEST (E-mail) Subject: [uuc] E34 525i ellipsoid replacement If my memory of many years ago investing in Japanses companies is correct, there was "Nippon Denso": a rather large supplier of auto parts to Honda, Toyota, etc. Carl ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 06:45:57 -0800 From: "Tim Ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 convertible weight ballest Harvey and all, do NOT remove that lead weight in your battery tray area. I removed mine a few years back thinking I can lighten the car some by oding that. The first time I drove the car after the removal, teh car felt like a limp noodle. The body had so much more flex and shakes. Then I talked to a BMW regional rep. here in Atlanta and he told me that even teh e36 and e46 convertibles ahve a lead weight placed in the trunk to balance and counter act the natural shake frequenceis of the body. This lead weight offsets the cowl shakes and body flex. So I re-installed and re BOLTED it back intmy trunk and thecar rode much smoother again. Try it if you like and fell teh differnece it makes. Tim Ng 95 E36 M3 BzznM3 92 E30 325ic M-tech convetible 91 E30 M3 street car 88 E30 M3 Track car 93 Chevy Blazer 2 dr. tow vehicle ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 08:31:28 -0800 From: "John Coffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Windows CE crashes on 745i http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,3959,833424,00.asp?kc=BAZD103019TX1K01 00547 How do you reboot while driving? Interesting stories on how Windows CE in the 745i has a few gitches. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 08:37:49 -0800 From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene Have you got that thing smogged yet? I can't believe it will pass. Marco Jason Leung wrote: > I am not a chemist. So I might not know what I'm talking about and what > I say below might not make any sense. So please bear with me. :-) > > Anybody know what the "purity" of gasoline is? I don't know if "purity" > is the right adjective since gasoline is a mixture of chemicals..... my > point is this: I use commerical grade Toluene with pump gas to boost > the octane of the fuel that my car ingests. It makes a big difference > for my particular car, since pump gas here in California is only 91 octane. > > With straight 91 octane pump gas, I can feel the motor start to retard > the timing (knock sensor) at 15 psi @ 4000 rpm. > > With straight 91 octane pump gas and two nozzles set to fog H20 for the > water/alcohol injection at anything above 9 psi, most of the retard is > gone and the car hauls butt. > > With 91 octane pump gas and one or two gallons of Toluene AND the > water/alcohol injection, there is absolutely no retard and the car hauls > big butt. Powered by rocketfuel, or more like powered by > watered-down-late-80s-F1-fuel. (F1 cars in the 80s used what ... like > 84% Toluene in their fuel?) > > Anyways I'm not so concerned about the toxicity of Toluene nor am I > concerned about the combustion byproducts of Toluene (since Toluene is > already present in all pump gas that we buy) .... > > I'm concerned about the relative "purity" of paint-store Toluene. Of > course lab grade Toluene is much more expensive ...... but is gasoline > that "dirty" to begin with that the "unpure" level of > paint-store-commercial grade Toluene is a moot point? > > Thanks > > Jason Leung > 1992 332i > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:14:17 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Residue / purity of gasoline / Toluene Perhaps the MSDS sheet has some purity information on it. I wouldn't worry about it. Perhaps with increased water injection, you won't need the toluene. Gary Derian > I'm concerned about the relative "purity" of paint-store Toluene. Of > course lab grade Toluene is much more expensive ...... but is gasoline that > "dirty" to begin with that the "unpure" level of paint-store-commercial > grade Toluene is a moot point? > > Thanks > > Jason Leung > 1992 332i > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 10:45:26 -0500 From: "BMWBITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Aftermarket EFI systems A while back there was quite a flurry of words relative to the merits/demerits of various aftermarket Electronic Fuel Inj systems and there seemed to be lots of positive things said about one called Megasquirt that was a real DIY kit of parts to be assembled etc . Did anyone here ever build one to full completion ? Successfully ? ..or hear of one being succesful ? ..or see one go by on a pedalbike ? Etc.. How about the latest Holley, Haltec etc systems ...?? Any hexpurts out there care to update us all relative to this yrs favourite ?? Bill & Shirley Proud, Tennessee..winters, Seattle..summers Long commute in between . ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:17:39 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Aftermarket EFI systems Megasquirt is going well with several group buys being complete. It is a DIY kit and requires a very good knowledge of electronics and engine control. The good part is it costs less than $200. Combine with a diy wide band exhaust sensor and some sense, the result can be excellent performance for little money. Holley is crap. Haltec, Electomotive, Motec, etc are all fine systems but very expensive. Gary Derian > A while back there was quite a flurry of words relative to the > merits/demerits of various aftermarket Electronic Fuel Inj systems and > there seemed to be lots of positive things said about one called > Megasquirt that was a real DIY kit of parts to be assembled etc . > Did anyone here ever build one to full completion ? Successfully ? ..or > hear of one being succesful ? ..or see one go by on a pedalbike ? Etc.. > > How about the latest Holley, Haltec etc systems ...?? > > Any hexpurts out there care to update us all relative to this yrs > favourite ?? > > Bill & Shirley Proud, > Tennessee..winters, Seattle..summers > Long commute in between . > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 14:02:26 -0500 From: "Tom Newton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E36> Euro Headlights WITH Xenon Upgrade? Hi Folks: I was looking into remedies for the rather poor performance of the lighting on my E36 M3 and came across two items: 1) The Euro lights (glass lenses, projector style) and, 2) various "home-cooked" Xenon upgrades. Anyway, with my US Spec plastic lenses so sandblasted and dull already (only 75,000 North East miles), I am nearing the point where I might have to consider replacements. So my question is this, has anyone combined a Euro light upgrade with a Xenon upgrade? Better yet, has anyone tried a bi-Xenon upgrade (both low and high beams like on the current crop of bimmers) within the Euro spec E36 lights? Any info, experiences, would be appreciated. Tom Newton NY BMWCCA#111050 '98 M3 & '89 325i ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6034 *************************** | | In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. |________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | | Autoscope-Motorsports - http://www.autoscope-motorsports.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 |__________________________________________
