[uucdigest] Wednesday, March 5 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6175
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Re: [uuc] Re: Lightnings and other fast Fords RE: [uuc] Turning off Brake-Assist RE: [uuc] WA state to regulate racing schools (part 2) [uuc] Re: Autocrossing Helmet Recommendations [uuc] Resetting Adaptive Codes on OBDII Re: [uuc] Autocrossing Helmet Recommendations [uuc] Autocrossing Helmet Recommendations Re: [uuc] Re: Autocrossing Helmet Recommendations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:55:10 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Turning off Brake-Assist BMW has it also. It's called Active Braking Control or somesuch. It has a pressure sensor on the master cylinder, and a travel sensor on the pedal. It watches how much brake pressure you're applying, and how fast you applied it. If it feels you are in a panic situation, i.e high pressure, fast activation, it will disconnect the driver from the brakes and bring the car to a stop as fast as the electronics can do so. If pressure is releived from the pedal, it assumes the situation has changed and will give control back to the driver. Most 01 and later models with DSC have this feature. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Coffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I think some are confused. This is not ABS doing this. Mercedes has a new > feature which pressurizes the brakes (opposite of ABS) if it senses a hard > stop. Kinda of like power steering. I was wondering how this would apply > in the real world. > > Here is more info > http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/at_010501.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:02:55 -0800 From: Erick Baumeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] WA state to regulate racing schools (part 2) Lots of information on Ashley Bergman and the incident at Competitive Edge Racing School: http://www.adhconsulting.com/ashleybergman/main.htm Erick > > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 18:30:19 -0800 (PST) > From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] WA state to regulate racing schools (part 2) > > I haven't seen the info (I'm on digest mode) but out of curiosity what > racing school was it in which this girl died? I assume it happened in > a Formula car. I didn't even know there was a track in Yakima. > > Carlos (former Puget Sound chapter member) > 91 M3 > 88 iS ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:02:59 -0500 From: "chet.dawes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Contemplating new tires: Pirelli, Yokohama or Kumho... Chris I can personally attest to the (lack-of) snow traction of the Yoko AVS ES100. Tire Rack rates their snow traction as N/A and I'd say that is being friendly. I recently purchased a 318ti that came with these tires. I had the joy of driving them in 32 degree snow/sleet over the Appalachians (not by choice). They absolutely are not safe in the snow, period. Now if Rags believes they are better than the Pirellis, I'd definitely stay away from those if cold/snowy weather is in your forecast. Please for the sake of you/your car/other's safety, if you drive in the snow at all get yourself some all-season tires at least if not proper snows. Sorry I can't speak for the other brands. The Yoko's are nice when the weather is warm.....so if you're in warm climate? Chet e36 ti e46 sedan Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 11:01:55 -0500 From: "RAGS 535" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Contemplating new tires: Pirelli, Yokohama or Kumho... Chris; If you get bad weather(snow,ice),I'd lean toward the Yoks;better in bad weather than the Pirellis.I run the Kumhos in 235/45/17 here in Fla.,and for the price they are excellent,wet and dry,although I wouldn't use them on a drivers school car.After over a dozen BMWs and ALL kinds of tires,I was pleasantly surprised by how well the Kumhos did,considering their price.I've had them on about a year,now. RAGS/RA >Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:56:13 -0800 >From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] Contemplating new tires: Pirelli, Yokohama or Kumho... > >Group, > >I'm contemplating the purchase of three manufacturers to replace my two >rear tires (255/35/18). Of the three below, does anyone have a >particular favorite or rationale as to why one manufacturer would be >better than the other. If it helps in the assessment, I do not track my >car. Are any of these better in the rain than the others? > >Any help would be appreciated! > >Pirelli P7000 SUPERSPORT >Yokohama AVS ES100 >Kumho ECSTA Supra 712 > >Chris >89 M3 http://www.inlacal.com/m3/m3.htm >01 X5 http://www.inlacal.com/01x5/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 14:23:00 -0500 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Lightnings and other fast Fords mike wrote: > So to say, BMW didnt cut Ford a decent deal on the motors like one would > expect since Ford really did them a huge favor in buying Rover. this may very well be true. remember that Rietzel was running things at the luxury side of Ford at the time of the purchase & he was getting his "baby" back to see thru to it's introduction with the new Range Rover, so there might have been ego which went around the cold hard facts of the situation. I suspect that there are moves going on now to put the Jag 4.2l V8 into the RR for the middle models & some sort of Aston Martin-based V12 being figured for the top of the range ones. the only thing we can't yet source in-house is a competitive larger diesel for it, which can be a significant factor in that segment of the market. I'd imagine that the BMW diesel out of the old 740d would make an almost perfect RR - tons of torque & enough power to keep things moving at cruising speeds. Ben ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:32:56 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Turning off Brake-Assist If you defeat the DSC is this turned off? I haven't noticed anything "weird" on the SO's 540 but I always turn off the DSC. Marco - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KMS - Brett Anderson Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Turning off Brake-Assist BMW has it also. It's called Active Braking Control or somesuch. It has a pressure sensor on the master cylinder, and a travel sensor on the pedal. It watches how much brake pressure you're applying, and how fast you applied it. If it feels you are in a panic situation, i.e high pressure, fast activation, it will disconnect the driver from the brakes and bring the car to a stop as fast as the electronics can do so. If pressure is releived from the pedal, it assumes the situation has changed and will give control back to the driver. Most 01 and later models with DSC have this feature. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Coffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I think some are confused. This is not ABS doing this. Mercedes has a new > feature which pressurizes the brakes (opposite of ABS) if it senses a hard > stop. Kinda of like power steering. I was wondering how this would apply > in the real world. > > Here is more info > http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/at_010501.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:54:02 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] WA state to regulate racing schools (part 2) Tragic. Marco - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Erick Baumeister Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] WA state to regulate racing schools (part 2) Lots of information on Ashley Bergman and the incident at Competitive Edge Racing School: http://www.adhconsulting.com/ashleybergman/main.htm Erick > > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 18:30:19 -0800 (PST) > From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] WA state to regulate racing schools (part 2) > > I haven't seen the info (I'm on digest mode) but out of curiosity what > racing school was it in which this girl died? I assume it happened in > a Formula car. I didn't even know there was a track in Yakima. > > Carlos (former Puget Sound chapter member) > 91 M3 > 88 iS ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 11:58:31 -0800 From: Knute Ream <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Autocrossing Helmet Recommendations At 01:37 PM 3/5/2003 -0500, "John Weese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Anyone have a recommendation for a good (not expensive) full face helmet to >use for autocrossing? Please be specific re: make & model...thanks. > >TIA, > >John Weese >BMW CCA #76646 Well, I kinda like the Bell M2- fits my big head nicely, and has a good sized eye port that works well when you wear glasses. (Some of us need glasses to make sure we see all the cones, ya know) The one thing that will really determine the best helmet for you vs. somebody else's recommendation, though, is what FITS. Try a bunch on, and don't mail order one thinking it will be fine without having tried it. The different manufacturers make slightly different assumptions about the shape of the human head, and since you're ultimately wearing it for protection, you want it to fit right. (This is important not only for comfort, but more so for function) Having said all that, if it has the appropriate Snell rating for your intended use (I'm thinking SA 2000), it will probably do the job, assuming it fits right, feels good on your head, and doesn't weight so much that your neck muscles stretch. Good luck! - -Knute PS: I have no affiliation, but if you're in the Bay Area, Frey Racing usually has a pretty good selection and decent prices ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 12:07:34 -0800 From: jkerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Resetting Adaptive Codes on OBDII Resetting Adaptive Codes on OBDII: In conjunction with having the ECU adapt to the larger HFM tube and higher fuel pressure, I would like to reset the computer to re-learn the engine from scratch. On the old models this would be simple as pulling the batter cable. I inquired of Peake Research if their tool would do that. They said no, but referred me to a page on their website: http://www.peakeresearch.com/fcxtech.shtml Item 6. states to pull the battery with the emergency flasher going. On the phone, they also said to try a test light between the positive cable and ground. Peake says that will ground any remaining charge in the ECU that could be maintaining memory contents. But I thought the OBDII ECU uses non-volatile memory, so even draining its residual capacitor charges should not work. Has anyone tried this? and does it work? tia, 'jk ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 12:09:22 -0800 (PST) From: "Neil N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Autocrossing Helmet Recommendations Don't buy something mail order unless you've tried it on first. Since the likelihood of injury in autocross is minimal (at least compared to driver's schools), find one within your budget, of the approved type, and (very important) which fits you well and is comfortable. My current helmet, a Shoei, was a great deal, looks great, and has nice features, but it has given me more than a few headaches after a day of wear. Different helmets fit better or worse on different heads, so the only answer is to find a shop and try some on. You'll curse each extra dollar you did or didn't spend if your head hurts by the time you get your afternoon runs in. FWIW, based on the above advice, my next helmet will be a Bieffe Predator - mid-range price, but, on my noggin, anyhow, very comfortable. Neil - --- John Weese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone have a recommendation for a good (not > expensive) full face helmet to > use for autocrossing? Please be specific re: make & > model...thanks. > > TIA, > > John Weese > BMW CCA #76646 > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 15:07:53 -0500 From: "Gaudio, Stefano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Autocrossing Helmet Recommendations Hi John, for autoXing if you do not want to spend a lot of $$$ you can go for an M2000 snell certified helmet. I believe that the only difference between M2000 and SA2000 is the fire-retardant material that the SA helmets have. G-Force makes inexpensive ones for $ 120+. I would suggest the GF800 that is a full face. Also a Bell Star I or II runs for around $100. Stefano '98 M3 looking for a cheap SA2000 for the track days. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 12:36:11 -0800 From: "J. Ochi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Autocrossing Helmet Recommendations At 11:58 AM 3/5/2003 -0800, Knute Ream wrote: >Well, I kinda like the Bell M2- fits my big head nicely, and has a good >sized eye port that works well when you wear glasses. (Some of us need >glasses to make sure we see all the cones, ya know) The one thing that >will really determine the best helmet for you vs. somebody else's >recommendation, though, is what FITS. Try a bunch on, and don't mail >order one thinking it will be fine without having tried it. What Knute said. I had a Snell 95 Bell M2, and really liked it. However, the lining fell apart this year, so I decided to buy a new one. Went to Bell Motorsports in the SF Bay Area (great selection of Bell helmets, naturally!), and tried on a Snell 2000 Bell M2, and it didn't fit anywhere nearly as well as my old helmet. Also, the SA95 version was available in numeric sizes, but the new one had a choice of small/med/large. The Bell M2 Pro fit like the older helmet, but was more money than I wanted to spend. Finally decided to get the new Pyrotect helmet - designed by Bell, but made in China. SA2000 rated. Fiberglass, but not extremely heavy. Very nicely made, with a big eye port like the M2. Not bad at all. But, the bottom line is what Knute said - buy the helmet that FITS, not the one that random faceless people on the internet recommend... Jim Ochi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6175 *************************** | | 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 . 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