[uucdigest] Tuesday, April 1 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6265
_________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.bmwdatabase.com | | 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: [uuc] Re: mazda rev it up results RE: Re: [uuc] Re: Garage Help RE: [uuc] RE: E36: 328i exhaust swap to M3 (both factory) RE: [uuc] RE: E36: 328i exhaust swap to M3 (both factory) [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . Re: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . [uuc] FS: //M3 factory Exhaust (E36) was re: //M3 exhaust on other E36 [uuc] Wheels - buying from Highline Re: [uuc] Neil's garage lighting Re: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . Re: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . [uuc] E34 525iA- coolant in oil (head rebuild on the way) Re: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 19:46:58 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: mazda rev it up results On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Luis Rueda wrote: > Thanks for the update gentlemen. > > I signed up for it as well for the DC stop. > Do you guys even consider it worthwhile to do it? It seems > that you get very limited seat time. It's interesting if you have a bit of patience. It's not worth it if you just need to get out & race. I like the idea about taking a cocky buddy who needs a lesson. :) Keep in mind that the car responds slowly accelerator & tranny-wise. I shifted manually from 1-2 well before redline and yet it was bouncing off the rev limiter before it finally shifted into 2. Also, oversteer is pretty much out of the question. Not at all like my e30. I didn't see anyone spin all day. - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:46:02 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Re: [uuc] Re: Garage Help My shop is in my back yard. It's 80' from the house, so fire code is not a requirement. All walls are done in 3/8" ply. Why? Convenience. Stupid? Maybe. Just don't burn shit near the walls. Main advanges are; no accidental holes and no looking for studs when you want to hang a hook or shelf, just screw on in. All wiring is BX, less likely to get eaten by mice and short. Gas lines are restricted to one corner. Welder is used in the open centre of the shop, away from the walls, NO INCANDESCENT BULBS in the shop. No smoking in the shop. No problem. Hell, if it burns down, I'll take the opportunity to go get a real job and earn some money for once. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Gambini > Yes, most building codes require 5/8" firecode sheetrock(heavy!!!) on the > wall adjoining the living space, or the whole garage if it is under living > space. Also required on detached garages unless they are more > than 10' from > the house. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:47:26 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] RE: E36: 328i exhaust swap to M3 (both factory) But that's because you don't have the solenoid in place. The 328i with M3 exhaust will have the entire system in place, except the flap. You have NONE of the system in place. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steven Schlossman > At 7:29 PM -0500 3/31/03, KMS - Brett Anderson wrote: > >Simply plug the vacuum line. There is no monitoring system for > the flap, so > >the DME will not know if it is open or closed. > There's not? > My 328ti has the DME from 328 donor car. > Since 4-bangers have a single tip and no flap I always have a fault > code for exhaust flap because the car never had one. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:00:51 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] RE: E36: 328i exhaust swap to M3 (both factory) Translation: "Shut the flap up already!" ;-) - - Rob - ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] RE: E36: 328i exhaust swap to M3 (both factory) >But that's because you don't have the solenoid in place. The 328i >with M3 >exhaust will have the entire system in place, except the flap. You >have >NONE of the system in place. > >----------------------------------------------------- >BMW Special Tool Rentals >Pay per incident tech support >----------------------------------------------------- >Brett Anderson >KMS >(440) 338 1650 >www.koalamotorsport.com > >OSS committee member > > >> -----Original Message----- >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steven >Schlossman >> At 7:29 PM -0500 3/31/03, KMS - Brett Anderson wrote: >> >Simply plug the vacuum line. There is no monitoring system for >> the flap, so >> >the DME will not know if it is open or closed. > >> There's not? >> My 328ti has the DME from 328 donor car. >> Since 4-bangers have a single tip and no flap I always have a fault >> code for exhaust flap because the car never had one. > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:30:23 -0600 From: Mark and Heather Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . > > >Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:09:43 -0800 (PST) > >From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [uuc] - DFW area... Lone Star Chapter autocross #2 this Saturday 04/05 > >I wish I could make it! But alas, my car is um. . . > >http://www.fatdaddybmw.com/totalled > >Brad "Shifty" Couvillon >'87 528e <-- not feelin' so good >www.fatdaddybmw.com > Brad... so sorry to hear about your car! Glad to hear that you are ok! For grins, there is a speed calculator here... http://www.harristechnical.com/skid33.htm It estimates your speed at 47-50mph .. but it probably has some inaccuracies... ... looking at the damage, I agree, impact was probably 20 mph or so... Reparing the car is indeed probably not a good option, but parting it may be... Posting the p/r online should not be a problem, it *is* a matter of public record, and anyone with your name and $3-10 can obtain it.. I do think it would be in good taste to white out some of the personal data however. Good luck with the car search, let me know offline if you have any claims related issues.. Mark Williams Dallas, TX 91 ///M3 2.5L claim rep by day... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:42:37 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . I'll bet it is more accurate than you might think. The speed of impact was probably 20 mph, after the speed was scrubbed off by the locked up brakes. What's up with that, anyway. Why aren't there breaks in the rubber streaks where the ABS took over? Ed Mark and Heather Williams wrote: > For grins, there is a speed calculator here... > > http://www.harristechnical.com/skid33.htm > > It estimates your speed at 47-50mph .. but it probably has > some inaccuracies... ... looking at the damage, I agree, impact was > probably 20 mph or so... Reparing the car is indeed probably not a > good option, but parting it may be... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:52:23 -0800 From: jkerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: //M3 factory Exhaust (E36) was re: //M3 exhaust on other E36 FS: //M3 Exhaust re: //M3 exhaust on other E36: Btw, since this thread has come up again, what is a fair price for a good nearly new //M3 takeoff exhaust system? (~15k miles)? For Sale: E36 //M3 factory exhaust, ~15 k miles, nice upgrade for smaller E36 6 cyl engines. Factory fit and quality. Does $225. sound reasonable? For pickup or delivery in SF Bay area. Installation or workspace available. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:01:57 -0600 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Wheels - buying from Highline A pretty slim budget leaves me with no choice other than to buy factory look-alikes. I've found this place on eBay (www.highlinewheels.com) and wondered if any of you group members had any experience with them. Anyone? Thanks, David Moore 1995 540i ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:05:24 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Neil's garage lighting Except the 4 ft. shop lights are junk. They buzz and burn up in a few months. Plus they don't work in the cold. Gary Derian > Neil et al . > Just did my 35x24 garage last month . Most (Lowes , Home Demon etc ) > overhead fluorescents come with a pig-tail enabling them to plug-in to > outlet .so ...have LOTS of outlets put in the ceiling then you can put > light wherever you want it . You will find that you can buy several new > 4' fluorescents for the cost of ONE 8 footer ..and replacement tubes are > MUCH cheaper too ...so if u need 8' of light in some odd corner ..hang > TWO 4'ers and plug em both into the above mentioned overhead outlet > .When one bulb goes gaga the other fixture will continue to light your > way to install a new tube . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:10:31 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . I must have missed a post. 100ft skid, then a 20 mph crash means you applied the brakes at 54 mph. If this was in a 35, you will get the ticket not the guy that pulled out. The reconstructionist (if one gets hired) will likely opine that the other guy would have missed you if you had been driving at the limits. Ask me how I know this. Gary Derian > I'll bet it is more accurate than you might think. The speed of impact > was probably 20 mph, after the speed was scrubbed off by the locked up > brakes. What's up with that, anyway. Why aren't there breaks in the > rubber streaks where the ABS took over? > > Ed > > Mark and Heather Williams wrote: > > > For grins, there is a speed calculator here... > > > > http://www.harristechnical.com/skid33.htm > > > > It estimates your speed at 47-50mph .. but it probably has > > some inaccuracies... ... looking at the damage, I agree, impact was > > probably 20 mph or so... Reparing the car is indeed probably not a > > good option, but parting it may be... > > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:44:15 -0800 (PST) From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . The tire calculator assumes there was some form of tread on the tire to help scrub off speed. Imagine the friction of an ice cube on asphalt, and you'll be pretty close to the friction coefficient of my front left tire. Of course, I know nothing about tires and am suffering from a neck injury, so what do I know. Brad Couvillon - --- Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must have missed a post. 100ft skid, then a 20 > mph crash means you > applied the brakes at 54 mph. If this was in a 35, > you will get the ticket > not the guy that pulled out. The reconstructionist > (if one gets hired) will > likely opine that the other guy would have missed > you if you had been > driving at the limits. Ask me how I know this. > > Gary Derian __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://platinum.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:11:43 -0500 From: "Beaudette, Roland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E34 525iA- coolant in oil (head rebuild on the way) Well, Couldn't get everything sorting out after replacing the radiator and looked at the t-stat (among other things). Lots of oil in the coolant. So I'll be doing some tear down and evaluation in the next few weeks. I'll be optimistic and shoot for just rebuilding the cylinder head. If any of you have advice, recommendations, parts feel free to drop me a line. And if anyone in central MS wants to participate in a cylinder head teardown.... Cheers, Roland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 08:07:12 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Totalled my 528e Saturday. . . I know practically nothing about your crash, I'm merely playing devil's advocate. I do reconstruction like this for a living. If your skid was made by a single tire, the calculations will be different. Tread does not improve traction on dry pavement. Gary Derian > The tire calculator assumes there was some form of > tread on the tire to help scrub off speed. Imagine > the friction of an ice cube on asphalt, and you'll be > pretty close to the friction coefficient of my front > left tire. > > Of course, I know nothing about tires and am suffering > from a neck injury, so what do I know. > > Brad Couvillon > > > > --- Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I must have missed a post. 100ft skid, then a 20 > > mph crash means you > > applied the brakes at 54 mph. If this was in a 35, > > you will get the ticket > > not the guy that pulled out. The reconstructionist > > (if one gets hired) will > > likely opine that the other guy would have missed > > you if you had been > > driving at the limits. Ask me how I know this. > > > > Gary Derian > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > http://platinum.yahoo.com > ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6265 *************************** | | 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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