[uucdigest] Wednesday, June 25 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6507
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RE: [uuc] re: why freeze the bushing? was E36 bushing install [uuc] FS: E36 M3 Parts Re: [uuc] Re: Brake upgrades for E34 525 RE: [uuc] E36 throttle pedal clip Re: [uuc] WOT: freezing cold [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 [uuc] E46 M3 four door sedan [uuc] Re: Thanks Re: [uuc] E46 M3 four door sedan [uuc] RE: Thanks Re: [uuc] RE: Thanks RE: [uuc] Trophies (was RE: Thanks) [uuc] <misc> plug wire prices ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:53:28 +0200 From: "Pavel Tcholakov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] H&S elektronik GmbH chips? Hello, Has anyone had any experience with H&S elektronik GmbH chips? Interested in any kind of feedback. Best regards, Pavel ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:06:44 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] re: why freeze the bushing? was E36 bushing install > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of jkerouac > > I prefer since silicon lube is what's provided for other rubber to > metal assemblies on the car, such as brake hydraulic rebuild kits. Also > it was recommended to my by wise old sages years ago and I've been using > it since then w/o problems. Silicon spray or grease is inert against > rubber. If soap and water works for others, that's freedom of > modification. Don't do this. Ever. Don't use silicone, or any other permanent lubricant on any bushing. All of these bushings are designed adhere to the arm, that's why you should use turpentine to install them, it will act as a lubricant for a couple of minutes, while it melts the rubber, then, once you stop moving the bushing, and the turpentine evaporates, the rubber will be glued to the arm. Using silicone will reduce the effective spring rate in the front of the car. In other words, you think factory springs are soft, wait until you set up the control arm bushing to rotate. It's like all those aftermarket polyurethane control arm bushings that have a metal sleeve for the bigger cars. I've yet to find a company that makes these with the sleeve bonded, they all rotate inside the bushing. Soooo., Installing these bushings on your car is a detriment to handling, not an improvement. Just as using silicone on a 3 series bushing is. Brett Anderson KMS ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:08:07 -0400 From: "Chris Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: E36 M3 Parts 1. JE custom Pistons - I DO NOT know the size, I can give you the specs from what I measured, but they are most likely slightly off. Appears to be a SLIGHT oversize over stock. Rings are included, I would replace them though while they are out. These are used but are in good condition - - $550 2. BRAND NEW stock (0) 3.0 M3 piston rings - $275 3. BMW M3 3.0 Block - Best offer 4. 2.5 stroker kit - m3 3.0 crank and connecting rods (new rod bearings included) - $600 4. 1995 M3 Cams with 40-50k on them, not scored!! - $500 5. Fresh Head with NEW 3.2 retainer, NEW valve seals - $600. 7. Complete Head with cams - $1000 8. BRAND NEW 1995 M3 3.0 Headgasket - $75 9. Vanos unit 40-50k - $100 10. 1995 M3 Oil Pan - $100 11. My polished Valve cover - $150 12. AA custom chip for Euro HFM and 21.5 injectors - $275 ($400 new) 13. 21.5 3.2 injectors - $100 14. UUC pulleys for Bosch Alternator - $130 15. AA track Pipe - $525 16. All acerssorys from a 95 M3 - Best offer. 17. Many more small parts available ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:14:09 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Brake upgrades for E34 525 >Maybe its not going fast enough to have much weight transfer therefore over >heating the rears? This particular E30 is lapping as fast as your LTW back in the O'fest race. :-) Carlos 91 M3 88 iS ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:13:50 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E36 throttle pedal clip $32 plus shipping, right? Of couse, list at your local dealer is $31.75, so take off a CCA discount and you're way ahead of the game, assuming you have a local dealer. Yes, $32 is cheap. It's a lot cheaper than the entry fees to a race weekend that you'll throw away when your pedal breaks in the first session. The pedal is enough of a weak link that any serious racer carries a spare anyway. The pedal can be removed and reinstalled. It will weaken it, but it will work. But in order to work out how the clip works, you either need to cut your carpet away from it, so you can see, or you need to go buy a new pedal, so you can see how it works. Either way, $32 is cheap. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Neil N. > According to BavAuto, it's $32 for the pedal. Is that > what you were presuming when you said "quite cheap"? > > I was thinking about $2 for a clip, so relatively > speaking, $32 is not cheap. > > Any other options? Can the pedal be removed without > requiring replacement? > > - Neil > > --- KMS - Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > The clip is an integral part of the pedal. You'll > > want to replace the > > entire throttle pedal, which is quite cheap. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 09:40:14 -0500 From: Sean Cordone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] WOT: freezing cold Umm, no. As someone in the field once famously said, "that's not even wrong". Tammer Farid wrote: >vacuum. pressure and temperature are directly related. >both are inversely proportional to volume, so a big >container w/ few molecules will approach absolute 0. > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:19:52 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Brake upgrades for E34 525 Mike says > > An E30 M3 can go fast enough to heat up the rear brakes? Nah, Carlos is just over braking for the turns... :-) Regards, Rich 95 330is 90 325is 89 325is ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:10:57 -0400 From: Norman Lieberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E46 M3 four door sedan Did I miss some important news? When was this released? I went out to lunch today and did a double take. There it was. This was no wannabe. Norman Lieberman '97 528/5 (phila.) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:25:46 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: Thanks Donn, the big question is, with the great advice from list members, did you win? If not, you may want to re-think just how informative and helpful the info was. :^) Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:32:30 -0700 >From: Donn Vickrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] Thanks > >Thanks again to all who responded to my recent posts on track pads, tire >pressures, torque and that 14mm do-dad. Your posts were very informative >and helpful. > >Donn Vickrey >Scottsdale, AZ >98 IS/T2 M3 race car >02 996TT daily driver >03 Navigator tow vehicle and tot hauler ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:29:05 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E46 M3 four door sedan Norman Lieberman wrote: > Did I miss some important news? When was this released? I went out to lunch > today and did a double take. There it was. This was no wannabe. you were mistaken. you saw : 1) the E46 330i Performance Package, which is a shorter diff, revised intake/ECU (+10-15hp), different fascia, suede on the seats, etc package which has marginally better performance than the standard E46 & costs tons more money. the front fascia does have a bit of the M3 look to it, but it's not the same. 2) an E46 sedan which was modified to look like an M3. this wouldn't be impossible to do and have it look just like the real thing, esp given the popularity of M3-look bumper covers these days. there is no factory 4-door M3 and I don't believe there have been any reports of there being one in the plans for the E46. Ben ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:33:17 -0700 From: Donn Vickrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Thanks Hi Scott/All - Well, that's yet to be determined. I will be taking the car to the track this weekend for the first outing. And it will be test and tune only. The first actual race probably won't be until September as the racing organizations in Phoenix take the July - August time frame off. It's just too friggin hot. And, after doing the circuit with SCCA for many years, I'm no longer motivated to make long tows for a little track time... Especially not when there are some 20-25 race events scheduled in Phoenix in the other 10 months of the year. So, after this weekend, I'll sit back and watch Speed GT and Touring until it cools off a little in Sept. - -Donn P.S. Speaking of winning... It looks like the T2 and IS fields are pretty thin on the left coast. So, I'm not likely to have any real stiff competition. As long as I've got someone to race with (any one turning similar lap time), in my class or otherwise, I'll have a great time. After getting smashed and bashed for Spec RX7 plastic trophies, it'll be a nice change of pace. I've got a whole shelf of trophies (hideous looking and hidden in a closet), and I must have been hit hard at least 20 times in 5 years to get those silly things. Donn Vickrey Scottsdale, AZ 98 IS/T2 M3 race car 02 996TT daily driver 03 Navigator tow vehicle and tot hauler - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 10:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Thanks Donn, the big question is, with the great advice from list members, did you win? If not, you may want to re-think just how informative and helpful the info was. :^) Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:10:14 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Thanks Donn wrote: >After getting smashed and bashed for Spec RX7 plastic trophies, it'll be a nice >change of pace. I've got a whole shelf of trophies (hideous looking and >hidden in a closet), and I must have been hit hard at least 20 times in 5 >years to get those silly things. Heh... trophies, at last year's SCCA meeting we were discussing trophies and ideas for them so they could be added to the budget. Someone suggested t-shirts which got turned down real quick! The roadracers especially mentioned their trophies sometimes end up costing 10K for the weekend so they could win and like to have something nice that they can display either at home or work not some stinkin' t-shirt. I have a gazzillion ones from 5 years of regional autoxing which really don't mean much but some of them are really nice, I keep them at work. :-) Carlos 91 M3 (probably 30+ trophies and I have no idea where they are anymore...) 88 iS ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 11:10:34 -0700 From: Donn Vickrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Trophies (was RE: Thanks) Actually, I did get a few nice ones. I once got a set of coffee mugs. And also won two beer steins. The SCCA hats aren't too bad either, although I have enough now. But, those plastic goddesses, those have got to go... Now, this is totally off topic. But, last year I also competed in Tae Kwondo. Those were the most god awful, hideous, and gigantic trophies I've ever seen... :) They are now well hidden in the closet. I have no idea what to do with them. Donn Vickrey Scottsdale, AZ 98 IS/T2 M3 race car 02 996TT daily driver 03 Navigator tow vehicle and tot hauler - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Thanks Donn wrote: >After getting smashed and bashed for Spec RX7 plastic trophies, it'll >be a nice >change of pace. I've got a whole shelf of trophies (hideous looking >and hidden in a closet), and I must have been hit hard at least 20 >times in 5 years to get those silly things. Heh... trophies, at last year's SCCA meeting we were discussing trophies and ideas for them so they could be added to the budget. Someone suggested t-shirts which got turned down real quick! The roadracers especially mentioned their trophies sometimes end up costing 10K for the weekend so they could win and like to have something nice that they can display either at home or work not some stinkin' t-shirt. I have a gazzillion ones from 5 years of regional autoxing which really don't mean much but some of them are really nice, I keep them at work. :-) Carlos 91 M3 (probably 30+ trophies and I have no idea where they are anymore...) 88 iS ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:06:56 -0700 (PDT) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <misc> plug wire prices I got ahold of the price list for Bosch plug wires. Just for fun I poked through it to see who has the most expensive wires. Mostly unsurprising, but not entirely. M5 90-93: $654 M5,6 87-89: $407 m30 6series: $386 m20 3series: $360 e30 M3: $302 m20 525: $295 m30 5,7series: $246 Mercedes 6L V12: $738 Mercedes 5L V8: $458 Porsche 911 6: $553 Porsche 928 V8: $363 Saab v6: $436 Isuzu Rodeo & Amigo 2.2L 4: $346 Mazda RX-7: $13 - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6507 *************************** | | 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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