[uucdigest] Tuesday, August 12 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6656
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Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] Korman sway bar installation instructions [uuc] Korman sway bar installation instructions RE: [uuc] looking at 2000 M5 [uuc] Re: X-brace, was strut brace [uuc] looking at 2000 M5 [uuc] Re: looking at 2000 M5 RE: [uuc] Re: X-brace, was strut brace [uuc] COOLANT ISSUES [uuc] <wob> re: looking at 2000 M5 Re:[uuc] Re: Dealer experiences (Was E36 software updates) RE: [uuc] E46 Motorsport strut brace [uuc] Track Tires for a new M3 [uuc] [uucdigest] DME 3.3.1 codes [uuc] Driver's Ed Schools by BMW CCA? Re: [uuc] Driver's Ed Schools by BMW CCA? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:19:34 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Korman sway bar installation instructions I recently picked up a set of Korman blue sway bars for my E30 325e from a friend who rolled his race car. Does anyone have installation instructions showing the order for the washers, bushings, etc. so I get them on correctly? I contacted the Korman site several weeks ago but never heard back from them. Thanks in advance. Carey Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:19:34 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Korman sway bar installation instructions I recently picked up a set of Korman blue sway bars for my E30 325e from a friend who rolled his race car. Does anyone have installation instructions showing the order for the washers, bushings, etc. so I get them on correctly? I contacted the Korman site several weeks ago but never heard back from them. Thanks in advance. Carey Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:02:27 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] looking at 2000 M5 So did I, but the seller had a financing issue, in that he decided he'd prefer the latest Gold Wing instead of the latest M5..... Oh well. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Coffin > > Brett, I thought it sold on eBay? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:51:50 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: X-brace, was strut brace on 8/12/03 3:21 PM, "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please elaborate. I've been telling myself I'm going to get a X-brace > for my car for awhile, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Should I > stop waiting? Since, like the radiator guy, you have failed to reveal even the slightest info about your car, I hope you're not expecting much in the way of a useful answer... As a general suggestion, if everyone routinely included vehicle info in their sig, this kind of post would become largely unnecessary. Neil 96 M3 - X-brace and one or two other mods ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:57:38 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] looking at 2000 M5 >> -----Original Message----- >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Coffin >> >> Brett, I thought it sold on eBay? Brett Anderson > > So did I, but the seller had a financing issue, in that he decided he'd > prefer the latest Gold Wing instead of the latest M5..... Oh well. What a bum, I hope you gave him negative feedback. Who in their right mind would pick a Gold Wing over an M5. Real men ride Harleys anyway... Regards, Rich - wish I had money for an M5, I'd buy it.... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:00:34 -0500 From: "Scott Staewen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: looking at 2000 M5 The M5 did get freshened up a bit in 2001, but 2000 was not the model's first year of production. The E39 M5 was first sold in the US in 2000, but was available in Europe beginning in 1998. rss >2000 was the first MY and just >like any new car it will have more problem than the >later models. Also the '01 have nicer lights, steering >wheels and newer generation of the Navigation system, >etc. > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 17:00:40 -0400 From: "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: X-brace, was strut brace That's annoying, isn't it? This would be probably the first time I've forgotten to post my vehicle info under my name. My fault, sorry. Having said that, the original post referred to an E36 under-car X-brace. I think that's at least enough info to get started with. Chris B. '94 325i - H&R/Bilstein Sports, '95 M3 control arms & bushings, UUC shortshifter, UUC TME's, UUC clutch stop, JC chip, JC CAI, and whatever I'm forgetting. - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Neil Maller Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: X-brace, was strut brace on 8/12/03 3:21 PM, "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please elaborate. I've been telling myself I'm going to get a X-brace > for my car for awhile, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Should I > stop waiting? Since, like the radiator guy, you have failed to reveal even the slightest info about your car, I hope you're not expecting much in the way of a useful answer... As a general suggestion, if everyone routinely included vehicle info in their sig, this kind of post would become largely unnecessary. Neil 96 M3 - X-brace and one or two other mods ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 14:14:49 -0700 (PDT) From: David DeBord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] COOLANT ISSUES - --0-1122127815-1060722889=:33153 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sorry. THat's a 95 M3. I drained & flushed the coolant system (1st time for me). How do you "BLEED" it? I left the vent valve open next to fill cap but not much going on there. I suspect that I need to "overfill" the system & then siphon off liquid to bring it down to the fill line. Is that it? None of the info I found on the net, mentioned this. thanks d - --0-1122127815-1060722889=:33153 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <DIV>Sorry. THat's a 95 M3. I drained & flushed the coolant system (1st time for me). How do you "BLEED" it? I left the vent valve open next to fill cap but not much going on there. I suspect that I need to "overfill" the system & then siphon off liquid to bring it down to the fill line. Is that it? None of the info I found on the net, mentioned this.</DIV> <DIV>thanks</DIV> <DIV>d</DIV> - --0-1122127815-1060722889=:33153-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 14:20:48 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <wob> re: looking at 2000 M5 Probably because of suspect maintenance practices. You don't want just any old mechanic working on those M cars. :^) Scott Miller, troublemaker >Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:13:02 -0400 >From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [uuc] looking at 2000 M5 > >Yeah, look out for the price. Apparently they're not worth much anymore, >'cause I can't find a buyer for mine, at $45K. > >Brett Anderson >KMS ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:08:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Joe Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re:[uuc] Re: Dealer experiences (Was E36 software updates) Actually at Allison dealership the service guy came out to input the code in my car after taking a quick look at my registration. I don't know about the other ones. Since they never got that far. Joe - ---------------- On the flip side it appears from your post that none of those dealers made the slightest effort to check whether you were the legitimate owner of that radio. We know better, but for all they knew you might have just ripped it out of somebody else's dashboard. What use is the code function if a dealer will give it to anyone for the asking? Neil 96 M3 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:34:34 +0100 From: "Andrew Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E46 Motorsport strut brace Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: "Took good years or bad years off the life of the car? I assume you mean it made it feel younger. However, when I refer to something as taking years off my life I mean years at the end, as in it shortened my life span, usually through stress. Such as watching playoff hockey games. Please elaborate. I've been telling myself I'm going to get a X-brace for my car for awhile, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Should I stop waiting?" Your assumption is correct, Chris. I fitted one to a 1995 318is with ~80,000 miles on the clock, after reading about the pros and cons and deciding that a little extra vibration wasn't going to be noticed above my throaty, pre-EU noise regs M42. Also I had fitted slightly firmer springs and shocks during a suspension overhaul, and didn't want the subframe wobbling about excessively under the extra forces imparted to it by the beefier oily bits. The benefit I noted most was a reduction in body creaks. I don't know why, because this "modification" (it's more of an addition) had nothing to do with stiffening the monocoque. But bad potholes were dealt with in a new-car way - with a muffled thump, and that was that, no "spang" from various body parts (belonging to the car or me). Also traversing ridges at an angle (e.g. at entrance to a parking garage) would make the car groan, especially in cold weather, and some experimentation led me to believe that the creak elimination was real, not imagined. Any handling benefits were probably lost on me, but the car felt more stable around the front, especially on poor roads, and that had a positive effect on my confidence at the wheel. The only disadvantage I found was increased NVH, mainly VH, above 4,500 rpm, which was only relevant at a cruise (in top, an indicated 110 mph, so not that relevant really). Andy T ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 17:45:39 -0500 From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Track Tires for a new M3 A friend of mine just bought a new SMG equipped M3, and we are going to take our cars to Road America in September. When he called Tire Rack to buy rims and track tires, they recommended that he go to 17 inch SSR rims, staggered one inch front to rear, and Kuhmo Victoracer tires. I was recommending that he use the Michelin Cup tires, but they said that they did not come in the right size for the 17 inch rims. Does anyone have any opinions on the 17 inch vs. 18 inch rims on a new M3? Are there any problems with the rotor clearance? Dave Miller 95 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 21:25:29 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] [uucdigest] DME 3.3.1 codes My motor (3.2 OBD I) popped the CE with a 1222 (out of fuel trim) after it stumbled very breifly. I disconnected the battery for 10 minutes, then ran the motor for a while and the 1222 went away but 1281 popped (DME memory). Where should I look? Thanks, Steve ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 21:34:18 -0400 From: "Christian Bernhardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Driver's Ed Schools by BMW CCA? Group -- Do any of you know of a driver's education school that is put on by one or more of the BMW CCA Chapters? I know that Peachtree puts one on in the summer and I'd be interested if there are any others within an 8 hour drive of Cincinnati. A friend of mine at work asked me about this since his son will be starting to drive next year. My friend is concerned about the lack of quality of the high school program in developing car control and situational awareness. As a result, he asked me about driving schools. I remember a thread about this a few months back. Private replies will be appreciated. Chris 95 325is ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 21:45:21 -0400 From: "Tom Melton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Driver's Ed Schools by BMW CCA? Chris, If interested in a car control school, I can recommend Carl Kircher's XtremeMeasures. He does the schools about every two months. You can go to http://www.xtrememeasures.org and see the pertinent information. The course expects the teen to know how to drive/operate a vehicle, and thru the use of skidpads, and other exercises, the student learns how a car behaves, and how to control it. I am one of Carl's instructors (all volunteers), and it is absolutely amazing seeing the difference in the kids from the start to the end of the weekend. - -Tom >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/12/03 09:34PM >>> Group -- Do any of you know of a driver's education school that is put on by one or more of the BMW CCA Chapters? I know that Peachtree puts one on in the summer and I'd be interested if there are any others within an 8 hour drive of Cincinnati. A friend of mine at work asked me about this since his son will be starting to drive next year. My friend is concerned about the lack of quality of the high school program in developing car control and situational awareness. As a result, he asked me about driving schools. I remember a thread about this a few months back. Private replies will be appreciated. Chris 95 325is ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6656 *************************** | | 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! | |==================================================== | Turner Motorsport Inc . 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