[uucdigest] Thursday, September 4 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6723
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RE: [uuc] Question about LSD Diffs.. [uuc] <WOT> SAAB repair in Baltimore RE: [uuc] Experience with Kumho Ecsta V700 Tires RE: [uuc] Experience with Kumho Ecsta V700 Tires ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:06:36 -0500 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <WOT> One whopping diesel engine! WOW! The steps going down into the crankcase really made me think just how big this thing is. I guess the fact that it can do 102 RPM is pretty impressive for such a monster. I wonder what a CAI and chip would do for its power numbers :-) Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i - -----Original Message----- From: Steve.Goldstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 8:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <WOT> One whopping diesel engine! How does 5.6 million ft-pounds sound? http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 12:52:19 -0500 From: "Bill Yates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: E39 V8 running rough - (was Catalytic Test) What error codes are generated when the cam position sensor goes bad? > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Yates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 8:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Catalytic Test > > > The error codes are: > P0305 > P0306 > P0307 > P0308 > > > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 11:18:15 -0400 > From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [uuc] Catalytic Test > > What code are you getting? > Gary Derian > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:04:24 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Experience with Kumho Ecsta V700 Tires [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For the last year I've been autocrossing on Kumho Ecsta V700s, 225/45-15 > on 7 inch rims. My car does not run mucn negative camber, probably > about 1.5 degrees in front. Springs are from an M3, and sway bars are > stock 325i. > > Last Saturday at the GGC Marina Airport autocross I corded the outside > edges of 3 of the 4 tires. OK, in fairness this may have started at > the July autocross at Golden Gate Fields, which does have a somewhat > abrasive surface. > > I'm not willing to go with extreme negative camber, and adjusting > camber before and after events is just something for which I don't > have time. So I'm thinking I need to convince my wife that buying > a set of aftermarket sway bars is a good idea. > > But out of curiousity, has anyone else had the same problem with these > tires? Scott, Tire and sway bars are not your problem. Lack of negative camber is. There is no easy solution to short of lowering the car and/or using adjustable camber plates. Just about anything short of 2.5-4 degrees of negative camber up front will devour the front outside edges. You could flip the tires on the wheels to eat up the other edge, but that still leaves you with frying the outside shoulders and using a fraction of the available grip. > There is still plenty of tread on them, other than the outside > edges. In the past, the Yokohama A008RS/RS-II and Goodrich Comp > T/A R1 tires I've used have worn out their tread before they corded > the outside edges. Even the set of Kumho Victoracer V700s (225/50) > wore out more evenly. I guess you had learnt how to go faster! ;-) > I like the 45 aspect ratio of the Ecsta V700s, but the Victoracers > might be better for my current setup. A lot of people do NOT like the new Ecsta V700s, but most of the complaints are coming from track drivers who manage to destroy the tire in one day. YMMV. alex f ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 11:12:09 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Bad Tires (was Re: Cooper S autocross impressions) A former non-car enthusiast boss of mine had a '71 Ford Pinto equipped with: Exploding gas tank Automatic transmission that might shift itself into reverse And 2 Firestone 500 tires which, I believe, were on the back. Talk about recall city! It was a rolling disaster area. Well, it was pretty much a rolling disaster area even without all the recall issues. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:34:28 -0400 >From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [uuc] Bad Tires (was Re: Cooper S autocross impressions) > >Firestone 500. >Gary Derian > >> OK, so which is the worst tire ever made for a performance car? The >>Pirelli >> run-flats, or the Michelin TRX? Discuss amongst yourselves. >> >> Scott Miller >> GGC BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 11:53:00 -0700 From: "BMWBits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Shipping shock Just a quick point of info for you ... The available methods for shipping heavy stuff (like motors ) seems to be diminishing .. I am trying to ship an E30M3 motor to San Diego .It's all nicely wrapped (Clean old shower curtain !!) to keep oil drips contained . Tied down to a 5x3 pallet ... In the past a call to AMTRAK would have had it on its way by now ....but the AMTRAKIAN I talked to this AM says "San Diego has no way to handle that weight package " . Can you imagine a train station without a forklift truck ? How do they load all the foie-gras and champagne for their clientele ? By hand ? ..now there's efficiency for ya !! Turns out the closest train station -AMTRAK- that can 'handle it ' is in Los Angeles .120 mlsaway . Just a heads-up for those heavy shippers out there ...check before you commit ... Off to find an alternate ... Bill & Shirley Proud Seattle Summers , Tennessee Winters . Long Commute between , ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 12:38:16 -0700 (PDT) From: John Hovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E39 528 Diff Info > I'm researching infomation on possably diff swap from > other E39's. The car is a 98' 528i 5 speed. Would like > to keep the cost down, ie No dinan. And LSD would be > nice. any info would be great. Is there a reason that a diff from an E36 M3 wouldn't work (3.15 or 3.23 with 25% lockup)? I thought BMW made 3 different size diffs, small medium and large. Wouldn't the 528 and M3 both have medium case diffs? I suppose it's more complicated than that. If this *does* work, wanna buy my 3.15 LSD cheap? :) - - John ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 15:46:00 -0400 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: E39 528 Diff Info That interchageability only worked in the 80's. E36 is unique. Ed John Hovell wrote: >>I'm researching infomation on possably diff swap from >>other E39's. The car is a 98' 528i 5 speed. Would like >>to keep the cost down, ie No dinan. And LSD would be >>nice. any info would be great. >> >> > >Is there a reason that a diff from an E36 M3 wouldn't work (3.15 or 3.23 >with 25% lockup)? > >I thought BMW made 3 different size diffs, small medium and large. >Wouldn't the 528 and M3 both have medium case diffs? I suppose it's more >complicated than that. > >If this *does* work, wanna buy my 3.15 LSD cheap? :) > >- John > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:43:38 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: E39 528 Diff Info The inside is one thing, the outside another. Gary Derian > > I thought BMW made 3 different size diffs, small medium and large. > Wouldn't the 528 and M3 both have medium case diffs? I suppose it's more > complicated than that. > > If this *does* work, wanna buy my 3.15 LSD cheap? :) > > - John > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:55:28 -0400 From: "Chamberlain, Jesse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Question about LSD Diffs.. With all of this talk about people getting their LSD diff.s rebuilt, how do you know if a LSD diff has gone bad? I have a 93 325i with an 3.15 LSD diff (my car came with the cold weather package and sports package, and also has an S stamped on the bottom of the diff). My car has about 145K miles on it, and with all this talk about diff's, I was wondering what the life span for LSD diffs was, and if I should start looking into getting a rebuilt diff (possibly go with a 3.38 or 3.46 or something..)? Thanks for the info! Jesse Chamberlain ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 16:19:24 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Question about LSD Diffs.. LSD becomes an SD. Gary Derian > With all of this talk about people getting their LSD diff.s rebuilt, how do you > know if a LSD diff has gone bad? > Jesse Chamberlain > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 16:04:57 -0500 From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Question about LSD Diffs.. >>With all of this talk about people getting their LSD diff.s rebuilt, how do you know if a LSD diff has gone bad? Jack up the rear end (both wheels off the ground) and rotate one of the wheels, if the other one turns in the same direction you have LSD, if it turns the opposite direction you don't. Regards Jamie Howton 2002 330i (No LSD and it's a damn shame) 1995 M3 (LSD) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 14:43:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <WOT> SAAB repair in Baltimore Hey folks, Good friend bought '00 9-3, looking for knowledgeable shop (pref. independent) in the Baltimore area to work on it. Suggestions? SAAB lists to which I can direct him? Thanks much, as always. <OBMWC> the E28 saw 222,222 on the way home Labor Day, making it 12k miles since I bought it 9 months ago. tammer __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 17:53:19 -0400 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Experience with Kumho Ecsta V700 Tires Scott, Welcome to the Kumho "groove of death". I had the exact same problem with my V700's. My car is also running on 15x7", although I'm approaching -2.5 camber. My tires corded only on the very edge, where the edge of the tire face meets the sidewall. Mine were gone after 2 track events. Ok, ok, the second 2 days were at Roebling Rd, which is slightly abrasive, but still there was only about 5 or so hours of track time. If you go to the tirerack & kumho's website, both have an announcement that those tires should not be used for dry track or autocross without being shaved & heat cycled. The result of not doing this is exactly what you have seen. My tires were exactly like yours, perfect everywhere but the shoulder. A well regarded guru in my area told me to just throw them out. "$500 is way cheaper than ending up on your roof," he said. I'd say there's nothing wrong with your setup, what you have is fine. While the 45 aspect ratio is preferable, I went back with the victoracers for their durability. Lee > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 6:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] Experience with Kumho Ecsta V700 Tires > > > For the last year I've been autocrossing on Kumho Ecsta > V700s, 225/45-15 on > 7 inch rims. My car does not run mucn negative camber, > probably about 1.5 > degrees in front. Springs are from an M3, and sway bars are > stock 325i. > > Last Saturday at the GGC Marina Airport autocross I corded the outside > edges of 3 of the 4 tires. OK, in fairness this may have > started at the > July autocross at Golden Gate Fields, which does have a > somewhat abrasive > surface. > > I'm not willing to go with extreme negative camber, and > adjusting camber > before and after events is just something for which I don't > have time. So > I'm thinking I need to convince my wife that buying a set of > aftermarket > sway bars is a good idea. > > But out of curiousity, has anyone else had the same problem with these > tires? There is still plenty of tread on them, other than the outside > edges. In the past, the Yokohama A008RS/RS-II and Goodrich > Comp T/A R1 > tires I've used have worn out their tread before they corded > the outside > edges. Even the set of Kumho Victoracer V700s (225/50) wore out more > evenly. I like the 45 aspect ratio of the Ecsta V700s, but > the Victoracers > might be better for my current setup. > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > 1990 325i > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:40:21 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Experience with Kumho Ecsta V700 Tires > Welcome to the Kumho "groove of death". AKA Groove of Doom, ala the old BFG R1. > If you go to the tirerack & kumho's website, both have an announcement > that those tires should not be used for dry track or autocross without > being shaved & heat cycled. The result of not doing this is exactly what you > have seen. Which doesn't explain the GoD that I experienced on *2* sets on dry tracks, both of which were shaved and heat cycled. Bottom line: Kumho eff-ed up these tires, big time. I know of at least a dozen Club Racers/track junkies that have experienced similar problems. Because of this poor performance, and even poorer customer support, it took me over a year before I'd even consider buying any Kumho tire - I currently have a set of Victorracers on the race car, however. My 2 cents, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP/A5 ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6723 *************************** | | 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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