The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 58 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <E38> Trans Fluid Change Question Re: <E38> Trans Fluid Change Question Re: Need to get Konis rebuilt Re: Forged E32 15" whees (was : Team Dynamics wheels) Re: Forged E32 15" whees (was : Team Dynamics wheels) E36 non-M3 front strut assemblies Re: Stuck Transmission filling plug (e36) Re: [bmwuucdigest] Alutec or ASA Re: 17" E36 Kosei's Re: 17" E36 Kosei's Re: E36 M3 pads and rotors Re: E36 M3 pads and rotors Re: E36 M3 pads and rotors Re: E36 M3 pads and rotors <FS> Borbet Type C Wheels (was Team Dynamics wheels)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 06:09:09 -0800 (PST) From: david kroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E38> Trans Fluid Change Question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brett wrote: > Now one option here is to drill a hole in the torque > converter for drainage, > then tap it and install a pipe plug. Some shops do > this, I don't. Gotta > wonder about balance. How about two plugs 180 apart? I know Chrysler used one drain plug on their Torqueflite 727 transmission. The plug was a standard pipe plug, 1/4" square head. Don't know the thread size. Possibly 1/16" pipe? ===== David Kroth [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:52:16 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <E38> Trans Fluid Change Question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Two plugs would work in theory. It's also possible that the plug would not weigh any more than the material that was removed. Personally, I'd rather not take the chance just to get 2 more quarts of fluid out. Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > How about two plugs 180 apart? > > I know Chrysler used one drain plug on their > Torqueflite 727 transmission. The plug was > a standard pipe plug, 1/4" square head. Don't > know the thread size. Possibly 1/16" pipe? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 14:21:36 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Need to get Konis rebuilt Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need to get my double adjustable 86-series Konis rebuilt. Is ProPartsUSA the place to go? Alternatives? Thanks. Neil Simon 99 M Coupe DC tags "MDORPHN" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 07:16:03 -0800 (PST) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Forged E32 15" whees (was : Team Dynamics wheels) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Style 4 can be seen on an E28 here: <www.bimmer.info/bmw/tfarid> The TRX wheel to which you linked was the OE wheel on the E28 M535i (the M-tech TRX). I wish they had that style in a standard size; it looks really good on those cars IMO. -tammer f. --- ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the other forged ones are actually quite a bit lighter at > 6.65kg. they're known as (imaginative names here) > Style #4. I can't seem to find a pic of them anywhere > at the moment, but they look like this in the ETK : > http://www.circlebmw.com/parts/catalog/g36/360038.htm > > these TRX E28 wheels are simply amazing in their > wierdness, but being TRX'es they're pretty much useless : > http://members.roadfly.org/m_ben/m535i+TRX.jpg > > > Ben __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 07:17:27 -0800 (PST) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Forged E32 15" whees (was : Team Dynamics wheels) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Forgot to mention: Style 4 were also used on the E38 750iL in 16x8" size. Dunno the weight. --- ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the other forged ones are actually quite a bit lighter at > 6.65kg. they're known as (imaginative names here) > Style #4. I can't seem to find a pic of them anywhere > at the moment, but they look like this in the ETK : > http://www.circlebmw.com/parts/catalog/g36/360038.htm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 07:37:19 -0800 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E36 non-M3 front strut assemblies Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a pair of front strut assemblies (struts, hats, carriers, springs) from a '94 325is racecar build that I'd like to get rid of. 110K miles on them. You could easily weld on sway bar tabs and use them for a Koni conversion or something. Get 'em out of my garage. Make me an offer. Buy pays shipping from 95030. Pick-up ok. Thanks. - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 09:42:50 -0600 From: "Aaron Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Stuck Transmission filling plug (e36) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> i've found that in most situations if you can get the car jack to help you, that's the best. if your jack can reach the wrench or breaker bar handle, do that instead and let the hydraulics do the work. works great for wheel hubs. no cursing necessary :-). and no bruised knuckles. aaron On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 16:46:30 -0800, "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > At 03:52 PM 3/1/04, Jason Knight talked about: > >Apply leverage. > > Or a BFH. My 42-oz dead blow works wonders :-) > > >And don't forget to cuss at it - a lot. > > That always works for me. Although I've got to modify that a bit if I > want > Kim to let Nik (4-year-old) help me :-) > > Jim Bassett > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:54:18 -0600 From: "Bredle, Donald L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] Alutec or ASA Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bora wrote: Since you have an E36, I would go with Kosei wheels in E36 fitment. They are strong and reliable wheels and are available in 17 inches which is a better size for the E36 on the track. *********** Where do you find the Kosei wheels to fit an E36? Only place I found on the web was Tire Rack and they didn't show that fitment. Don Bredle ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:28:06 -0500 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 17" E36 Kosei's Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Donald wrote: > Since you have an E36, I would go with Kosei wheels in > E36 fitment. They are strong and reliable wheels and are > available in 17 inches which is a better size for the E36 > on the track. > > *********** > Where do you find the Kosei wheels to fit an E36? Only place > I found on the web was Tire Rack and they didn't show that fitment. IIRC Brad Otopalik (sp?) at http://www.evosport.com put together a group buy of 17" x 8.5" Kosei's sometime in the last year or so, but I don't recall the details, as I wasn't interested. perhaps they can let you know what the process involved was. Ben ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 08:47:13 -0800 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 17" E36 Kosei's Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Mar 2, 2004, at 8:28 AM, ben keyes wrote: >> Since you have an E36, I would go with Kosei wheels in >> E36 fitment. They are strong and reliable wheels and are >> available in 17 inches which is a better size for the E36 >> on the track. >> >> *********** >> Where do you find the Kosei wheels to fit an E36? Only place >> I found on the web was Tire Rack and they didn't show that fitment. > > IIRC Brad Otopalik (sp?) at http://www.evosport.com put together > a group buy of 17" x 8.5" Kosei's sometime in the last year or so, but > I don't recall the details, as I wasn't interested. perhaps they can > let you know what the process involved was. Tire Rack had them, too (you had to specifically ask for them), but I believe they are NLA. - Mark, 2 sets of 17x8.5 ET38 Kosei K-1 Racing wheels ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:59:00 -0500 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 M3 pads and rotors Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Ferodo" A hobbit from those Lord of the Rings stories, right? ;-) -Jay very amused, but not very helpful... I like the R-4S for street use on my '95 VW VR6 GTi. ********** Ben wrote: > Porterfield R-4S work well on the street and > if you're not to agressive can last on the track. > I believe that the Hawk HPS is a similar pad > tho haven't used them myself. know nothing > about Ferodos. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 11:30:12 -0500 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 M3 pads and rotors Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've had mine on the VR6 GTi for a year (20k+ miles). No garbage-trucking yet. YMMV. -Jay ******** > On Mar 1, 2004, at 9:20 PM, ben keyes wrote: > > Porterfield R-4S work well on the street and if you're not to > > agressive can last on the track. > > True, but after a month or two of lulling you into a false sense of > security, then begin squealing like a garbage truck. And they never > stop. > > - Mark ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 08:17:18 -0800 (PST) From: Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 M3 pads and rotors Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Why? Gary Derian --- "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would not run the R4S on my kid's pedal powered > go-cart > if they gave it to me for free ;-) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 08:36:57 -0800 From: "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E36 M3 pads and rotors Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> They don't work well cold and they don't work well hot. Maybe mine were just a result of a bad batch. There are much better pads at more reasonable prices. Bora On 3/2/04 8:17 AM, "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Why? > Gary Derian > > --- "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I would not run the R4S on my kid's pedal powered >> go-cart >> if they gave it to me for free ;-) > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 11:52:40 -0500 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <FS> Borbet Type C Wheels (was Team Dynamics wheels) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a set of Borbet Type C wheels for sale: http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet1s.jpg http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet2s.jpg http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet3s.jpg http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet4s.jpg http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet5s.jpg http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet6s.jpg http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet7s.jpg http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet8s.jpg http://www.rdgarage.com/eBay2004/Borbet9s.jpg which are 16" by 7.5" with an offset of 20mm (ET20) so they are great for track use as well as for the street. Potential fitments (fitment is the responsibility of the buyer) include E30 (M3), E28 (528, 535, M5), E34 (518, 520, 525, 530, 535, and M5). As evidenced by the pictures above, the wheels are in nice shape with some minor curb rash/scratches and some typical mounting scratches inside the wheel. The wheels are straight and true. $400 or best offer. Regards, Rich ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
