The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 93 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: [E46] 328i - UUC Sport Exhaust Re: Changing brake hose [E36] Re: San Francisco - Peninsula BMW Mechanic Sleuthing disappearing coolant, e34 540i. E36 Fenders Re: E36 Fenders Re: E36 Fenders Re: E36 Fenders Re: E36 Fenders Re: E36 Fenders Paucity of BMW computer tuning Re: Paucity of BMW computer tuning Re: Paucity of BMW computer tuning Re: Paucity of BMW computer tuning Tires That Don't Wander?
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:51:18 +0000 From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [E46] 328i - UUC Sport Exhaust Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jesse asked: >I am going to install the UUC Spring set to lower the car slightly and get >rid of the "unsigtly gap" in the fender well. I've done that. I don't care about the 'unsightly gap.' I was more interested in performance gains. >Now for the question. Anyone out there installed the UUC exhaust system on >this vehicle? Also have it and like it. Although it may be a matter of taste. The System U is louder than stock and even louder than the orginal UUC exhaust. It has a real nice sound that is lacking from the OE exhaust. As far as lighter? It seemed the same as the UUC exhaust it replaced. However the original UUC muffler was significantly lighter than the OE muffler. Also not sure of performance gains as I went from an original UUC muffler to a twin pipe System U setup. I like the sound. My girlfriend cannot understand why I wanted to make a quiet car louder. Any specific questions let me know. Gilbert '99 328i _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page � FREE download! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:39:33 -0500 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Changing brake hose [E36] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That's kinda what I meant. By shock absorbtion, I meant that the line would fatigue less over the life of the line which is attached to two different things that aren't attached to each other....... The bending into shape I guess is also a consideration. One is able to bend BMW lines by hand. Lee > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Derian > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 16:16 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [UUC] Changing brake hose [E36] > > > I thought they were soft so they would bend into > shape, and resist fatigue. > > Gary Derian > > --- "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > After I thought about it for a while though, it made > > sense that they would > > be made of soft steel for the purpose of shock > > absorbsion. > > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > ____________ > 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: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:39:24 -0800 From: Marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: San Francisco - Peninsula BMW Mechanic Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So what? I'm sharing with you what happened to me. You want me to file a claim? Next time I will, only there will not be a next time ;-) The reason I didn't file a claim was I caught the problem, both times. Once a few miles up the road. The second time I checked them before I left the parking lot. So there was no damage. Had a wheel come off I would contacted a lawyer. Basically from that experience I learned to always check the work any mechanic does before I leave their lot. Cheers Marco Ed MacVaugh wrote: > Dinan has been licensed in California since 1983 with zero > disciplinary actions. > > Marco wrote: > >> If you want it done right the first time don't go to dinan. I >> wouldn't trust them to tighten the lug nuts on my car. (which they >> forgot to do 2 out of the 3 times I went there). I can think of two >> places that do better alignments than them, and cheaper too. > > > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > 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: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:26:43 -0500 From: John Barfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Sleuthing disappearing coolant, e34 540i. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My 540i has been using coolant somehow, but it's not leaking anywhere. Nothing on garage floor, no dried crusty blue anywhere. Water pump has been replaced, radiator has been replaced, aux. pump for heater isn't leaking. Doesn't lose a lot -- filled it up in November, and now it's down a fat inch. Oil seems normal. Any thoughts? Thanks. JB John Barfuss Grand Rapids, MI www.bcreative.net 95 540iA - Alusil at 52k, valve body rebuild, sharked, 750 3.15 LSD. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:01:50 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: E36 Fenders Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does any one know if a 93 318 E36 coupe fender will fit a 95 M3? I don't car about the side marker cut out since it's for a race car. Reason I ask is the price difference is $40 at a local "junk yard". I would think it fits but was wondering if anyone knew for sure. thank Marco ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:04:26 -0800 (PST) From: Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 Fenders Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If the rear seats fold down, it will fit in the trunk. Gary Derian --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does any one know if a 93 318 E36 coupe fender will > fit a 95 M3? I don't > car about the side marker cut out since it's for a > race car. Reason I ask > is the price difference is $40 at a local "junk > yard". I would think it > fits but was wondering if anyone knew for sure. > > thank > > Marco ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:39:00 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E36 Fenders Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ;-) I didn't say "in". Any how there are no seats in the racecar. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Derian Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] E36 Fenders If the rear seats fold down, it will fit in the trunk. Gary Derian --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does any one know if a 93 318 E36 coupe fender will > fit a 95 M3? I don't > car about the side marker cut out since it's for a > race car. Reason I ask > is the price difference is $40 at a local "junk > yard". I would think it > fits but was wondering if anyone knew for sure. > > thank > > Marco Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:45:02 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E36 Fenders Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Then how do you drive it? Brett Anderson KMS Oh, and the answer to your question is yes. All US cars used the same fenders, pre and post side light. i.e., all without used same. All with used same. They are interchangeable other than the light cutout as far as I can tell. However, the coupe/convertible is different from the sedan, so don't cross them that way. > -----Original Message----- > ;-) > > I didn't say "in". Any how there are no seats in the racecar. > > Marco > > If the rear seats fold down, it will fit in the trunk. > > Gary Derian ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:03:14 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E36 Fenders Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I should have said there are no "comfortable" seats in the race car ;-) Thanks Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brett Anderson Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:45 PM To: UUC Digest Subject: Re: [UUC] E36 Fenders Then how do you drive it? Brett Anderson KMS Oh, and the answer to your question is yes. All US cars used the same fenders, pre and post side light. i.e., all without used same. All with used same. They are interchangeable other than the light cutout as far as I can tell. However, the coupe/convertible is different from the sedan, so don't cross them that way. > -----Original Message----- > ;-) > > I didn't say "in". Any how there are no seats in the racecar. > > Marco > > If the rear seats fold down, it will fit in the trunk. > > Gary Derian Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:05:48 -0500 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 Fenders Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What a smarta$$. I love it. -Jay *********** > If the rear seats fold down, it will fit in the trunk. > > Gary Derian > > --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does any one know if a 93 318 E36 coupe fender will > > fit a 95 M3? I don't > > car about the side marker cut out since it's for a > > race car. Reason I ask > > is the price difference is $40 at a local "junk > > yard". I would think it > > fits but was wondering if anyone knew for sure. > > > > thank > > > > Marco ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:35:17 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Paucity of BMW computer tuning Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is almost an OT whine (sorry!), but a friend with a Subaru WRX is getting a Cobb Tuning AccessPort, a handy little computer for remapping and reconfiguring the WRX's ECU. The flexibility and speed of this thing compared to the best stuff we have in the BMW world (Conforti's Shark) is rather dramatic. Here's some info on it: http://cobbtuning.com/wrx/accessport.html Various mappings available are: http://www.cobbtuning.com/wrx/accessport/ And to rub salt in the wound, it can even be moved from car to car. Anyway, living in California, I have no intention of ever using any of these devices, but it still impresses me that their tuning is so far ahead of ours, and I'm wondering why that is. I wonder if it's reflective of the markets of each marque. --Andre ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:11:39 -0500 From: "Eurowerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Paucity of BMW computer tuning Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Don't forget about MoTec for BMW. It is extremely expensive, but work even better than the ricer versions. Kirk A. Gilchrist EURO-WERKS / Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo Service and Repair 8 South Highland St. / Winchester, KY 40391 / 859-745-0125 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 888-522-0271 toll free ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:21:57 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Paucity of BMW computer tuning Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Motec is top of the line. No doubt, but pricey. a step between is the low end and the Motec is a Tec-3. Here's a link for a shop that has a good reputation in the SF Bay Area for installing and tuning using a Tec-3. http://www.siastuning.com/ProdforSalePlugnPlay.htm cheers Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eurowerks Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] Paucity of BMW computer tuning Don't forget about MoTec for BMW. It is extremely expensive, but work even better than the ricer versions. Kirk A. Gilchrist EURO-WERKS / Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo Service and Repair 8 South Highland St. / Winchester, KY 40391 / 859-745-0125 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 888-522-0271 toll free Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:17:00 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Paucity of BMW computer tuning Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- >From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >This is almost an OT whine (sorry!), but a friend with a Subaru WRX is >getting a Cobb Tuning AccessPort, a handy little computer for remapping >and reconfiguring the WRX's ECU. The flexibility and speed of this thing >compared to the best stuff we have in the BMW world (Conforti's Shark) is >rather dramatic. Here's some info on it: > >http://cobbtuning.com/wrx/accessport.html > >Various mappings available are: > >http://www.cobbtuning.com/wrx/accessport/ > >And to rub salt in the wound, it can even be moved from car to car. You think that's slick? Check out the TwEECer for Ford ECUs. http://www.tweecer.com/ You can change just about any parameter you can think of, not just replace the stock calibration with a prefabricated one. The RT model also provides real-time datalogging. >Anyway, living in California, I have no intention of ever using any of >these devices, You shouldn't let that deter you. With proper electronic tuning a modified vehicle can be made to run cleaner and with better driveability than stock. >but it still impresses me that their tuning is so far ahead >of ours, and I'm wondering why that is. I wonder if it's reflective of >the markets of each marque. You hit the nail on the head. A huge percentage of people who buy a WRX do so with the intention of modifying it, even more so for Mustangs. The aftermarket for these vehicles is correspondingly robust. The BMW market is relatively quite small overall, and only a tiny percentage of those modify their cars. BMW owners who have a DIY mindset (such as the members of the UUC digest) represent a really tiny minority of BMW owners. Tuning options are limited because demand for them is limited. Brian '94 325ic '94 Mustang Cobra ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:21:06 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tires That Don't Wander? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Group, a friend (who owns a non-running BMW) has Goodyear Eagle something-or-other tires (255/45-17) on his non-BMW luxury Euro sedan. (Can you say Jag-you-arr XJ-R? I knew you could.) He complains that they tend to follow grooves and ruts in the road. I explained possible alignment issues (could probably benefit from a little more toe in if he's not already at the max toe-in allowed by spec). I also explained that low profile tires tend to do that (some more than others), and that maybe he just needs different tires. Since some BMWs have been known to run this size (or similar), I figured that someone here might be able to recommend a good tire that is less prone to directional problems in grooves and ruts. Here in the Bay Area, we get some rain, no snow, but mostly we have dry roads. This guy does tend to corner somewhat aggressively, although he admits that he's not as aggressive as when he drove his BMW. Checking the Tire Rack's site, I see that there are 23 different tires in this size in the max performance, ultra-high performance, grand touring, and ultra high performance all season categories. Besides the wandering on ruts and grooves, he is also experiencing accelerated wear on the outsides of the front tires. I suggested he should visit an alignment shop where they know what they're doing (most don't). It could just be a camber problem. But this could complicate the camber-toe relationship, no? Thanks for any advice, Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
