The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 181 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: rims for E36 Re: rims for E36 Re: rims for E36 Re: rims for E36 Re: brake bits on wheels Re: WHEELS for E36 Re: E36 rear shock mounts Re: E36 rear shock mounts Re: Bilstein Sports and air filter questions Re: Idle blip question? - '95 M3 Re: E36 rear shock mounts Re: WHEELS for E36 Re: WHEELS for E36 Re: E46 M3 Raffle Garage space to share Mid-Ohio May 28-29-30
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 14:18:54 -0700 From: Kurt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: rims for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've always thought that the Fikse FM/10 looked particularly sweet on an E36. http://www.fikse.com/fm10.html Kurt Brian Ruiz wrote: >What do you all think? I'm choosing some rims for my >car, and I'm stuck between a few models. Looking at >the BBS RKs, the Breyton Imagine, and the Breyton >Vision. What are all your opinions? I know this is >pretty subjective, but would like to know what >everyone else thinks. Could help me decide by telling >me something I didn't realize before too! > >Thanks! >Brian > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs >http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover >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: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:30:18 -0500 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: rims for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Those are nice wheels, but how the heck do you pronounce "Fikse"? Malcolm '88 M5 - classic BBS '98 328i - factory double-spokes -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt Zimmerman Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UUC] rims for E36 I've always thought that the Fikse FM/10 looked particularly sweet on an E36. http://www.fikse.com/fm10.html Kurt Brian Ruiz wrote: >What do you all think? I'm choosing some rims for my >car, and I'm stuck between a few models. Looking at >the BBS RKs, the Breyton Imagine, and the Breyton >Vision. What are all your opinions? I know this is >pretty subjective, but would like to know what >everyone else thinks. Could help me decide by telling >me something I didn't realize before too! > >Thanks! >Brian > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs >http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover >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 > > > > 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: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:40:26 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: M Kittock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: rims for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'll put my vote in for the BBS RK. If I had the budget the Rks would be my track wheels - but I don't so I'm running around on M3 take-offs. Of the Fikse wheels mentioned I prefer the FM/5 - but Fikses are a step up in price! Mark Kittock -----Original Message----- From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 11, 2004 4:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] rims for E36 What do you all think? I'm choosing some rims for my car, and I'm stuck between a few models. Looking at the BBS RKs, the Breyton Imagine, and the Breyton Vision. What are all your opinions? I know this is pretty subjective, but would like to know what everyone else thinks. Could help me decide by telling me something I didn't realize before too! Thanks! Brian __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover 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: Tue, 11 May 2004 11:51:54 -1000 From: Jay G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: rims for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "fick-see" (rhymes with dixie, pixie, etc) :) jay- doesnt care if people call them rims, wheels, dubs, bling, etc... =) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Reitz" > Those are nice wheels, but how the heck do you pronounce "Fikse"? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 17:19:35 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: brake bits on wheels Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eagle One "A2Z" wheel cleaner and one of those yellow triangle wheel brushes you get at any auto parts store. Works like magic. - Rob ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I have some really stubborn brake particles that have >bonded to my 95 M3 OEM 10 spoke wheels. This happened >after a school at Vegas and I can't get the bits (look >like black speckles) off of the rim area. >Can anyone suggest a non-destructive way to get these >removed? >Thanks, -Paul ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:23:20 -0500 From: "Roy T. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: WHEELS for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> First off I must say that they are wheels not rims. :) Rims are simply the outer edge of a cylindar. If you were to drive with no tires on then you would be on the rims. The part that the tire goes on is the wheel. I just have a pet peeve with everyone calling them rims. But to answer your question I like the Vision the best plus you don't see them everywhere like some of the others. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Ruiz Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] rims for E36 What do you all think? I'm choosing some rims for my car, and I'm stuck between a few models. Looking at the BBS RKs, the Breyton Imagine, and the Breyton Vision. What are all your opinions? I know this is pretty subjective, but would like to know what everyone else thinks. Could help me decide by telling me something I didn't realize before too! Thanks! Brian __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover 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: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:33:36 -0500 From: "Malcolm Reitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E36 rear shock mounts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brian, I just noticed that Brett A has "3 series rear shock mount reinforcement plates. Stainless steel!" on his web site now (www.bmw-stuff.com). Might be worth a call to find out more... Malcolm '88 M5 '98 328i -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Ruiz Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] E36 rear shock mounts About to replace my rear shocks in the my 325. Car isn't tracked, should I just go with some convertible mounts as opposed to the standard mounts? Or are urethane mounts even better? TIA, Brian __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover 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: Tue, 11 May 2004 14:59:26 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 rear shock mounts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brian, use E46 Convertible mounts, they're beefier than any of the E36 factory mounts. Urethane can get squeaky and ride poorly, so it should be used only on track/competition-only cars. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:34:26 -0700 (PDT) >From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: E36 rear shock mounts >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >About to replace my rear shocks in the my 325. Car >isn't tracked, should I just go with some convertible >mounts as opposed to the standard mounts? Or are >urethane mounts even better? > >TIA, >Brian ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 14:42:55 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bilstein Sports and air filter questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 04:40:05PM -0400, chet.dawes wrote: > > Okay, check this truly independent test out at the link below and decide > for yourself. This is the sort of stuff that makes me think......Hmmm, > if K&N filters are better, why don't the automakers use them? Kinda > like Splitfire spark plugs. "Unleash all the power potential of your > engine!" > Yeah, like the folks at BMW get paid to leave horsepower > 'on-the-table'???? > > http://www.bolhuijo.com/airflowtest/index.html If anyone is curious about my results of filter restriction as the filter ages (bottom of the page), it ain't really happening. I take my car out about once a month to go to the autocross and ride my motorcycle the rest of the time. The filter is probably decomposing faster than it's clogging up. :) -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 19:09:39 -0000 From: "Nancy and Bob Fluharty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Idle blip question? - '95 M3 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jeff Batt said: "I recently did a Service II (myself) to my 1995 M3 (80k on it). In a stroke of luck, I ran out of time and was forced to replace the spark plugs a week later. The car was running fine before the spark plug change, but had a small rmp drop at idle after I changed the spark plugs (so I knew it was the plugs). I was running bosch plus 4 plugs, and went to bosch plus 2's. The car seemed to run fine at speed, but again, when sitting at a stoplight or whatever, there would be a repeating VERY SLIGHT drop in RPM, the car would feel like it was going to stall (just slightly though - it never actually came close to stalling), and then it would be fine for another 20 seconds...this cycle would just repeat. I then bought 6 new bosch plus 4 plugs, and the problem went away. I'm happy that it's gone, but sort of wondering if anyone has any thoughts as to why it happened? The only thing I can think of is one of the plugs was bad or weak. BTW - I'm running a Dinan Stage II chip/fuel regulator, a Dinan throttle body and a Bavarian Autowerks K&N filtered air intake." Jeff- This has been discussed at some length on the E36M3 list, prompted by me trying to pin down a similar problem (idle drops on coming to a stop). It's pretty common, and there is no consensus on the cause. The main suspects are aftermarket chips (I have a Jim C, do you?), and the ICV (ever replace yours?). I had about settled on the ICV and in fact have ordered one, but your post gives me pause -- since I had just replaced plugs when the problem first became noticeable. Our situations are similar; my engine (actually in an E30) is from a 95 M3 and has 88k on it. I think I'll first try another set of plugs (F7LDCR) and see what happens. I've used about 4 sets and never had a bad one, but maybe their quality control is declining. Bob Fluharty 87 325is/3.0 95 M3 Cincinnati ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:52:16 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E36 rear shock mounts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 01:34 PM 5/11/04, Brian Ruiz talked about: >About to replace my rear shocks in the my 325. Car >isn't tracked, should I just go with some convertible >mounts as opposed to the standard mounts? Or are >urethane mounts even better? The stock mounts, whether E46 or E36, will still wear out & tear at some point. Best solution IMO are the RSMs from either JTD Designs or Ground Control. I happen to have 2 sets of the JTD ones on my E36s and have been very happy with them. The set in the M3 has the softer "street" bushings installed, since the car is a daily driver (although I had the same bushings in when I tracked it). No squeaks, rattles, or other unusual noises. The race car had a set of the stiffer "track" bushings. I don't think the squeak or make noise either, but I wouldn't really know since the car's interior is removed, aftermarket exhaust, coilover suspension (you get the picture :-)). BTW, both cars also have the Z3 reinforcement plates installed as well for added insurance. No problems with the stock suspension and recent SA Konis on the M3 and the Group N suspension on the race car. Hope that helps, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP/A5 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 17:40:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WHEELS for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OOPS! I _JUST_ realized I said the Breyton Imagine, when I meant the Breyton Inspiration. I would love some Fikse's or AC Schnitzer wheels, but their price is a little too out there for me. I like the Breyton Inspiration because they are somewhat similar to the Type III AC Schnitzer wheels (and for that matter, so are the BBS RAs). Does that significantly impact anyone's thoughts or comments? Do the BBS wheels generally run pretty light? I'd definitely like to use lighter wheels (obviously). Thanks again, sorry for the ID-10-T error. Brian > --- Brian Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What do you all think? I'm choosing some rims for > my > > car, and I'm stuck between a few models. Looking > at > > the BBS RKs, the Breyton Imagine, and the Breyton > > Vision. What are all your opinions? I know this > is > > pretty subjective, but would like to know what > > everyone else thinks. Could help me decide by > > telling > > me something I didn't realize before too! > > > > Thanks! > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > > 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 > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 20:55:43 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: WHEELS for E36 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brian Ruiz wrote: > Do the BBS wheels generally run pretty light? I'd > definitely like to use lighter wheels (obviously). BBS RK's & RC's are the lightest cast wheels BBS makes for street cars AFAIK. there are also some rarer forged RC's (RCJ's actually) and also the recently introduced RGR's which are forged in Japan by BBS and sort of a combination of the RC & the RX style. I consider anything under 18 lbs for a 17x8 to be "light", 19-23 to be normal & 24 & up to be heavy. most factory E36 17's in 7.5" are in the 20 lb range, with the 8.5" & 9" wheels trending towards the 22-24 range. even with a light 17" wheel you'll likely be increasing the overall wheel/tire weight over the stock 16" or 15" wheels you have now, so you'll add grip, but likely impact the ride & sometimes the accleration of the car. Ben ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 21:06:41 -0400 From: "Woody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E46 M3 Raffle Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sorry Harmon, but I think I will beat you to that distinction. Woody Hair I have wanted to be the first > raffle winner to win not one but two cars. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 21:12:26 -0400 From: Steven Schlossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ///uucdigest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Garage space to share Mid-Ohio May 28-29-30 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is anyone looking to share garage space at Mid Ohio over the Memorial Day weekend? Probably no room to store your car in there overnight but plenty of room to store tires, tools and personal belongings. At least it will be out of the rain. $50 for the weekend. -- ...steven TechFest East http://www.nccbmwcca.org/techfesteast 2003 Mini Cooper S 1996 BMW 328ti ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
