The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 646 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: e46 advice Re: e46 advice Re: e46 advice Re: e46 advice Re: e46 advice Re: E34 Touring questions Re: E34 Touring questions OT - Dune (was Re: E34 Touring questions) Re: OT - Dune (was Re: E34 Touring questions) Re: AWD vs. RWD and Snow Tires Bushings Re: Bushings M-coupe or Cooper S? Re: M-coupe or Cooper S? Re: AWD vs. RWD and Snow Tires
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 09:22:27 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: e46 advice Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wed, May 4, 2005 9:19 am, wy said: > You have to option of dropping in the S54 engine. > Someone brought one to Buttonwillow and it kept up > with the Elise pretty well. If it was the red one built by RE, that "someone" is Ralph Warren, CCA instructor, racer, and damn good driver :-) Jim Bassett - too damn busy at the recent Willow Springs school to get a ride in said vehicle :-( ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 13:40:15 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: e46 advice Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] e46 advice > On Wed, May 4, 2005 9:19 am, wy said: > > You have to option of dropping in the S54 engine. > > Someone brought one to Buttonwillow and it kept up > > with the Elise pretty well. > > If it was the red one built by RE, that "someone" is Ralph Warren, CCA > instructor, racer, and damn good driver :-) Coverage of that car at the track was in the April '05 Roundel , with signicant re-fitting of performance components by UUC. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 09:37:24 -0700 (PDT) From: wy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: e46 advice Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jim Bassett - too damn busy at the recent Willow > Springs school to get a > ride in said vehicle :-( > Or you can wait for Jon Holder's ride, he just had the S54 drop in the E36 chassis with AEM setup. S54 plus transmission is a whole lot cheaper than S50B32. A similar setup just went for a tad over $5k on the ebay. I wonder if CA smog check is an obstacle? Will Get Firefox! Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 13:41:13 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: e46 advice Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hit "send" prematurely. Pic: http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/red_wagon/img_6808_UUC.jpg > > On Wed, May 4, 2005 9:19 am, wy said: > > > You have to option of dropping in the S54 engine. > > > Someone brought one to Buttonwillow and it kept up > > > with the Elise pretty well. > > > > If it was the red one built by RE, that "someone" is Ralph Warren, CCA > > instructor, racer, and damn good driver :-) > > > Coverage of that car at the track was in the April '05 Roundel , with > signicant re-fitting of performance components by UUC. > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 14:27:54 -0500 From: "Batt, Jeff \(GE Healthcare\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: e46 advice Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I drooled at the article, but if I remember correctly, the test car started life as a 325iT and is still a RWD car. Could one drop an S54 into an 325xiT and still have AWD?...without destroying any of the drivetrain? Additionally, the article (or one of the others I read on this same car) also said this was extremely expensive...I'm probably smoking something here...but along the lines of $60k plus a used 325iT? Anyone drop a 3.0 into a 325ixT? That has to be a cheaper engine...maybe I could steal the one out of my '95 e36 M3.... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] e46 advice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:22 PM Subject: Re: [UUC] e46 advice > On Wed, May 4, 2005 9:19 am, wy said: > > You have to option of dropping in the S54 engine. > > Someone brought one to Buttonwillow and it kept up > > with the Elise pretty well. > > If it was the red one built by RE, that "someone" is Ralph Warren, CCA > instructor, racer, and damn good driver :-) Coverage of that car at the track was in the April '05 Roundel , with signicant re-fitting of performance components by UUC. 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, 5 May 2005 13:24:02 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUCDigest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E34 Touring questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The wires break at the tailgate hinge. My wife's touring has the same problems. BTW how is the spice mining coming along on Arrakis? Gary Derian >> The first is no power to some of the accessories on the tailgate. For >> example, the rear wiper does not work, but the washer fluid > squirter-thingy >> does, also I have no power to the glass hatch micro switch, yet the gate >> micro switch works fine. So, before I tear into the wires at the gate >> hinge, has anyone BTDT that can give me any pointers? Or, should I just >> dive in. By the way, all the fuses check out. >> Andrew Harkonen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 13:45:37 -0500 From: Scott Staewen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUCDigest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E34 Touring questions Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> lol. So Andrew, you're using the Touring as a Dune buggy? rss On 5/5/05, Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW how is the spice mining coming along on Arrakis? > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 15:04:42 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: OT - Dune (was Re: E34 Touring questions) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <spew!> Any "Dune" fan should track down the parody book titled "Doon". Heed the Kumqwat Hagendasz when she uses The Voice. http://tinyurl.com/c553n - Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [UUC] E34 Touring questions > The wires break at the tailgate hinge. My wife's touring has the same > problems. BTW how is the spice mining coming along on Arrakis? > > Gary Derian > > > >> The first is no power to some of the accessories on the tailgate. For > >> example, the rear wiper does not work, but the washer fluid > > squirter-thingy > >> does, also I have no power to the glass hatch micro switch, yet the gate > >> micro switch works fine. So, before I tear into the wires at the gate > >> hinge, has anyone BTDT that can give me any pointers? Or, should I just > >> dive in. By the way, all the fuses check out. > >> Andrew Harkonen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 12:18:17 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT - Dune (was Re: E34 Touring questions) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> One must also beware the Ballhog in Bored of the Rings. Barry (no its not short for Baron) Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks wrote: ><spew!> > >Any "Dune" fan should track down the parody book titled "Doon". Heed the >Kumqwat Hagendasz when she uses The Voice. > >http://tinyurl.com/c553n > >- Rob > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 14:11:33 -0400 (EDT) From: "Erik Rutberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: AWD vs. RWD and Snow Tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have always been among those that said AWD is not needed in my area (Doylestown, near Philadelphia, PA). I've never had problems with RWD and snows. When my first child was born last year, it was time for a wagon. I wanted a 325iT (330 if they would bring it here), but my wife is the primary driver and wanted the 325xiT. We have 4 RWDs cars and 1 FWD car, so I gave in. Picked up the car at the end of winter last year, so I kept the all-seasons on for the year. The one storm we had that winter confimed my belief that RWD and snows was vastly better. This winter we had Blizzaks on the car. I am so happy we bought the 325xiT over the RWD. I've always gotten around with RWD, but I would stay away from my twisty route to work (Lincoln & Kelly Drives), and back streets. This year I couldn't wait to drive on those same roads. Back streets in Philly never get plowed. I can't get my other cars down them for days, or weeks after a snow. The 325xiT has more ground clearance then many SUVs, and had no problems with the unplowed roads. I'm sure the extra weight compromises braking, but the car still stops better that 95% of the cars out there. If we only had a couple cars, we would still go with the RWD, but it is great to have one car we know will get out in extreme conditions. Erik Rutberg 2004 325xiT 2003 MINI Cooper S, very modified 1997 318ti/Dinan3, supercharged 1988 ///M5 1985 735iA, currently on life support 1973 2002, never has, never will see the snow ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 12:03:33 -0700 From: "T WALROD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "bmw digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Bushings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rob, slow off the mark here, but you are saying the E34 M5 upper control arm bushings are a better choice than machined down 750il bushings? Last time I did my 533i bushings I cut down the 750 bushings, and they were a whole bunch more material (special engineering term) than the E28 bushings they replaced. I have not held M5 bushings though, so could you expound on why they are superior? Does this still hold true if we are talking $45 Lemforder M5 bushings vs. $28 Boge 750 bushings? Tom 533i starting to wag it's head again ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 15:19:15 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "T WALROD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "bmw digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Bushings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> M5 bushings are stiffer than 750i bushings. They are better for handling. Worse for ride comfort. The softer bushing takes the edge off the impacts. Gary Derian > > > Rob, slow off the mark here, but you are saying the E34 M5 upper control > arm bushings are a better choice than machined down 750il bushings? Last > time I did my 533i bushings I cut down the 750 bushings, and they were a > whole bunch more material (special engineering term) than the E28 bushings > they replaced. I have not held M5 bushings though, so could you expound > on why they are superior? Does this still hold true if we are talking $45 > Lemforder M5 bushings vs. $28 Boge 750 bushings? > > > Tom > 533i starting to wag it's head again 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, 5 May 2005 15:07:51 -0400 (EDT) From: "John Stoj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: M-coupe or Cooper S? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OK folks, time for some more opinions please. I need (read: would like, and this is a good excuse) a more economical car to commute/run around Atlanta in. By more economical I simply mean get's better gas mileage than the current 13.6mpg I get with the Land Rover. I'd like something cool and fun and not another E36 M3 since I've had one already. Budget like $20k. The two cars I've been wavering back and forth on are the MINI Cooper S and the M-coupe. The Cooper would, of course, be newer and FWD, and the M-coupe and M-coupe. Any easy thoughts would be appreciated such as: "don't get that car, it's impossible to work on," or "that car's so much fun to drive" or even, "the rear subframe tears itself out of that car, don't even think about it." Thanks in advance, John S. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 15:48:46 -0400 From: CsWs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: M-coupe or Cooper S? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Humm 240 HP M coupe or 168HP & FWD. Seems a no brainer to me. Unless you need to carry other passengers around from time to time? I am sure B Keyes can provide more light on this as he has owned both. -- Karl #747KP www.elephantmotorsports.com On 5/5/05, John Stoj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > OK folks, time for some more opinions please. > > I need (read: would like, and this is a good excuse) a more economical car to > commute/run around Atlanta in. By more economical I simply mean get's better > gas mileage than the current 13.6mpg I get with the Land Rover. I'd like > something cool and fun and not another E36 M3 since I've had one already. > Budget like $20k. The two cars I've been wavering back and forth on are the > MINI Cooper S and the M-coupe. The Cooper would, of course, be newer and > FWD, and the M-coupe and M-coupe. > > Any easy thoughts would be appreciated such as: "don't get that car, it's > impossible to work on," or "that car's so much fun to drive" or even, "the > rear subframe tears itself out of that car, don't even think about it." > > Thanks in advance, > > John S. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 14:50:19 -0500 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Richard Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: AWD vs. RWD and Snow Tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 07:10 AM 05/05/2005 -0700, Richard Dorffer wrote: >--- Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I will paste a snippet of what consumer reports tested on this subject. > > They found that AWD with all season tires was better than > > FWD with snows. So I would assume the fall off to RWD with snows would be > > more so. > >Really? Why? All the snow tires I have used have tons more tread depth than all season tires. More depth normally means more snow grip so you have more to work with. By taking off the snows except during the heart of winter one set can last for years. I would agree that if you are buying a new car and have the choice of paying a good bit more for AWD that for a lot of areas of the country you could get snow tires for less and be OK. Snow tires and cheap steel wheels (for most cars) and pretty cheap and no good reason you can't have both AWD and snows. For bang for the buck, snow tires on spare rims would be my choice over JUST AWD. Like I said all seasons tires do nothing well - less grip in wet and dry than summer tread tires and less grip on snow and ice than snow tires - so I don't run them on my cars. Dennis ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
