The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 765 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: "Accelerates in stages" but no C.E., O2 sensor? toyo tires Re: toyo tires Re: toyo tires Re: toyo tires Re: toyo tires Re: toyo tires Re: toyo tires Re: toyo tires Re: toyo tires fuel tank vent code...on a '95 M3? Z3 <FS> E36 Brembo Big Brake kit Accelerates in stages" but no C.E., O2 sensor? <FS> E36 outdoor car cover
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 14:34:02 -0700 From: JKerouac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Paul Garnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: "Accelerates in stages" but no C.E., O2 sensor? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> might be worth checking for wear on the carbon band in the Air Flow Meter, could be some thin spots. Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I was just going to post a question regarding this same issue on my 87 >325e. It surges through second and third gear at about 2500 rpm. I >notice it at its wortst after I have decelerated down a long hill, and at >the bottom accelerate from a stop through the gears. >I don't know. I suspected new cap, rotor, and plugs. I did all of them >last weekend and it did nothing for the problem. Mine also passed >emmissions about a year ago. >I am interested to know as well. >Ryan- > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 21:18:57 -0500 From: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Would someone please tell me a decent source for Toyo tires? Tirerack doesn't handle them and googling hasn't turned up too much (maybe I'm missing something). I did find the Proxes T1-R for $98 at tiresavings.com in size 205/50/15. Anybody order from them? Comments? Any comments on the Toyos, particularly for DE track use, would be appreciated. My current Potenza RE-750s are about trashed after only 1 1/2 summers, primarily the outer edges. I've already flipped the tires on the rims (that was good for 4 wonderful sessions at Gingerman) and I'll probably run them backwards again at Blackhawk this Friday. I'd still like to do 2 days each at Gingerman and Road America this year (if'n the engine don't blow or the driver don't crash and burn). I'm not quite ready to put out $130-140/ea for R compound tires, yet. Oh, it's an '87 325 w/upgraded shocks and anti-swaybars, nothing extreme. Thanks. Clarence West Bend, WI ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 20:26:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would someone please tell me a decent source for Toyo tires? Tirerack > doesn't handle them and googling hasn't turned up too much (maybe I'm > missing something). I bought mine from Bob Vilven Tire (in IL), Edge Racing also sells Toyos. Simon Hunter posted a gazzillion sources for this thing but I can find the message to fwd to this list. RA1s is where it's at for DE's, street tires you're going to kill off in no time anyway. Your decision. Carlos. 98 M3 on RA1s E30 325is will race on RA1s __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 23:11:20 -0500 From: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carlos, in your opinion, can the RA1s endure some street driving, like to and from the track? Would driving 4 hours to a track be pushing things? Probably a really dumb question: are these considered actual R compound and therefore require heat cycling? If I go w/dedicated track tires, I would then have the choice of putting them on my current 7x15 Borbets or on stock E30 basketweaves. Care to give an opinion of which wheel would be better for the track tires? AND, what would be the widest tire I could put on it w/o problems. I'd like to think a 225/50/15 or 14, would work. With dedicated track tires, I'd likely run Nokian WRs on the street year round and get rid of the Hakka Qs. The WRs are wonderful on the wife's E34 touring, and I'd be forced to play nicer on the streets (not really a bad thing). Clarence West Bend, WI Carlos Lopez wrote: > --- Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Would someone please tell me a decent source for Toyo tires? Tirerack >>doesn't handle them and googling hasn't turned up too much (maybe I'm >>missing something). > > > I bought mine from Bob Vilven Tire (in IL), Edge Racing also sells > Toyos. Simon Hunter posted a gazzillion sources for this thing but I > can find the message to fwd to this list. > > RA1s is where it's at for DE's, street tires you're going to kill off > in no time anyway. Your decision. > > Carlos. > 98 M3 on RA1s > E30 325is will race on RA1s ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 00:31:52 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Carlos Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Carlos, in your opinion, can the RA1s endure some street driving, like > to and from the track? Would driving 4 hours to a track be pushing > things? Probably a really dumb question: are these considered actual R > compound and therefore require heat cycling? You can easily drive them to and from the track, many do. Yes, they are R compound, they don't require heat cycling, but some believe they benefit from it. Some also feel they benefit from shaving but for DEs, I believe it is just about a draw between heat cycling and shaving versus not bothering. > If I go w/dedicated track tires, I would then have the choice of putting > them on my current 7x15 Borbets or on stock E30 basketweaves. Care to > give an opinion of which wheel would be better for the track tires? I would go with the 15s for the track, it will allow a wider RA1. > AND, what would be the widest tire I could put on it w/o problems. I'd > like to think a 225/50/15 or 14, would work. A 225/50/15 might work, depends on your offset. I run 225/50/15 on my BBS RS1s (ET25) on my 1990 325is (street tires though, Michelin Pilot Exalto 2) and they clear the strut and the fender nicely (but not by a lot). Others have run 225/50/15 track tires as well. > With dedicated track tires, I'd likely run Nokian WRs on the street year > round and get rid of the Hakka Qs. The WRs are wonderful on the wife's > E34 touring, and I'd be forced to play nicer on the streets (not really > a bad thing). I have a buddy that runs the WR for about 6-8 months a year in Ohio, but he does still use a summer tire since he has a nicer set of wheels for the summer. He has run the WRs year round before on his Subaru with no complaints. Later, Rich ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 21:33:00 -0700 From: donna seeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm not Carlos, but I also have some experience with RA-1s. :) They can endure almost anything! They've been street/lapping tires on my race car (88 M3) since 2001. Usually I buy a set in Oct/Nov so I have tread in the wet season, and by the next fall they're dead. They are true R-compounds but do not need to be heat cycled. Shaving is a good idea - they're squirmy with full tread. Which wheel depends on your driving style - lighter if you stay on the track, stronger if you slam curbs or go agro a lot. Donna 89 325i, occasional track on ES-100s 88 M3, mostly RA-1s, races on Kumhos On 8/7/05 9:11 PM, "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carlos, in your opinion, can the RA1s endure some street driving, like > to and from the track? Would driving 4 hours to a track be pushing > things? Probably a really dumb question: are these considered actual R > compound and therefore require heat cycling? > > If I go w/dedicated track tires, I would then have the choice of putting > them on my current 7x15 Borbets or on stock E30 basketweaves. Care to > give an opinion of which wheel would be better for the track tires? > > AND, what would be the widest tire I could put on it w/o problems. I'd > like to think a 225/50/15 or 14, would work. > > With dedicated track tires, I'd likely run Nokian WRs on the street year > round and get rid of the Hakka Qs. The WRs are wonderful on the wife's > E34 touring, and I'd be forced to play nicer on the streets (not really > a bad thing). > > Clarence > West Bend, WI > > Carlos Lopez wrote: >> --- Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Would someone please tell me a decent source for Toyo tires? Tirerack >>> doesn't handle them and googling hasn't turned up too much (maybe I'm >>> missing something). >> >> >> I bought mine from Bob Vilven Tire (in IL), Edge Racing also sells >> Toyos. Simon Hunter posted a gazzillion sources for this thing but I >> can find the message to fwd to this list. >> >> RA1s is where it's at for DE's, street tires you're going to kill off >> in no time anyway. Your decision. >> >> Carlos. >> 98 M3 on RA1s >> E30 325is will race on RA1s > 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: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 05:46:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree with what Donna and Rich posted. But since you asked: >Carlos, in your opinion, can the RA1s endure some street driving, >like to and from the track? Would driving 4 hours to a track be >pushing things? I think it's sort of pushing things but yes it can be done. Jack Money and I just did this in April in my ex-E30 M3, 5 hours to Putnam, then two drivers sharing the same car for 3 days and then drove 5 hours back to Detroit. These Toyos were almost dead though, I would've taken a little more care with a new set (saving them for the track). > AND, what would be the widest tire I could put on it w/o problems. > I'd like to think a 225/50/15 or 14, would work. I guess it depends on the offset of the Borbets. I have a set of whatever their 6 spoke style is (15x7) and run 225/50-15 ES100s on my E30 on the street. As far as Toyo RA1s you have some choices, safe bet is the 205/50. They also have the 225/50 you mentioned and now there's even a 225/45. The 205/50 and the 225/45 offer a better ratio for your car IMO. Carlos 98 M3 E30 325is __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 09:08:12 -0700 From: Brian Ghidinelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carlos Lopez wrote: >>Carlos, in your opinion, can the RA1s endure some street driving, >>like to and from the track? Would driving 4 hours to a track be >>pushing things? > > I think it's sort of pushing things but yes it can be done. Jack Money If you're going to drive long distances on the street, adjustable camber plates up front help reduce the inside shoulder wear during transit. I drove my E30 M3 racecar with RA1s as far as 5 hours (SF to Reno and Buttonwillow) to the track in 2003. The only sketchy trip was coming back from Laguna Seca with near slicks on the car and getting caught in a torrential downpour in the San Jose area. I was driving 20mph in the slow lane to keep it on the road while fully loaded tour buses were drowning me in their wake at 80mph. While treaded, the RA-1 is a stickier version of a street tire. There is nothing inherently unsafe about driving them on the street. If you start out full tread depth instead of shaved, the tire will be quite squirmy initially and probably go off before you run out of tread. Shaved, I run them on my spec miata until you barely see the 3 lines and this is when they're fastest. There's about 2 seconds a lap (at Thunderhill in a miata at least) between enduro tires (6/32" depth) and sprint tires (< 4/32"). I would recommend at least the enduro shave. Plus, they look cool when they show up shaved. ;) Brian -- Brian Ghidinelli > http://www.MotorsportReg.com Use MotorsportReg.com to process online registration and payment for your track, auto-x and social events ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:34:56 -0500 From: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks to all for the (as usual) very helpful comments and advice. Given that the RA1s are only a few dollars more than what I'm now running, I would be stupid not to get them. Then again, getting or not getting them bears no relationship to my being stupid. ;-> Until now, I have always defended running street tires b/c that's what I use everyday and, at least for me at this time, the DEs are for me to learn driving the car I use daily better; other than switching to track pads, I literally run what gets me there. Maybe, just maybe, spending the money on improving the driver before buying all those cool go-fast parts has been useful and it's now time to bring the tires up a notch. Clarence West Bend, WI ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 00:15:49 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: toyo tires Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Carlos Lopez > > RA1s is where it's at for DE's, street tires you're going to kill off > in no time anyway. Your decision. No doubt, it is a false economy to run street tires on the track for more than 1-2 events a year or less. Later, Rich ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 01:48:17 -0400 From: "Ken Arutunian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: fuel tank vent code...on a '95 M3? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can anyone give some insight as to what might be causing a code to come up for the fuel tank venting? I am getting a smell of gasoline when running the vehicle...but I'm not seeing any fuel leaking. Just bought the car, had it checked out and this was one of the codes/issues. The shop didn't go any further than reading the codes for me. Thanks for any clues of where I might begin the process of eliminating the problem. Ken Arutunian _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 05:27:03 -0700 (PDT) From: david kroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Z3 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A buddy of mine here at work decided he wants a Z3. I'm the resident "BMW guy" so he's come to me for advice. I don't know the first thing about Z3's. Is there a page out there that summarizes years, engine sizes, features, etc? Thanks. David Kroth [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 06:28:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <FS> E36 Brembo Big Brake kit Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This kit came off my '98 M3, the calipers are in excellent condition with only a few nicks here and there on the powder coating. The rotors are still good but if you're anal and need to have brand new rotors then I would replace them and relegate the used ones to the spares bin. The brake line is still OK but I would recommend getting a new one, I can provide all these extra parts at an additional cost, the brake line would be a new Goodridge line (the new one pictured is for the stock calipers). New this kit is $3K, I would like to get $1,300 + shipping for mine. I'll include a set of almost new Pagid Orange race pads (less than a session on them) and the used street pads (Pagid Reds). The kit is excellent, does not require upgrading the master cylinder or the rear brakes. If you'd like to fit it to a 325 I have the kingpin available from an E36 M3 to convert your car for an additional $170. As Jim Powell will let you know, the car stops much better with these on. :-) http://members.roadfly.com/clopez95m3/98_m3_Blue_Brembos.jpg http://members.roadfly.com/clopez95m3/brembo_big_brake_kit.jpg -Carlos. (shipping would be from 48034) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:18:58 -0500 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Accelerates in stages" but no C.E., O2 sensor? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have noticed this same surge in three different BMW's now and in each case a new O2 sensor greatly reduced or eliminated the problem, none of the cars threw a CE. Cars involved are a 92 325i, a 92 535i, and my current 95 525iT. However, as Gary D. would say, correlation does not imply causation (or something like that). Regards, Paul Craven 93 325ic 95 525iT ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 06:57:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <FS> E36 outdoor car cover Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://members.roadfly.com/clopez95m3/bmw_car_cover.jpg Used BMW Noah(?) car cover. Excellent condition. $75 + shipping from 48034. -Carlos 98 M3 E30 325is __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
