The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 872 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: E30 glass sunroof for sale Re: E30 glass sunroof for sale Re: E30 glass sunroof for sale <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Re: <e36> Suspension set up E46 Shocks and Struts Re: E46 Shocks and Struts Re: Laguna Seca noise limits FREE: Car battery for Acura Integra/Honda Civic in MA/Boston area
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:29:28 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] Subject: E30 glass sunroof for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Folks keep pestering me to part with my stash of glass sunroofs. Here is one for sale with a 325is attached. If you just want the sunroof, I'll remove it for free, ship it at your expense and donate the remaining car to charity in your name! <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4592259453> Thanks, Ed ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:38:49 -0600 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E30 glass sunroof for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ok... how much to stop the auction? Thanks, Jon ______________________________________________ Jon Siccardi - DM #052 TreehouseRacing.com M50conversion.com 615.333.9118 ______________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed MacVaugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 8:29 PM Subject: [UUC] E30 glass sunroof for sale > Folks keep pestering me to part with my stash of glass sunroofs. > > Here is one for sale with a 325is attached. If you just want the sunroof, > I'll remove it for free, ship it at your expense and donate the remaining > car to charity in your name! > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4592259453> > > Thanks, > > Ed > > > 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, 21 Nov 2005 07:10:48 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30 glass sunroof for sale Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jon, I can't stop the auction because I'm going back to the original seller for the difference between the $760 I paid, the $47 to relist the car less whatever it ultimately brings. I'm eating the $120 it cost to get it down here to Baltimore. I will be happy if I get $500 and will probably let the bozo off the hook. Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ok... how much to stop the auction? > > Thanks, > Jon > ______________________________________________ > > Jon Siccardi - DM #052 > TreehouseRacing.com > M50conversion.com > 615.333.9118 > ______________________________________________ > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed MacVaugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 8:29 PM > Subject: [UUC] E30 glass sunroof for sale > > >> Folks keep pestering me to part with my stash of glass sunroofs. >> >> Here is one for sale with a 325is attached. If you just want the >> sunroof, I'll remove it for free, ship it at your expense and donate >> the remaining car to charity in your name! >> >> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4592259453> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ed >> >> >> 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: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:36:53 -0600 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Many thanks to all who responded to help me troubleshoot an rough idle followed by a CEL on my 93 325ic. I rechecked all the vacuum stuff and found nothing amiss. Then, based on a tip from the ususally correct Gary D. (well maybe always correct), I went looking for a misfire. I checked and cleaned the cap, rotor and plugs. Everything looked fine. I started the car and tried the shadetree method of pulling a plug wire to find the miss. Pulling the number one wire showed no change in the idle, but plugging it partway back, I could hear the spark snapping acroos the gap to the plug. This combined with the occasional light shock the wire gave me leads me to believe the cylinder is getting spark. I then wedged the trottle at about 2000 rpm and tried again. Pulling the wire at that speed produced a very noticeable miss, so the cylnder appears to work at speed. Finally I checked compression on that cylinder and got about 160psi. My theory is that that injector is not working at idle, but kicks in as the rpm rise. I assume the fuel pressure rises with the increased vacuum of higher rpm and then the injector kicks in. Is this correct or even possible? Car gets a daily "Italian tune-up" of 80mph + for 15-20 minutes as part of my commute. I plan to heavily dose the car with Techron and failing that, I guess I will get the injectors redone. Can anyone recommend a good shop for that? It would be ideal if I could get them on a core basis to minimize the down time. Strangely the car seems better today, but is idling closer to 900rpm rather than 6-700 as usual. Regards, Paul Craven Engineering Manager Kansas City Deaerator Company [EMAIL PROTECTED] (913)338-2111 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:48:17 -0600 From: Clarence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Paul Craven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Instead of just dumping Techron in the gas, I would suggest trying a hot soak, or whatever it's called. This is sucking the cleaner into the intake through a vacuum hose slowly and after a minute or so at such a rate that the engine stalls; let sit 5-10 minutes and then start. I've never done it on a BMW but this was commonly done on old carburated cars. I have not used, but have heard of people having good results using something called Seafoam(?). There are other cleaners available for this. I'm also sure there's clear instructions for doing this somewhere but haven't searched. Thanks for posting the progress of this. Clarence West Bend, WI Paul Craven wrote: > Many thanks to all who responded to help me troubleshoot an rough idle > followed by a CEL on my 93 325ic. I rechecked all the vacuum stuff and > found nothing amiss. Then, based on a tip from the ususally correct Gary > D. (well maybe always correct), I went looking for a misfire. I checked > and cleaned the cap, rotor and plugs. Everything looked fine. I > started the car and tried the shadetree method of pulling a plug wire to > find the miss. Pulling the number one wire showed no change in the > idle, but plugging it partway back, I could hear the spark snapping > acroos the gap to the plug. This combined with the occasional light > shock the wire gave me leads me to believe the cylinder is getting > spark. I then wedged the trottle at about 2000 rpm and tried again. > Pulling the wire at that speed produced a very noticeable miss, so the > cylnder appears to work at speed. Finally I checked compression on that > cylinder and got about 160psi. > > My theory is that that injector is not working at idle, but kicks in as > the rpm rise. I assume the fuel pressure rises with the increased > vacuum of higher rpm and then the injector kicks in. Is this correct or > even possible? Car gets a daily "Italian tune-up" of 80mph + for 15-20 > minutes as part of my commute. I plan to heavily dose the car with > Techron and failing that, I guess I will get the injectors redone. Can > anyone recommend a good shop for that? It would be ideal if I could get > them on a core basis to minimize the down time. > > Strangely the car seems better today, but is idling closer to 900rpm > rather than 6-700 as usual. > > Regards, > Paul Craven > Engineering Manager > Kansas City Deaerator Company > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (913)338-2111 > > > 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, 21 Nov 2005 06:57:48 -0800 (PST) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Paul Craven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Paul Craven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Techron and failing that, I guess I will get the injectors >redone. >Can anyone recommend a good shop for that? It would be ideal >if I could get them on a core basis to minimize the down time. www.cruzinperformance.com I was impressed by how he does things. I would still recommend another set of injectors to minimize down time, not sure if he has cores, he does have extras as he sent me one of his when one of mine would not perform properly. He'll email you the flow numbers (before and after cleaning), tracking number, etc so you don't have to wonder where your injectors may be. If you call him you'll know when he can get to yours but I'd say tyipical turnaround time is about a week. That's why I'd send him an extra set of injectors if you can find some. Carlos. __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:32:21 -0800 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Paul Craven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> another test would be to swap the suspect injector with one from a cylinder that is not mis-firing and see if the misfiring switches to the other cylinder, and your suspect one idles properly. Barry Carlos Lopez wrote: >--- Paul Craven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Techron and failing that, I guess I will get the injectors >redone. >>Can anyone recommend a good shop for that? It would be ideal >if I >> >> >could get them on a core basis to minimize the down time. > >www.cruzinperformance.com > >I was impressed by how he does things. I would still recommend another >set of injectors to minimize down time, not sure if he has cores, he >does have extras as he sent me one of his when one of mine would not >perform properly. He'll email you the flow numbers (before and after >cleaning), tracking number, etc so you don't have to wonder where your >injectors may be. If you call him you'll know when he can get to yours >but I'd say tyipical turnaround time is about a week. That's why I'd >send him an extra set of injectors if you can find some. > >Carlos. > > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. >http://farechase.yahoo.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: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:46:38 -0500 From: CsWs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Paul Craven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.cruzinperformance.com -- Karl #747 KP http://www.elephantmotorsports.com On 11/21/05, Paul Craven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Many thanks to all who responded to help me troubleshoot an rough idle > followed by a CEL on my 93 325ic. I rechecked all the vacuum stuff and > found nothing amiss. Then, based on a tip from the ususally correct Gary > D. (well maybe always correct), I went looking for a misfire. I checked > and cleaned the cap, rotor and plugs. Everything looked fine. I > started the car and tried the shadetree method of pulling a plug wire to > find the miss. Pulling the number one wire showed no change in the > idle, but plugging it partway back, I could hear the spark snapping > acroos the gap to the plug. This combined with the occasional light > shock the wire gave me leads me to believe the cylinder is getting > spark. I then wedged the trottle at about 2000 rpm and tried again. > Pulling the wire at that speed produced a very noticeable miss, so the > cylnder appears to work at speed. Finally I checked compression on that > cylinder and got about 160psi. > > My theory is that that injector is not working at idle, but kicks in as > the rpm rise. I assume the fuel pressure rises with the increased > vacuum of higher rpm and then the injector kicks in. Is this correct or > even possible? Car gets a daily "Italian tune-up" of 80mph + for 15-20 > minutes as part of my commute. I plan to heavily dose the car with > Techron and failing that, I guess I will get the injectors redone. Can > anyone recommend a good shop for that? It would be ideal if I could get > them on a core basis to minimize the down time. > > Strangely the car seems better today, but is idling closer to 900rpm > rather than 6-700 as usual. > > Regards, > Paul Craven > Engineering Manager > Kansas City Deaerator Company > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (913)338-2111 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:20:54 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E30> Idle and CEL mystery solved, sort of Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fuel pressure is lower when there is higher intake vacuum. The delta P across the injectors is held constant. Maybe you heard the spark snapping to the head rather than to the plug. Swap injectors and swap plugs. Gary Derian > Many thanks to all who responded to help me troubleshoot an rough idle > followed by a CEL on my 93 325ic. I rechecked all the vacuum stuff and > found nothing amiss. Then, based on a tip from the ususally correct Gary > D. (well maybe always correct), I went looking for a misfire. I checked > and cleaned the cap, rotor and plugs. Everything looked fine. I > started the car and tried the shadetree method of pulling a plug wire to > find the miss. Pulling the number one wire showed no change in the > idle, but plugging it partway back, I could hear the spark snapping > acroos the gap to the plug. This combined with the occasional light > shock the wire gave me leads me to believe the cylinder is getting > spark. I then wedged the trottle at about 2000 rpm and tried again. > Pulling the wire at that speed produced a very noticeable miss, so the > cylnder appears to work at speed. Finally I checked compression on that > cylinder and got about 160psi. > > My theory is that that injector is not working at idle, but kicks in as > the rpm rise. I assume the fuel pressure rises with the increased > vacuum of higher rpm and then the injector kicks in. Is this correct or > even possible? Car gets a daily "Italian tune-up" of 80mph + for 15-20 > minutes as part of my commute. I plan to heavily dose the car with > Techron and failing that, I guess I will get the injectors redone. Can > anyone recommend a good shop for that? It would be ideal if I could get > them on a core basis to minimize the down time. > > Strangely the car seems better today, but is idling closer to 900rpm > rather than 6-700 as usual. > > Regards, > Paul Craven > Engineering Manager > Kansas City Deaerator Company > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (913)338-2111 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:29:41 -0500 From: "chet.dawes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <e36> Suspension set up Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Scott, This is good info. However, it sacrifices turn-in and handling balance. Bushings deflect under braking and turning to provide more toe-in. Toe-in acts to induce understeer. A little heavy trail-braking should take care of that, but you have to drive around it to make the car balanced. I can't argue with your experience, I'm just trying to point out possible trade-offs and share some of my own. Toe out during heavy weight-transfer acceleration is not as large a concern as excessive toe-in under braking and turn-in. I think the forces acting on the front control arm bushings under braking are much larger than those under acceleration. But that's only my opinion and it's all a compromise. Only the focal point changes. I've always been amazed at how much can be done with a performance alignment alone to help balance a car. A little negative camber and some toe changes and an otherwise stock car can go from understeer to neutral handling. Cheers, Chet Dawes From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <e36> Suspension set up I used to be in the zero front toe camp, until John Siau at Conversion Techniques set my alignment. I kept saying I wanted zero toe. He kept saying, "No you don't." I finally asked why. He explained that the factory rubber control arm bushings (even the M3 ones like I run) allow a fair amount of deflection under acceleration,with the result being more toe out as you accelerate. He recommended 0.6 degree toe in per side, which I'd guess corresponds closely to GD's 1mm recommendation. Then under acceleration you get your zero toe. This setting has worked well for me both for street and autocrossing. Zero toe might be OK for someone running urethane LCA bushings. In the back, where I have urethane (adjustable) trailing arm bushings, John set the toe closer to zero than factory spec. The urethane bushings don't deflect as much as the stock rubber ones, according to John. I don't know if this also applies to the E36 rear suspension, which is a different design. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA **************************************************************************************** Note: If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. **************************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:46:51 -0800 From: Tom Kosmalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: E46 Shocks and Struts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just my semiannual inquiry as to whether anyone is aware of sport shocks and struts that would fit an 04 325iT without sport suspension. I sure can't find any. Not interested in lowering, stiffer springs, etc., just a set of slightly firmer shocks. TIA! Tom K. Hood River, OR ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:17:03 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom Kosmalski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: E46 Shocks and Struts Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What is wrong with the usual Bilstein or Koni parts? Gary Derian > Just my semiannual inquiry as to whether anyone is aware of sport > shocks and struts that would fit an 04 325iT without sport suspension. > > I sure can't find any. > > Not interested in lowering, stiffer springs, etc., just a set of > slightly firmer shocks. > > TIA! > > Tom K. > Hood River, OR ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:55:55 -0500 From: "john grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Laguna Seca noise limits Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Chris, Just as I suspected. Now, if we can convince them to put one together for the e30 M3 I'll wait in line to purchase! I'd love to match this object d'art to Mario L's X-pipe...it's only money, right? r/John Grills 98 M3/4 88 M3 87 iC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Eck Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 1:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] Laguna Seca noise limits I have the new UUC Corsa RSC36 exhaust on my E36M3 and it's phenomenal -- lighter than stock and a gain of a few hp, and it sounds magnificent. I have not been subject to any noise restriction problems at the tracks I've run, but I've not driven Laguna Seca. I have not had a single person in the car on the track who has not commented on the wonderful sound this exhaust provides, and it's quiet at idle and doesn't drone on the highway. Just an excellent choice. Chris Eck 97 M3 99 M Roadster ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:52:29 -0800 (PST) From: P Kroon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: FREE: Car battery for Acura Integra/Honda Civic in MA/Boston area Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got a nice, used battery for a 99 Acura Integra. I was recently installed, and now has been removed. Works fine. Should also fit Honda Civics of the same vintage. Free to anyone who wants to pick it up in North Andover, MA. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(14 messages) **********
