The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 14 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: CarFax please <E36> Rear alignment Re: <E36> Rear alignment Re: <E36> Rear alignment Re: <E36> Rear alignment Re: <E36> Rear alignment Re: Oil of choice for a 2004 X3 2.5 Re: Oil of choice for a 2004 X3 2.5
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:38:06 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: CarFax please Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anyone with a CarFax account kind enough to run this vin: WBAAR3341YJB35262 Thank you. Matt Weimer Hoosier Chapter __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:47:08 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: <E36> Rear alignment Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gents, Today we had the E36 ('96, 328i) aligned. Anyone have a suggestion as to what rear toe should be for a lowered set up? Recall this is the car we just lowered with the H&R's and Koni SA's. We specified the front toe as close to 0.05 degrees(close to the 0 degrees advised from previous discussion) but had no idea what to set the rear to. It's now set at toe in also, but out of the low end of the range. -Kevin ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 21:11:28 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E36> Rear alignment Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have the racecar set at zero rear toe IIRC. I can check when I see it tomorrow (log book with alignment specs are in the car). Some people like a very slight bit of toe out to help rotate the car, I'm not one of them. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 8:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] <E36> Rear alignment Gents, Today we had the E36 ('96, 328i) aligned. Anyone have a suggestion as to what rear toe should be for a lowered set up? Recall this is the car we just lowered with the H&R's and Koni SA's. We specified the front toe as close to 0.05 degrees(close to the 0 degrees advised from previous discussion) but had no idea what to set the rear to. It's now set at toe in also, but out of the low end of the range. -Kevin ---------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail communication is confidential and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by replying to the e-mail. Please then delete the e-mail and any copies of it. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 27 Dec 2005 22:20:19 -0800 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E36> Rear alignment Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Dec 27, 2005, at 9:11 PM, Marco Romani wrote: > I have the racecar set at zero rear toe IIRC. I can check when I > see it > tomorrow (log book with alignment specs are in the car). Some > people like a > very slight bit of toe out to help rotate the car, I'm not one of > them. I also have zero rear toe on the race car. You do NOT want toe-out in the rear on a track or street car. Dedicated auto-x car, maybe. Otherwise, no way. - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:43:19 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E36> Rear alignment Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rule of thumb on rear toe, alert the pun police if you must, is more toe in = increased straight line stability, less = better reactivity. Factory spec is set by lawyers. Settings I've tried: .03 toe in, tread life on the inner edge was about 2/3 of the rest of the tire, with a reactive rear end still ok on the highway. .10 toe in, current setting, even rear tire wear, stable on high speed ramps, still good streetcorner maneuverability but not the reactivity of .03. Zero toe, tail reactivity good on high speed ramps or track turns. Not for a daily driver. Toe out, at .06 out the tail gets autocross winning reactivity, with the tradeoff of a dangerous (imho) decrease in rear end stability at speed. Barry Mark Dadgar wrote: > On Dec 27, 2005, at 9:11 PM, Marco Romani wrote: > >> I have the racecar set at zero rear toe IIRC....Some people like a >> very slight bit of toe out to help rotate the car, I'm not one of them. > > I also have zero rear toe on the race car. You do NOT want toe-out in > the rear on a track or street car. Dedicated auto-x car, maybe. > Otherwise, no way. > - Mark > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:01:16 -0600 From: Jamie Howton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E36> Rear alignment Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My E36 also has 0 toe, it is pretty much a track only car though. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:07:50 -0800 (PST) From: david kroth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Oil of choice for a 2004 X3 2.5 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bailey wrote: > I'm not too eager to continue running > the BMW/Castrol oil. I'm inclined to run Mobil1 > 0W-40, as it has BMW > Longlife approval. I had excellent results using > Rotella T 5W-40 > Synthetic in my 528iA Bailey, consider an oil analysis at your next change. It's about $20 from Blackstone Labs and it may be able to tell you if there's been any early damage due to the extended change interval. If something does go wrong down the road it might be some evidence to fall back on... David Kroth [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:36:39 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Oil of choice for a 2004 X3 2.5 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rotella has more anti-wear additives but they also can contaminate a catalyst. Those additives are most useful on a OHV pushrod engine. An OHC engine has much lower cam to tappet loads and doesn't need the additives so much. I would use the Mobil 1 0W-40. 10,000 miles is about right for synthetic oil changes. There is nothing wrong with 7500 miles if that makes you more comfortable. Gary Derian >I recently purchased an immaculate CPO X3 2.5, which I intend to keep it >for some time. I plan to heed Brett's advice and change the oil at least >every 7.5K miles. At 18K miles, the truck has only received one 15K Oil >Service, and already I've noticed a nasty brown film on the dipstick and >under the oil filler cap. Thus, I'm not too eager to continue running the >BMW/Castrol oil. I'm inclined to run Mobil1 0W-40, as it has BMW Longlife >approval. I had excellent results using Rotella T 5W-40 Synthetic in my >528iA(130K miles and less than 1 qt used between 7.5 K changes), but I >think I'll wait to use it until the truck is out of warranty. Any other >suggestions or tips? Thanks in advance! > > Bailey Taylor > 1995 318ti Club Sport > 2004 X3 2.5 > 1999 Wrangler Sahara Light Campaign Assault Vehicle > 1996 Triumph Speed Triple > > 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 > ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(8 messages) **********
