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#1. Re: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 - from nabli@attglobal.net
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:14:49 -0400 From: nabli@attglobal.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 Jim, Jim Bassett wrote: > Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:09:43 -0700 > From: "Jim Bassett" <jbassett@mayannetworks.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 > > > :-) Quoting from the UUC Motorwerks web site: > > "...Conventional thinking would assume that you have two positions, softer > > (holes furthest away from the ends of the bar) or stiffer (holes > > on the ends > > of the bar). > > Looking closer at the UUC web site, there may be a mis-print(?). No. The below statement is correct after a recent "indirect correction." :-) > > > In the paragraph above the one I cited, it mentions the recommended initial > settings: > "...it is recommended that the front be set to FULL STIFF (which is the > holes furthest from the ends) and the rear to FULL SOFT (holes closest to > the ends)." > > So, apparently ONE of these statements is in error since they contradict one > another in terms of hole settings/placement (at least to me - maybe *I'm* > missing something?). Ahhhh, I savor the day to impart some knowledge to another "Jim." :-) Stiffer front bars induce undesteer. Technically, stiffer front bars increase a tire's slip angle through a corresponding increase in load on the outside tire - in case you wanted to know. Ok, it's a little more complicated than that but you get the picture. :-) This of course makes the car "plow" hence understeer. In "neanderthalean" terms: "me turn wheel right, car go straight." The opposite happens at the rear. Softer setting and you don't reach the limits of you tire's adhesion as quickly. Softer rear settings promote understeer because the tires will not "slide out from under you" as fast. So, if you stiffen up the rear bars, Mr. Uugh says: "me turn wheel right, rear tires greet front tires." Cheers, Jim E.
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Red Line Oil...it does an engine good! =) - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:06:55 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@netcom.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Red Line Oil...it does an engine good! =) Re: > Under stop and go traffic with [Mobil 1 ] 15W50 in the summer, my oil >temp would sometimes rise to 230 - 240F. With the recent BMW factory fill, I >couldn't break 220F! Interesting ... My LWT will not break 200F under any circumstances short of track use, and I only run Mobil 1 15W-50 here in CA. ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@netcom.com
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 - from nabli@attglobal.net
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:17:32 -0400 From: nabli@attglobal.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 Chester Wong wrote: > Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:25:24 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 > > That was one issue that I was relaying back and forth between Jim El Nabli and > Ben Liaw. Their i.e. UUCs > initial instructions had the typo for setup of the bar, which > they corrected. I they didn't update the "Conventional wisdom" paragraph... Ok Chester. Are you taking lessons from Mr. Uugh? :-) What the hell does that last sentence say? LOL! Cheers, Jim E.
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#4. Re: E46 sunroof switch - from LHassig@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:28:57 EDT From: LHassig@aol.com Subject: Re: E46 sunroof switch S Lafredo wrote: << I don't know about everyone else but I would love to add an auto open/close switch to my E36M3. >> Me too, but even more than that, I would like to be able to hook up the sunroof to the double-locking feature so it would close like the windows do when you lock the door. Anybody know how to do that? And why didn't BMW think of it?! Cheers, Lee '95 M3
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#5. 98 M3 convertable for sale - from JSDONE@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:44:23 EDT From: JSDONE@aol.com Subject: 98 M3 convertable for sale Auto, Boston Green with matching Dk Green fabric top, Moderna Leather, Wood Pkage, Wind Deflector, New Tires, Sheep Skins, H&K CD factory, Contour Wheels, Mobile1, Zymol, Mats, 20,000 miles... Absolutly best color combo.. Better than showroom. Perfect.. Reason for sale...Cannot live with BMW service....$39000.00 firm......
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:48:36 -0700 From: "Jim Bassett" <jbassett@mayannetworks.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 > Jim, > > Jim Bassett wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:09:43 -0700 > > From: "Jim Bassett" <jbassett@mayannetworks.com> > > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Help on Autocross Setup for M3 > > > > > :-) Quoting from the UUC Motorwerks web site: > > > "...Conventional thinking would assume that you have two > positions, softer > > > (holes furthest away from the ends of the bar) or stiffer (holes > > > on the ends > > > of the bar). > > > > Looking closer at the UUC web site, there may be a mis-print(?). > > No. The below statement is correct after a recent "indirect > correction." :-) OK, if the below statement is correct, then the ABOVE statement is INcorrect, in terms of which holes stiffen or soften the bar. > > In the paragraph above the one I cited, it mentions the > recommended initial > > settings: > > "...it is recommended that the front be set to FULL STIFF (which is the > > holes furthest from the ends) and the rear to FULL SOFT (holes > closest to > > the ends)." [snip] > Ahhhh, I savor the day to impart some knowledge to another "Jim." :-) {rest of unnecessary explaination snipped) Thanks, Jim, but I already knew the concepts of understeer & oversteer - I've experienced them quite often at track & autox events. Again, all I was pointing out is that there appears to be a contradiction on the UUC page - one statement says "stiffer=holes at the ends of the bar", and the other says "full stiff=holes furthest from ends". It can't be both, so one of them must be wrong. From all indications, "full stiff=holes furthest from ends" is correct. Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4
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#7. 95 Motorsport wheels - from Wentz, Don
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:26:54 -0700 From: "Wentz, Don" <don.wentz@intel.com> Subject: 95 Motorsport wheels Hey gang, if you've sold a set of these, please email me privately and let me know how much you got for them. thx! __ __ don / / / / | / | 95 M3 / / / / |/ | Dakar Yellow / / / / | /_/_/_/__/|__/|__|
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#8. Re: Tragic Autocross accident - from Kevin D McLeaster
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 22:12:35 -0000 From: Kevin D. McLeaster <kmcleaster@iquest.net> Subject: Re: Tragic Autocross accident Autocrossing incidents are rare, but indeed one does have to be careful. If the course looks dangerous after walking it and the event steward won't address your concerns, withdraw from the event. I only have been to one autox this year, and it was in my old MR-2 Turbo. I was waiting for my heat, and a VERY experienced competitor put his '95 M3 LTW on its roof with a first-timer riding shotgun. Noone was hurt but the car. I'm doing my first autox in my M3 this Sunday at the same site. I don't think I'll be going for FTD. For a real autox tragedy, check out his URL my NSX buddy sent me: http://realtv1.com/movies/raw_0004.mov Kevin D. McLeaster WB9HMI '95 M3, Arctic Silver
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#9. Re: Graphite in brakepads - from Paul England
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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:10:07 -0400 From: "Paul England" <ettsn@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: Graphite in brakepads I think graphite is used in place of asbestos, since IIRC asbestos is very tightly controlled in Europe, being carcinogenic and all. Asbestos dusts whiteish grey, as does many of the carbon fiber pads. They all need something that will help keep them from catching on fire, I guess... -Paul England > From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> > well. Nobody has explained to me Why they must use graphite...only that it > is required....I'd like to know too....Why are the Japanese pads clean, and > the Euro pads dirty? ie, why does TUV require the use of graphite in OE > Euro pads?
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#10. Re: [E36M3] RE: I was rear ended... - from Thomas E. Tice
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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:50:05 -0400 From: "Thomas E. Tice" <tetice@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RE: I was rear ended... I agree with the advice below but would like to point our a few additional fine points. Keep in mind that if at all possible you should try to find a witness and convince them to stick around and corroborate your story. Unless it is incredibly clear cut and you completely trust the total stranger that hit your car, you can't really predict how things will turn out. Make sure that you fully understand how the police officer views the accident and records it on the report. Don't leave the scene until you are convinced he as all the facts straight and you can easily recreate the accident from his report. Days or weeks later the accident report is all that the insurance company has to base their judgement on. It seems that the cops flush this stuff from their mind immediately following the completion of the report. I learned all this the hard way when my wife was hit. She was not rear ended but it seemed fairly clear that it was the other person's fault. They even admitted it at the scene (but later to be recanted). To make a long, painful story reasonably short, the accident report was woefully incomplete and made it fairly easy for the insurance company to deny the claim. Attempts to get an accident report corrected will almost always fail. Pleas to their superiors are just as futile as they will always protect their subordinates. While cops for the most part are honest, they are inclined have more sympathy for the person in the Ford Escort than you in your BMW ...go figure. Its up to you to make sure that the facts are straight and complete in the written report. Finally, a note on subrogation. I had no luck with this as the total claim was within $100 of my deductible - thus my insurance company would have had no motivation to go after the other company. Perhaps I could have forced the issue but $100 is peanuts to any insurance company and just how hard would they fight. If they lost my rates go up. If I pay the bill, I take advantage of a loophole and get no insurance points (if they are not involved and they don't pay they assume the other company did). YMMV due to the insurance law differences among states. Tom Tice '98 M3/4 '99 540/6 '93 525i with a shiny new fender dbruce wrote: > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:49:27 -0400 > From: dbruce <dbrucepoip@yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: I was rear ended... > > Just a few notes on any accident. > > The first thing you should do is call a cop. Leave your vehicle at > the scene of the accident and wait for an officer to get there. If it > is dangerous where you were hit, pull to he shoulder. If your fellow > accidentor doesn't want to stay...inform them that they have to or > they will be leaving the scene. If they still leave, great for you > (if you have their license)since they will look guilty. > > You should say nothing to your "opponent" until the officer arrives. > Under no circumstances should you yell and scream at them. Shit > happens, deal with it. > > Once the cop arrives, wait for your "opponent" to tell his/her story. > If she/he makes any mistakes, tell the officer about it. Hopefully > everyone will be on the up and up. Tell your side and he will make > the determination. > > The camera is a great idea. Pictures should be taken the second the > accident is finished. If your "opponent" is walking around all > healthy without a care in the world, snap pictures for future injury > problems. > > The officer will fill out the police report. From that point on > everything has been certified by the police. The insurance company > will have all the facts and no ?s that will allow them to weasel out > of a claim (can you say Allstate). > > On Sun, 9 Jul 2000 23:16:44 -0500, you wrote: > > >Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 22:46:59 -0700 (PDT) > >From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> > >Subject: I was rear ended... > > > >Well guys, it happened this afternoon whilst heading over to Steve D's place. > >I was crawling along with NYC traffic at the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge > >when a woman driving a POS Saturn tapped me from behind. I get out of the car > >and here's the dialog: > > > >Me: "What the hell is wrong with you?" > >Her: "I'm sorry...I only tapped you." > >Me: "What???!?!?! You scratched my car!" > >Her: "What? It's only dirt." > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > *************************************************************