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#1. Re: New Group Purchases (was: RE: Sway Bar GP and other stuff) - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 17:26:11 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: New Group Purchases (was: RE: Sway Bar GP and other stuff) To all, Suzy's deal is great. If Top-Notch sells out of all ten, you can call Auto Additions in Allentown, PA. They will give you the same deal at $300 for the Eibach sways. Call Phil at 1-800-334-6074 or 610-391-1126, tell them you are one of the E36M3 group members. They would like five orders for this price. I'm one. Have fun!!!!! Love the power of Group buying ;-)) Thanks, Suzy and to all. Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA 1st AS - '97 2nd AS - '98 & '99 mov'in to ESP in '01
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#2. Re: Single adjustable means what? - from BobTunnell@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 17:39:44 EDT From: BobTunnell@aol.com Subject: Re: Single adjustable means what? >>The single adjustable Konis have an adjustment for rebound only. >>-mark > >this is more to compensate for wear than for true adjustability. The idea >is that the rebound valves wear out much faster than the compression valves, >and that you can adjust the rebound to compensate and match the compression >as they age. Actually, according to KONI, the adjustability of their shocks serves both purposes equally well. For people like me who like to tune their car's handling balance via shock adjustment, KONIs work *very* well. The following is taken from KONI's own Tech Line FAQ... --BT .............................. Q: What is the best adjustment setting for my shocks? A: There is no single best adjustment setting for your KONIs because every driver has different preferences for comfort and performance, and each vehicle has different levels of performance modifications and roads to drive on. For most vehicles we suggest that new KONIs be installed in the full soft position (the standard setting right out of the box) to take advantage of the balance of ride comfort and handling designed by the KONI ride development engineers. If the car has performance upgrades (springs, wheel/tire package, etc.) or the driver wants the car a bit more aggressive, most people find the optimum setting in the 1/2 to one full turn from full soft range. Over the extended life of the damper, or if the driver wants a specific firm handling characteristic, the dampers can be adjusted up higher. Except in the most extreme uses where the driver requires an unusually firm ride characteristic, very rarely will a KONI ever need to be adjusted to the full firm setting. ..............................
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Cleveland (Was New to Maryland) - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:09:52 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Cleveland (Was New to Maryland) EASY there Jim P. Armpit of America!?. I disagree. Cleveland is certainly no San Diego but it has its merits...although it's baseball team is lagging at the present moment. ;-) Besides, I like the idea of Brett being here. I would hate to have to go to DC to have work done on my car. Brett did an alignment on my 95 M3 with the Hunter DSP 400 (this thing is pretty impressive) recently and reaffirmed why I asked for him when I made the appointment. Anyone in the Cleveland area that needs there car worked on, look up Brett and cross your fingers he can make time for you, he is worth it. Although he is kind of busy at the present moment putting back together an M-coupe. Best regards, Rich PS - I think Jim wrote that Cleveland comment with me in mind. ;-)
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Cleveland (Was New to Maryland) - from Jim Powell
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:15:57 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Cleveland (Was New to Maryland) Yeah I did. Just like I always say "Hi 'Ho" when I talk about Dinan ;) I'm trying to get a mortgage so I can take the family to see the Padres play the Chicago Flubbies (I'm from Chicago, save it) this Sunday. I'm getting soft in my old age and like sitting in the Catered Club section. Its either pay for my rollbar install or go to the ballgame. I think they cost about the same :) Jim "Dorffer, Rich" wrote: > EASY there Jim P. Armpit of America!?. I disagree. Cleveland is certainly > no San Diego but it has its merits...although it's baseball team is lagging > at the present moment. ;-) > > Besides, I like the idea of Brett being here. I would hate to have to go to > DC to have work done on my car. Brett did an alignment on my 95 M3 with the > Hunter DSP 400 (this thing is pretty impressive) recently and reaffirmed why > I asked for him when I made the appointment. Anyone in the Cleveland area > that needs there car worked on, look up Brett and cross your fingers he can > make time for you, he is worth it. Although he is kind of busy at the > present moment putting back together an M-coupe. > > Best regards, > > Rich > > PS - I think Jim wrote that Cleveland comment with me in mind. ;-)
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#5. RE: [E36M3] Cleveland (Was New to Maryland) - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:29:12 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Cleveland (Was New to Maryland) Hey, that is why I work here (not really). I get to see a lot of games cheap. No doubt....going to the old ballpark (most of them not so old anymore) is not cheap by most standards but most entertainment isn't (Opera, Plays, Football, Hockey, Basketball, Driving Schools, etc.). The Club or Suite sections are good places to be though although I prefer Field Box. Good luck with the mortgage approval and I hope your team wins (whichever team that is). Out. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Powell [mailto:jsp98m3@home.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 6:16 PM To: Dorffer, Rich Cc: 'E36M3' Subject: Re: [E36M3] Cleveland (Was New to Maryland) Yeah I did. Just like I always say "Hi 'Ho" when I talk about Dinan ;) I'm trying to get a mortgage so I can take the family to see the Padres play the Chicago Flubbies (I'm from Chicago, save it) this Sunday. I'm getting soft in my old age and like sitting in the Catered Club section. Its either pay for my rollbar install or go to the ballgame. I think they cost about the same :) Jim "Dorffer, Rich" wrote: > EASY there Jim P. Armpit of America!?. I disagree. Cleveland is certainly > no San Diego but it has its merits...although it's baseball team is lagging > at the present moment. ;-) > > Besides, I like the idea of Brett being here. I would hate to have to go to > DC to have work done on my car. Brett did an alignment on my 95 M3 with the > Hunter DSP 400 (this thing is pretty impressive) recently and reaffirmed why > I asked for him when I made the appointment. Anyone in the Cleveland area > that needs there car worked on, look up Brett and cross your fingers he can > make time for you, he is worth it. Although he is kind of busy at the > present moment putting back together an M-coupe. > > Best regards, > > Rich > > PS - I think Jim wrote that Cleveland comment with me in mind. ;-)
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#6. AC blower goes off randomly (more clarification) - from VEnkata Yella
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:30:29 -0700 (PDT) From: VEnkata Yella <v_yella@yahoo.com> Subject: AC blower goes off randomly (more clarification) Thanks to all that replied to my problem. Let me clarify some of the findings. The blower doesn't work even in the manual mode. Also, I don't have to restart the car to let it work again. It comes back on after a while. There is no pattern as such. It is very random. From what I saw the AC button has no impact on the randomness. It's just that the blower goes off once in a while, everything else seems normal. Thanks. -Yella 99 M3/15k __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/
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#7. Re: [E36M3] New to Maryland - from Carlos Lopez
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:38:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <clopez95m3@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] New to Maryland Jim Powell wrote: >I think Brett is in Cleveland now. Must be an Aussie tour of >America's armpit cities :) Kick-ass!! Is he stopping in Detroit next? Carlos Motor City Chapter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: Single adjustable means what? - from Sean Hester
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:43:33 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Single adjustable means what? >Actually, according to KONI, the adjustability of their shocks serves both >purposes equally well. For people like me who like to tune their car's >handling balance via shock adjustment, KONIs work *very* well. i can't actually speak to the "long term" aspects of the adjustments because i didn't keep my car with KONIs long enough to find out. (not because i didn't like the KONIs by the way) but... i can say that you can VERY MUCH adjust the handling of your car with the rebound adjustments. (but you DO have to think backwards, more on that later) i could easily adjust my car for less understeer/more oversteer by just adjusting the fronts. and if wasn't lazy i could have adjusted the rears as well to gain even more control. (the rear KONIs are alot harder to adjust then the fronts, requiring removal of the shock instead of turning a handy knob) i say you have to think "backwards" because you're adjusting rebound. if you "stiffen up the front" what you're really doing (since you're stiffening rebound) is keeping MORE weight (grip) on the front, by not allowing it to transfer to the back. this is opposed to what would happen when you "stiffen up the front" by adjusting bump, or buying "stiffer" front shocks. in that case you'd be keeping weight OFF of the front wheels, not keeping it ON them. so... when i "stiffened" my front KONIs i was dialing in more oversteer (less understeer) of course... most people just stiffen all 4 and figure their car handles better overall... it's not really as simple as that, but that's another thread. ;-P ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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#9. Automatic Sunroof Upgrade? - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 16:01:01 -0700 From: "Peter Guagenti" <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: Automatic Sunroof Upgrade? I was sort of half-following this thread when it was going, but now that I've purchased a '95, I really want this upgrade. Did this thread ever net out into instructions or part numbers? I'd love to order the bits and install them if possible, so I'd appreciate it if someone could re-mail me the relevant info. Thanks for the assistance! -peterg
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#10. Alignment Specs? - from Robert Chay
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 16:18:33 -0700 From: "Robert Chay" <rchay@mindspring.com> Subject: Alignment Specs? I know this was covered a long time ago and I've been searching some archives and websites but couldn't find it. What's the recommended alignment specs for the track? Thanks, Bobby Chay