-------------------- 1 --------------------
#1. Need advice on M3 Convertable please.. - from JSDONE@aol.com
Top
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 23:49:40 EDT From: JSDONE@aol.com Subject: Need advice on M3 Convertable please.. I have a 98 M3 convertable and suffer from more cowl shake than I would think one should have from such an awesome car... I understand from reading the net that due to the M3 suspension being so firm, this causes extra shock to be transferred to the windshield area.. Does anyone have an opinion or the answer to my question? Will a strut tower brace help the windshield/cowl shake and if so which brand??? Thanks John Stafford
-------------------- 2 --------------------
#2. Ride in a Z8 - from Wayne Miller
Top
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:44:26 -0400 From: "Wayne Miller" <M3@waynemiller.com> Subject: Ride in a Z8 I just got back from a ride in my dad's friend's silver/red Z8. Wow, is that car beautiful. It only has about 100 miles so he didn't go crazy but it still seemed pretty peppy. So far, he likes the car a lot. We went to his garage where we took his just restored Maserati Ghibli for a short ride and boy has there been a lot of progress made in the past 33 years. We didn't go far when the engine died - luckily we were able to start it and make it back. M3 content - I still love my M3 but I have to agree with the old saying, "whoever dies with the most toys, wins." -Wayne
-------------------- 3 --------------------
#3. RE: wacky rotors - from Peter Fanning
Top
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 17:16:55 -0700 From: Peter Fanning <pfanning@premier1.net> Subject: RE: wacky rotors Jeff, I'd say your rotors are slightly warped. Not enough to feel at normal temperatures on the street but easy to feel on the track at high temperature. You may also need to bed the PF90's before you go to the track, the stock pad material may give you some shimmy until the rotors are coated with PF90 material. Peter Fanning '98 M3/4 =================================================== Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:37:29 PDT From: "Jeff James" <jdgtrski@hotmail.com> I am experiencing the same problem. I ran PF-90'S on fairly new Euro spec rotors this past weekend (I had previously broken in the pads with one track day at SIR and about one month of street driving). After the second track session, the rotors felt warped. I drove home and they felt fine on the street. If someone has a definitive answer as to what's happening with my rotors I'd sure appreciate hearing it. Thanks Jeff James '95 M3 with wacky rotors
-------------------- 4 --------------------
#4. Central New Jersey? - from F. Graziano
Top
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 01:23:45 -0500 From: "F. Graziano" <fgraziano@monmouth.com> Subject: Central New Jersey? Anyone on the list close to Central Jersey (Monmouth/Ocean Counties). I want to learn more about my car and see what other people have and blah blah blah, you get the point. If anyone's interested in performance "tinkering" or whatever get back to me. Frank fgraziano@monmouth.com <mailto:fgraziano@monmouth.com>
-------------------- 5 --------------------
#5. LTW for sale - from Seth Thomas
Top
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:32:53 -0400 From: "Seth Thomas" <porsche993@mindspring.com> Subject: LTW for sale There is a LTW going on ebay on Monday. I do not know any details on the car but it is supposedly #42 which would make it Dan Snyder's old car. If so then it has a Euro engine, JRZs, 6-speed, forgelines and AP brakes. Not sure on reserve but we shall see. This was posted in the M3 message board. Seth Thomas www.m3ltw.com www.m3power.com
-------------------- 6 --------------------
#6. Street vs. track pads - from Carey Probst
Top
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 18:08:40 -0400 From: Carey Probst <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: Street vs. track pads I'm fairly new to the list and driving schools and have been following the discussion on brake pads with much interest. Other than the PITA involved in changing pads from street to track and back, is there a problem with using different pads and swapping them? Does it affect the rotors, cause extra wear, require more frequent grinding? Thanks -- Carey Probst E-Mail: Carey.Probst@oracle.com Perm: hcprobst@alum.mit.edu A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
-------------------- 7 --------------------
#7. HELP! E36 M3 RD sway bar question - from JLING888
Top
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:33:57 -0700 From: "JLING888" <JLING888@email.msn.com> Subject: HELP! E36 M3 RD sway bar question I had to remove the rear Racing Dynamics sway bar and forgot to write down the order of links vs. bar etc. Does the bar go to the OUTSIDE (toward the wheel) of the link or to the INSIDE of the sway bar link. I need an answer ASAP. Thanks much Jeff
-------------------- 8 --------------------
#8. Re: [E36M3] Street vs. track pads - from Rich Gay
Top
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 08:43:05 -0500 From: "Rich Gay" <rich_gay@linbeck.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Street vs. track pads on 8/27/00 5:13 PM, Carey Probst at hcprobst@alum.mit.edu wrote: > Other than the PITA involved in changing pads from street to track and > back, is there a problem with using different pads and swapping them? > > Does it affect the rotors, cause extra wear, require more frequent > grinding? I've not noticed a problem, and have been swapping between Metalmasters for the street and PF90s on the track for about two years now. I don't bother swapping rotors, and haven't had any problems. - Rich
-------------------- 9 --------------------
#9. Blowouts and lug wrenches - from David Ripton
Top
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 11:23:36 -0400 From: David Ripton <dripton@wizard.net> Subject: Blowouts and lug wrenches Had a blowout at about 80 mph on I-81 yesterday. Car: "Bump, bump, bump..." Me: "Crap!" Right turn signal, ease off throttle, move over to right lane. Car: "Bump, Bump, BUMP!..." My wife: "That's not the road, you've got a flat." Me: Move car to shoulder, brake a little, brake a little, brake a little, move over more. "Thanks for letting me know." Car: "Ouch! My rim!" Me: "Crap!" Stop car. Had a nice-sized nail through the tread of my left rear tire. (Since it was through the tread, a patch job could have saved me $200+, if I could have gotten the car off the road before the tire blew, which would have required noticing the problem sooner. So maybe those tire pressure monitors are a good idea. Then again, maybe it happened quickly enough that there's nothing I could have done.) The sidewall was pretty much ripped off the MXX3; I was riding on rim by the time the car was completely stopped. Rim (an uncleanable BMW ten-spoke) does not appear bent to the naked eye. I'll know for sure when we attempt to mount a new tire on it in a couple of days. Had a spare, with some tread left and 35 psi of air in it. Had a jack. Had a cute little factory lug wrench, packed in a cute little leather case. Even had my brother-in-law the mechanic in the car, just in case I suddenly forgot how to work a jack or something. The lug wrench didn't fit the M3's lug nuts. Couple of mm too big. Ack! How could I have forgotten to check? Everyone hasn't looked lately, go make sure that your M3 has the jack and the lug wrench, that your spare has enough air, and that your freakin' lug wrench is the right size. I'll wait. BMW Roadside Assistance came through. The nice tow truck guy they sent had a 17mm socket and changed the tire for us, right before it started raining hard. (We escaped a soaking then, only to be paid back in spades when at the Virginia Tech-Georgia Tech football game, which was cancelled by a lightning monsoon.) The embarrassment of needing help to change a tire will wear off in a month or two. Props to BMW for the real spare and the free (while under warranty) roadside assistance. Also for the strong rim, assuming I'm right and it really is straight. But I'm confused about the lug wrench. Does BMW use the same size lug nuts on all their cars? Not sure if I'm the victim of an accidental part swap at BMW (read: BMW owes me a free lug wrench), or one by the previous owner (read: I have to pay for one). -- David Ripton dripton@wizard.net
-------------------- 10 --------------------
#10. strut tower bar with k-mac camber plates - from Kit Wetzler
Top
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:57:44 -0700 From: "Kit Wetzler" <kitwetzler@mindspring.com> Subject: strut tower bar with k-mac camber plates Just installed a set of K-mac camber plates (along with H&R sports and konis) onto my car. (gotta do the rears tomorrow) Anyway, they include this neat reinforcement that goes on top of the strut tower... my question is this: What if I want to get a strut tower bar? Do I remove those little reinforcement plates and just depend on the strut tower bar? Or, are there strut tower bars that will fit on top? Thanks! -kit 97 M3/4, System*U, ghetto intake, H&Rs, Konis, X brace, camber plates http://www.mindspring.com/~kitwetzler