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#1. re: pole positions vs. pilot sports - from daanesh chanduwadia
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:43:45 GMT From: "daanesh chanduwadia" <daanesh@hotmail.com> Subject: re: pole positions vs. pilot sports with all this talk of pole positions, i thought some of you might be interested in the tire rack's mosst recent test of 'max performance' tires. it's at http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/pzero_rosso.htm. i've had the pole positions on my M3 for about 10K and 2 driving schools (two of them just reaced the high silica layer) and am always astonished at their performance in the wet and dry. they do 'complain' more than the MXX3s did and lack the french tire's ability to soak up the bumps you're convinced are going to snap something in the suspension, but the only real complaint i have with this tire is inherent to its unidirectional design: the sense of straight ahead just isn't there like it was with the MXX3s. the steering has lost some of its linearity... i've driven the pilot sport, and was impressed with it's ride quality, but didn't feel it gelled with the E36's nature if that makes sense. i'm going back to MXX3s for the next set, simply because i value steering accuracy abouve all else. YMMV yada yada. daanesh 95 M3 looking for a hartge suspension _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#2. This one is for the no subject line posters - from Suzy Kraft
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:49:46 -0500 From: Suzy Kraft <suekraft@mindspring.com> Subject: This one is for the no subject line posters Yes, I'm talking to you. From now on if you get the digest version of the list and simply hit the reply to button without changing the subject line your post will bounce. These are usually the same people who will also send back the entire digest, so I hope we will be killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. Suzy
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#3. RE: '95 Supercharged M3 for sale - from david tow
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 13:01:37 PDT From: "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: '95 Supercharged M3 for sale Hmmm, are you sure that you want to get rid of the M3 to buy a classic Mustang, Jay? Don't get me wrong - I love to own a classic car; I currently own a 72 Alfa GTV2000, but I only drive it on week-ends and special occasions. A classic car does not only offer you nostalgia, but it also makes driving more vivid and interesting. However, living with it everyday is a totally different story. I'd been there before, and the experience really took the fun out of it in terms of comfort, safety, reliability, dependability, running cost, and a whole bunch of other issues... My advice? Keep the M3 for everyday driving and get the Mustang for week-end fun. David Tow ------------------------------------------------------ Midn James (Jay) Consalvi wrote: Hey guys, I am selling my car to chase my childhood dream of owning a classic mustang, so I am buying a '70 Mustang BOSS 302. My M3 is black/black, premium package, Dinan Supercharger and CAI, 60,000 miles. It has never been tracked. Send me back an email if at all interested. Thanks a lot. Jay Consalvi _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#4. Re: [E36M3] E36M3 #475 - from Davy Chou
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 00 14:29:28 -0700 From: Davy Chou <chou.d@apple.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36M3 #475 Hi All, Does anyone on the list know where I can find the site for resetting the E36 M3 oil and service light? Thanks
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#5. Race Tires - from Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:23:57 -0500 From: "Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR" <chris.darling@scott.af.mil> Subject: Race Tires Rich Gay wrote: I corded my second set on the first Sunday morning session of the second weekend. Perhaps the higher ambient (and track) temperatures here in the Houston area contribute to increased wear? A number of people have been have similar experiences around here the past year with Kumho's... _____________ WTF? I've been following this thread about tire wear for a couple years now in various forums. How come I don't wear out tires like you guys? What am I doing wrong? ;-) I didn't think I was THAT slow . . . almost since the beginning of my autocrossing "career" I've placed in the top 3 in class in nearly every event (not counting the one National Tour event I ran, where I WAS slow.) But that does includes the 100-car overall fields we get here in the St Louis region, so it's not like there is no competition. Um, one year I even won the A-Stock trophy for the season in the Vegas Region. Track time? Yeah, a little: three BMW schools and two Porsche Club schools (the last one run in the "instructors only" group on lapping day.) My point is that my car is not a garage queen--I like to drive as hard as anyone. My current "race" setup: 95 M3 (stock except chip and strut brace) and 4-year old BFG R1 tires. This exact set are the only race tires I've ever owned--I bought them new--and now they are 4 years old and over 30 events. Not a cord to be seen, just nice even wear (I rotate 'em.) (I recognize these tires are past their "shelf life" as far as stickiness goes, but new tires aren't a big priority right now.) Anyway, is this wear issue a function of NEW tire technology? Are the new Kumhos/Hoosiers/etc. really sticky, but too fragile?? I'd love to hear some opinions of long term racers out there. _____________end Cod Major Chris Darling HQ AMC/CEXR DSN 779-0698, Comm (618) 229-0698
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#6. Re: [E36M3] i thought... - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:53:10 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] i thought... regarding this post ("From now on if you get the digest version of the list and simply hit the reply to button without changing the subject line your post will bounce.") doh! suzy! it didn't work! i got a digest subject line. look. ;-( >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 00 14:29:28 -0700 >From: Davy Chou <chou.d@apple.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36M3 #475 > >Hi All, > >Does anyone on the list know where I can find the site for resetting the >E36 M3 oil and service light? > >Thanks > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >************************************************************* > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Race Tires - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:08:46 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Race Tires yes. you seem to be getting WAY too much life out of tires. but as a side note. the original R1s were (are), without a doubt, the longest lasting "race tires" ever. i can still get R1s for mt race car, and they easily last 3 times as long as hoosiers. (2 times as long before they arne't sticky, 3 times if you use them till they're corded) it's probably one of the reasons bfg stopped making them, they weren't selling enough. ;-P >From: "Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR" <chris.darling@scott.af.mil> >Reply-To: "Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR" <chris.darling@scott.af.mil> >To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmwmpower.com> >Subject: [E36M3] Race Tires >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:52:45 -0500 > >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:23:57 -0500 >From: "Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR" <chris.darling@scott.af.mil> >Subject: Race Tires > >Rich Gay wrote: > >I corded my second set on the first Sunday morning session of the second >weekend. > >Perhaps the higher ambient (and track) temperatures here in the Houston >area >contribute to increased wear? A number of people have been have similar >experiences around here the past year with Kumho's... >_____________ > >WTF? I've been following this thread about tire wear for a couple years >now >in various forums. How come I don't wear out tires like you guys? What am >I doing wrong? ;-) I didn't think I was THAT slow . . . almost since the >beginning of my autocrossing "career" I've placed in the top 3 in class in >nearly every event (not counting the one National Tour event I ran, where I >WAS slow.) But that does includes the 100-car overall fields we get here >in >the St Louis region, so it's not like there is no competition. Um, one >year >I even won the A-Stock trophy for the season in the Vegas Region. Track >time? Yeah, a little: three BMW schools and two Porsche Club schools (the >last one run in the "instructors only" group on lapping day.) My point is >that my car is not a garage queen--I like to drive as hard as anyone. My >current "race" setup: 95 M3 (stock except chip and strut brace) and 4-year >old BFG R1 tires. This exact set are the only race tires I've ever >owned--I >bought them new--and now they are 4 years old and over 30 events. Not a >cord to be seen, just nice even wear (I rotate 'em.) (I recognize these >tires are past their "shelf life" as far as stickiness goes, but new tires >aren't a big priority right now.) > >Anyway, is this wear issue a function of NEW tire technology? Are the new >Kumhos/Hoosiers/etc. really sticky, but too fragile?? I'd love to hear >some >opinions of long term racers out there. >_____________end > >Cod >Major Chris Darling >HQ AMC/CEXR >DSN 779-0698, Comm (618) 229-0698 > > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >************************************************************* > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Race Tires - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:15:30 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Race Tires dang... i hit send before i wanted to. i wanted to expound on using one set of tires for 30 track events... no offense, but if you're tires are lasting 30 track days you're not using them. or your track events are WAY shorter then mine. i average about 100 miles in a track event. so 30 of them is 30,000 miles. (and that's 1 day events, i hope you din't mean 30 two day events) 30,000 miles... that's more then my street tires last, much less race tires... in order to be going as fast as possible around a track you MUST be sliding. 5-6 degrees of sliding in fact. if you're not sliding you're not going as fast as possible. and if you're spending 100 miles sliding your tires, they're not going to last 30,000 miles... of course the "extra speed" you get for sliding is minimal. (a couple 10ths of a second a lap) and that tiny amount of time is easily overshadowed by almost any other aspect. meaning... that someone could be sliding around (making other mistakes) and you could be not sliding, but driving well and you'd be faster. just realize that you're not going as fast as you could be... >From: "Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR" <chris.darling@scott.af.mil> >Reply-To: "Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR" <chris.darling@scott.af.mil> >To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmwmpower.com> >Subject: [E36M3] Race Tires >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:52:45 -0500 > >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:23:57 -0500 >From: "Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR" <chris.darling@scott.af.mil> >Subject: Race Tires > >Rich Gay wrote: > >I corded my second set on the first Sunday morning session of the second >weekend. > >Perhaps the higher ambient (and track) temperatures here in the Houston >area >contribute to increased wear? A number of people have been have similar >experiences around here the past year with Kumho's... >_____________ > >WTF? I've been following this thread about tire wear for a couple years >now >in various forums. How come I don't wear out tires like you guys? What am >I doing wrong? ;-) I didn't think I was THAT slow . . . almost since the >beginning of my autocrossing "career" I've placed in the top 3 in class in >nearly every event (not counting the one National Tour event I ran, where I >WAS slow.) But that does includes the 100-car overall fields we get here >in >the St Louis region, so it's not like there is no competition. Um, one >year >I even won the A-Stock trophy for the season in the Vegas Region. Track >time? Yeah, a little: three BMW schools and two Porsche Club schools (the >last one run in the "instructors only" group on lapping day.) My point is >that my car is not a garage queen--I like to drive as hard as anyone. My >current "race" setup: 95 M3 (stock except chip and strut brace) and 4-year >old BFG R1 tires. This exact set are the only race tires I've ever >owned--I >bought them new--and now they are 4 years old and over 30 events. Not a >cord to be seen, just nice even wear (I rotate 'em.) (I recognize these >tires are past their "shelf life" as far as stickiness goes, but new tires >aren't a big priority right now.) > >Anyway, is this wear issue a function of NEW tire technology? Are the new >Kumhos/Hoosiers/etc. really sticky, but too fragile?? I'd love to hear >some >opinions of long term racers out there. >_____________end > >Cod >Major Chris Darling >HQ AMC/CEXR >DSN 779-0698, Comm (618) 229-0698 > > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >************************************************************* > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#9. Accelerator Pedal - How to get out? - from Dargan
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:01:21 -0400 From: "Dargan" <dargpa01@slic.com> Subject: Accelerator Pedal - How to get out? Can someone please tell me how to take out the acc. pedal? I've gotten the top free, but can't figure out the bottom. Installing the e46 pedal covers. Thanks much. BTW, I've been out of town for nine days and not up to date on the digests. Who all are planning to be at O'fest?? Patrick Dargan
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#10. Re: Water pump failures - '95 M3 - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:08:52 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Water pump failures - '95 M3 on 8/31/00 12:32, E36M3 at e36m3@bmwmpower.com wrote: > Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 13:12:59 EDT > From: AVUSM3@aol.com > > What is the earliest mileage that anyone has > experienced, or heard of, a plastic impeller > water pump failure on a '95? I had 37k miles > on my '95 and I am considering replacing the > water pump before Road Atlanta next month. > > Is there anyway to tell if the impeller is plastic > or metal from the outside (like a part number?) > > Thanks, > > John > '95 M3 Avus Blue John, Unless someone has already replaced it, then your water pump DOES have the plastic impeller. The change to metal was made in the 96MY around 5/96 production. So you will end up replacing it. Just a question of when. Have it replaced now, along with the thermostat. Then you won't risk having the water pump blow while out on the track - as mine did earlier this year. I was able to borrow a trailer and tow vehicle from a friend (thanks again Ken!) and drop it at the dealer, but it does rather put a crimp in your track weekend. Neil 96 M3