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#1. Re: [E36M3] Accelerator Pedal - How to get out? - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:21:45 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@netcom.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Accelerator Pedal - How to get out? Re: >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. > There's a little plastic clip at the base. If I remember correctly, it expands _outwards_ (towards the front of the car_ when installed, and locks the pedal in place. So you need to "crimp" it back together to get the pedal out. In the installed state, it's kind of like a "V" when viewed from the side of the car, and what you need to do is pinch the top of the V (you'll feel / hear a click when you succeed) so that the plastic barbs on the part disengage from the car body and let you remove the pedal. -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@netcom.com
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#2. RE: [] Race Tires - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:44:47 PDT From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [] Race Tires sigh... thank god for calculators... 3000 miles it still ALOT for track tires... >From: MDadgar@handspring.com >To: seanh_race@hotmail.com >Subject: RE: [] Race Tires >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:39:50 -0700 > >No, 30 * 100 = 3000, not 30,000. > >Still a lot, but you're off by an order of magnitude. > >- Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sean Hester [mailto:seanh_race@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 3:23 PM > > To: E36M3 > > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Race Tires > > > > > > 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. > > >************************************************************* >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. 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#3. Jacking up a 95 M3 - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:45:10 -0700 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> Subject: Jacking up a 95 M3 This was being discussed a few days ago, but I did not quite understand where exactly to jackup the car. I currently own two jackstands and a hydraulic jack. I would like to be able to jack the car up and then slide in the jackstands so that I can work on the car. Where are the best points to do this? I looked at the owner's manual and bentley but they only show the side jacking points which I can not use with my hydraulic jack. Thanks Bora
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#4. Re: Race Tires - from Rob Norwalk
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:05:11 -0500 From: "Rob Norwalk" <rjnorw@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> Subject: Re: Race Tires Uhhh... I think that's 3,000 miles :) Still, that's incredibly good tire wear...even on my best behavior, 600 miles on a set of Kumhos is about as good as I can do... Rob 92 325 stock...almost Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:15:30 PDT From: "Sean Hester" < <mailto:seanh_race@hotmail.com> 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...
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#5. Race Tires - from Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:20:09 -0500 From: "Darling Christopher Maj. AMC/CEXR" <chris.darling@scott.af.mil> Subject: Race Tires Sean, you misunderstood. By "30 events" I mean 30 autocrosses. I've only done 5 TRACK events (driving schools) on these tires! _____________________________________ 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. _____________________________________end Cod Major Chris Darling HQ AMC/CEXR DSN 779-0698, Comm (618) 229-0698
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#6. Supersprint DTM Muffler For Sale - from Seth Thomas
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:36:32 -0400 From: "Seth Thomas" <porsche993@mindspring.com> Subject: Supersprint DTM Muffler For Sale I have one Supersprint DTM muffler for sale. It has been on my LTW for about 3000 miles and is like new. I need to sell it as I have a custom made exhaust going on my car and need to help cover the cost of it. I am asking $450 plus shipping for it. Email me if you are interested. Seth Thomas www.m3ltw.com www.m3power.com
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#7. What is the best chip? - from Captain Hags
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:40:52 EDT From: "Captain Hags" <captainhags@hotmail.com> Subject: What is the best chip? What would be the best chip for a '95 M3 and where would I find it? Thanks _________________________________________________________________________ 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. FS: Dinan High Flow Airbox - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 20:56:02 -0700 From: "Peter Guagenti" <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: FS: Dinan High Flow Airbox Dinan High Flow airbox for use with Euro HFM. Comes with airbox and snorkel. Removed to make room for a cone filter/heat shield. See http://www.dinanbmw.com for details. Best reasonable offer accepted. Prefer local to Bay Area, but I am happy to ship. -peterg
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#9. Re: [E36M3] What is the best chip? - from Jim Powell
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:14:02 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] What is the best chip? Cool Ranch is nice. Aisle 3. Jim If you don't like spicy chips, Get the Conforti chip from Turner. Captain Hags wrote: > > Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:40:52 EDT > From: "Captain Hags" <captainhags@hotmail.com> > Subject: What is the best chip? > > What would be the best chip for a '95 M3 and where would I find it? > > Thanks > > _________________________________________________________________________ > 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. > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > *************************************************************
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Race Tires - from Bob Larson
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:26:00 -0700 From: "Bob Larson" <asp9111@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Race Tires 30 * 100 is 3,000 ... not 30,000.... Does that change your perspective ? Maybe 3,000 is a lot, but it's not a bad upper bound. Bob Larson >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... > ....