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#1. Re: [E36M3] Brushed aluminum lighted shift knob - from twisty M3
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 13:01:53 PDT From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brushed aluminum lighted shift knob >From: Sue Kraft > >My sister just bought a new 530 (over in Germany) and it came with a >lighted aluminum shift knob. I believe her new 530 is a 5=speed. She >is here in town right now and I will be seeing her later today so I will >ask to make sure. She also said something about having a brochure with >her of the new car. Maybe it will show a picture of the top of the >shift knob to see what the shift pattern is. > >Suzy Oooh! Thanks Suzy. Please let us know what you find out (maybe even post a pic and/or part numbers). =) Thanks, Jonathan L. _________________________________________________________________________ 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. FS: Adjustable lumbar support kit - from Wayne Miller
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:03:32 -0400 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: FS: Adjustable lumbar support kit Is anyone interested in 3/4 of a new adjustable lumbar support kit? I will soon have a brand new kit with everything that is needed for both sides except that I need one of the new bladder motors because a parking garage left my window open in the pouring rain and the switch shorted out so the motor kept running and eventually stopped working. I will even include the non-working motor if you want to be adventurous and try to get it to work. The part is on special order from Germany and should arrive this week. The whole kit (the only way you can buy it) is about $460 so make me an offer. If you don't have power seats, don't bother. If you do, it is a bit of a PITA to install them but I have good directions and you should be pleased with the results. -Wayne
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#3. [E36M3] Re: M3 feels slower by the day - I agree - from Wayne Miller
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:03:54 -0400 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: [E36M3] Re: M3 feels slower by the day - I agree OK, I have a few comments here. > Maybe its time to get a service done? The car is a '99 and just had the Inspection I done at about 18,000 miles. I think that all the dealer did was change the oil. I wasn't complaining that my car feels slower than it used to, I was saying that other cars are catching up in the straight-line acceleration department. > but you didn't buy the fastest car on the road. There's ALWAYS going to be a faster car. I do realize that I didn't buy the fastest car on the road (in a straight line, at least) but there IS a mental difference of having a Ferrari 360 Modena keep up with you and a Volkswagen Golf (not even a GTI). Personally, I would prefer to kick the pants off of the 360 but, since there isn't much of a chance of that happening, I will settle for beating the VW. I also know how much of a difference the driver makes. I was at the annual NSX club event 2 years ago and I saw a professional driver in a BONE STOCK Ford Aspire (with the 13" or so crappy tires and 80 HP) rental car passing NSX's in the novice group at Mid-Ohio race track. I have taken the Skip Barber 3-day competition course and, while I realize that there is always room for improvement, I am a good enough driver that the go-fast parts will make a difference. -Wayne
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#4. Re: HELP! ERT UD Pulley - from Steve Hazard
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:11:49 -0400 From: Steve Hazard <SHazard@nhboston.com> Subject: Re: HELP! ERT UD Pulley I find it amusing that after having a ERT pulley on my 98 4 dr since 4/99 that folks like Stephen still feel as strongly about this upgrade. Yes I had trouble with the A/C belt the first few months( I threw it twice) until switching over to the Double pulley design. No problems since. Car has done 20+ Autocrosses and a few track schools. Total mileage on the car from initial install is about 25K..... This mod produced more results than either the CAI, or a software flash IMHO....Also if anyone on this board is aware of a crank failure from just a ERT pulley upgrade I'd like to hear from you privately. All Negative reports has pointed to running BOTH a UD Pulley and a LTW flywheel as leading to premature crank failure in a few cases. But not one, or the other by themselves....... I for one am very thankful it's on my car, there is so little that can be done to a OBD-II car these days..... YMMV Steve -------------------- 8 -------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:08:44 -0700 (PDT) From: S Lafredo <slafredo@yahoo.com> Subject: I'll help. Help save you the cost of a new crank and/or the labor associated with re-installing the A/C belt every week. Instructions: -------------------------------- 1. Print out this email. 2. Put it on your desk. 3. Put the U/D pulley on the email, that's on the desk. 4. Sit back and admire your new paper weight. 5. Be thankful that you did not install it on your car. HTH. Stephen
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#5. Re: M3 feels slower by the day - I agree - from Ron Katona
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:21:15 -0400 From: Ron Katona <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> Subject: Re: M3 feels slower by the day - I agree Ron Buchalski wrote: > During the first driver's school in my M3 (not my first driver's school > event), it was irritating to be in the same run group as Ron Katona (driving > his 318ti) and never being able to catch him. Ah... the legend grows. Thanks Ron! Seriously, the ti was a great track car and far more capable than most people give it credit. It's really a 140 hp hatchback E30 M3, with better brakes and a flatter torque curve, but less top end. They'll surprise you in the twisty bits! -- Ron Katona
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#6. M3 getting slower - from Ed Tang
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 14:04:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Ed Tang <etangf1@yahoo.com> Subject: M3 getting slower In response to "M3 getting slower" I had a hard time keeping up with a jetta with a VR6 engine last week, except instead of Jetta, the name plate was Bora. Is that the European equivalent? I don't know VW's, sorry. I was behind him at a left turn lane. The light turned green to turn and he sat there waiting for the turn signal while he revved the engine with his K&N or whatever. He waited so he could turn in front of traffic to cut me out. It didn't happen. I took it personally. I had gotten off the highway and the car was already sitting in the turn lane. I wasn't on his bumper or anything (I make it a habit to keep my distance). Both our engines are wailing and I pass him. There's this bridge that twists downhill to the right and ascends uphill to the left by my house. I fly through the tunnel (this is when the third testicle comes in handy - no pun intended) as the VW gets smaller in the mirror. I beat him to the next light but I was in turmoil. I should have passed the guy no problem down the straight before the bridge. But it took some effort. Knowing the underpass was coming, that would have been the test, in my mind, of which car was superior. I passed, he failed. Too bad. There will always be cars that are cheaper and getting faster. Heck, even the 330ci will come close in numbers to our M3's. There are E36 328's that can keep up with the best of us. The thing that matters is that we don't mangle the cars on the street. I could have. I know that with more seat time at a track, I get better with my car control skills and my confidence on the road. Our M3's are still unbeatable in the way that they handle. You can mod your car for that extra ounce but what really matters is that you can do it in any car. That's where I'll put my money. Speaking of the new M3, at the U.S. GP, BMW Williams had the Z8 and M3 (in a very ugly blue I might add). The rear looks very soft much like it's stock 328 equivalent. The front is aggressive looking and the rear just kills it for me. BTW, if you've never heard a Formula One car in person, you MUST. Get general admission tix just to hear it. Unbelievable. Ed Tang 95 Cosmos - still got some juice in it (no pun on the last name) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
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#7. Re: [E36M3] M3 getting slower - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 14:29:53 -0700 From: Peter Guagenti <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] M3 getting slower on 9/26/00 2:05 PM, Ed Tang at etangf1@yahoo.com wrote: > I had a hard time keeping up with a jetta with a VR6 > engine last week, except instead of Jetta, the name > plate was Bora. Is that the European equivalent? <snip> > I should > have passed the guy no problem down the straight > before the bridge. Having owned a Mark III VR6 Jetta, I can tell you that these cars are _not_ slow. The engine, in modified form (chipped, shielded intake, exhaust) tops 200hp _easily_, and weighs a fair amount less than an E36. Those cars may be cheap, but they're not slackers. Add a neuspeed suspension and you've got a great handling car as well. Don't be surprised that you didn't pass him so quickly, he could simply be a better driver, using his gears for best acceleration. You can't expect to win every stop-light drag race. How insulting is it when a turbo'ed, integra-engined, CRX smokes your M? ALOT. I've been there. Hell, I mis-shifted at a light one night and get smoked by a slushbox Chrysler. My wife was cracking-up in the passenger seat. How embarrassing was _that_ experience? M cars are fast, but they're not muscle cars. They were designed for canyon carving, not drag racing. You want snap-your-neck-back, drag-race speed, buy a japanese super car, mod the hell out of it, and spend your weekends at Englishtown. Otherwise, you'll just have to be satisfied leaving everyone in the dust on the twisties, engine screaming, while you enjoy your gorgeously leather-clad interior. ;-) - peterg
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#8. RE: (E36M3) E36M3 #566 - from ngoodban@tribune.com
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:20:00 -0500 From: <ngoodban@tribune.com> Subject: RE: (E36M3) E36M3 #566 -------------------- 5 -------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:51:56 GMT From: "daanesh chanduwadia" <daanesh@hotmail.com> Subject: NA power and retrofittable traction control Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:01:07 EDT From: ClassiGuy3@aol.com Subject: BUILDING A MOTOR... Instead of turbocharging and supercharging, can i get a motor and make it produce 350+ horses normally aspirated. or should i just supercharge for 6600 bucks?. LEo Leo, You are not alone in pondering this question. I am wondering whether to keep "chipping" (Autothority first, now Conforti) and going to the next Conforti chip, cold air intake (Euro or Conforti, which is better) and HFC. Alternatively, there is the installation of crankshaft, pistons, headers and all sorts of stuff that adds up to megabucks. Example: I read of a 3.5litre conversion by Osh Minellian, (I think) in European Car which was done on a 528 5 speed and forget if he started with a 3.2, a 3.0 or a 2.8. No cost quoted - seems to be a European Car policy. Alternatives would be a 4.0 or 4.5 litre BMW transplant. I think Alpina did this with a 4.0 litre a few years ago. What does this do for weight distribution/balance? The v12 5litre may be an easier fit laterally, but do you have to sit in the back seat to drive it? Final alternative: get into a bidding war for the first E46 M3 motor/trans/etc, etc, that reaches the wrecking yards, probably before Xmas!! Nick Goodban, 95 M3
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#9. [E36M3] WTB: '95 M3 (post 4 friend) - from twisty M3
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:40:58 PDT From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: [E36M3] WTB: '95 M3 (post 4 friend) I have a friend who's looking to "replace" is current '97 M3/4 with a '95. Let me know if anyone has leads... " prefer Yellow, Red, Avis Blue, or white If you have any leads on ones with good deals (other than the ones on the autotrader) please email me. WOULD PREFER GOOD DEAL ON ENGINE-LESS CAR!! (however I already know about the "ICE-9" avus blue car in Chicago. THANKS!!!! " Feel free to respond to me privately. Thanks, Jonathan L. _________________________________________________________________________ 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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#10. 1997 e36 M3/4 For Sale - from RayC325@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:41:05 EDT From: RayC325@aol.com Subject: 1997 e36 M3/4 For Sale 1997 M3, 4-door, 5-speed for sale: Red with black leather interior Harman Kardon stereo w/cassette BMW 6-disc CD changer On-board computer Cruise control Traction control Sunroof Factory rear spoiler with brake light New Kumho tires New brake pads K&N filter, otherwise stock 32,000 miles BMW Certified includes roadside assistance Excellent condition $31,750 obo The car is located in Louisiana. I will be at Ofest if you want to see it there. Thanks. Ray