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#1. Re: Supercharge or Turbo - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:47:09 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: Re: Supercharge or Turbo Roger, Although I dont track the car, nevertheless, I think you've hit on the one weakness of the system. What this means is that with the climate we have here in the NY Metro area, I have what I call a 9 month a year monster, and a 3 month a year 'wisher'. That is to say that when its under 60 degrees, the car feels like it has a built in intercooler, and pulls like hell whether its just out of the garage for the first drive of the day, or after stop and go traffic, or after a halfhour of 70 mph cruising. NO problem...But, when its over 85, its jekyll and hyde personality shows through, with the combined effect of high ambient temps and heat soak slowing the 'punch in the back' acceleration. Although it still feels stronger than stock, it does nevertheless feel more like the NA version. In between, the difference is not that great, but is slightly detectable....I have no idea what the difference in power production really is between the two extremes, but it almost feels like its in the 30 - 50 hp or ftlb range. Obviously, thats more than can be accounted for by the 1%/10 degree ratio we often use. So I think that the IAT sensor is reporting to the DME a reading which is causing the ignition to retard timing more than can be accounted for by just the software's built in retard instruction tied to normal boost. Be that as it may, for 3/4 of my driving time, I feel the car pulls about as fast as almost anything you'll find on the street. The rest of the time, its just normal fast instead of crazy fast. And all the time, its damn reliable without ever a CE light, or a stumble, or a hint of any trouble. If someone had done a reliable intercooler for this installation, I'd grab it...But so far, I dont trust the rMS one, and Dinan could only do a reliable one which would break fort knox. At the track, in hot weather, youd be stronger than stock but you wouldnt be making the full 350 hp either all the time. If you get an under 80 degree day, you'll do better. And under 70, you'll be pretty near max power. Hope this helps... _____________________________ Paul Elliott '99 Alpine White M3; <20000 mi; Forged M dbl-spokes; Rotex pads; Dinan Stage II Supercharger; Stygar Short Shift Kit and clutch stop; Skaags pedals -----Original Message----- From: Roger Baker <m3bmw1@pacbell.net> To: Paul Elliott <pelliott@rcn.com> Cc: E36M3 <e36m3@bmwmpower.com> Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 2:22 AM Subject: Re: Supercharge or Turbo >Good to hear that somebody has a good working system. Maybe there is >something good about Dinan after all. I would be curious if you track >the thing, to see if the coolant, intake charge or exhaust are a bit too >toasty by the end of a track session. > >Roger > >Paul Elliott wrote: >> Just to balance the equation, let it be known that on my '99, I've had zero >> problems and zero annoyances after 9mos and 12K miles of blisfull motoring >> enjoyment from my SC! >> Paul Elliott >
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#2. Foglight removal - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:55:26 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: Foglight removal >>Ok, I'll give. How do you get the freeking fog light out of the air dam on an E36 M3? << Yes, this can seem confusing til you get it once. then its easy...I've had lots of practice while I was working out my fog light bracket-attached air duct. Anyway what I do is take a punch and use it in the upper of the two 'holes' on the right side (facing the car) of the brake duct...I like to use the punch because its shorter than a screwdriver, and I can manipulate it better. I just put the end in the hole, and probe around, poking, til I trip the catch holding the foglight to the bracket. It will 'jump' forward a bit, so you'll know when you've succeeded...good luck...It IS possible to do! _____________________________ Paul Elliott '99 Alpine White M3; <20000 mi; Forged M dbl-spokes; Rotex pads; Dinan Stage II Supercharger; Stygar Short Shift Kit and clutch stop; Skaags pedals
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#3. ] M3 feels slower by the day - I agree - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:07:07 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: ] M3 feels slower by the day - I agree >>When I had my Inspection II done they dropped in a can of BG44K cleaner in addition to all the normal replacements that are done. I noticed more pep as well when I picked up the car. Might be worth trying as well..<< Anybody know of BG44 cleaner is any better than Chevron Techron? _____________________________ Paul Elliott '99 Alpine White M3; <20000 mi; Forged M dbl-spokes; Rotex pads; Dinan Stage II Supercharger; Stygar Short Shift Kit and clutch stop; Skaags pedals
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#4. Anyone on the list living in Southwest Florida? - from Pieter Van Dien
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:16:53 -0400 From: "Pieter Van Dien" <pvd1@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Anyone on the list living in Southwest Florida? Anyone on the list living in the Naples/Ft. Myers/Port Charlotte/Sarasota area? Looking for recruits for area BMWCCA activities. Email me privately. Piete
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#5. Trade Coupe for Sedan - from Collin Porterfield
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:31:10 -0500 From: "Collin Porterfield" <cporterfield@home.com> Subject: Trade Coupe for Sedan I would be interested in a trade for a 4 door with a stick. Mine is 1995 M3 Black/Black OBC Sunroof In dash CD Cruise Control Non smoker (both me and the car) replaced water pump with new one with steel impeller no mods at all never tracked excellent condition in and out and very strong engine minor ding on side getting fixed 57,xxx miles Collin Porterfield Dallas TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "twisty M3" < twistym3@hotmail.com <mailto:twistym3@hotmail.com> > To: "E36M3" < e36m3@bmwmpower.com <mailto:e36m3@bmwmpower.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 5:45 PM Subject: [E36M3] WTB: '95 M3 (post 4 friend) > Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:40:58 PDT > From: "twisty M3" < twistym3@hotmail.com <mailto: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. >
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#6. Re: M3 feels slower by the day. - from Bryan Watts
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 23:33:50 -0400 From: "Bryan Watts" <wattba02@wfu.edu> Subject: Re: M3 feels slower by the day. Michael Ting wrote: > To Bryan Watts: > > > I was astonished when I got it back from the service. Way way more power. > > I guess it had been dropping little by little ... Hey, I didn't write the post that you responded too. But I do agree with your assessment about a car feeling "faster" after a service. -Bryan Watts
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#7. redline tranny oil - from Jason Bishop
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:48:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Bishop <jason@secondhat.com> Subject: redline tranny oil thanks to jim.m/jim.b/mark for the redline advice. I went with MTL and boy what a difference. geesuz. my gearbox may be giving me more problems than usual, but most of the annoyances have gone away now. Most of the difficulty shifting into 3rd is gone. used to have a hard time with it when shifting at redline into 3rd. interestingly, 4 -> 3 has always been fine. I can shift 4 -> 5 at redline without having resistance. it felt like I was shifting a bowl of mollassis before. fine now. shifting is much easier in the mornings now. I haven't had to "bump twice" since I changed the fluid. come to think of it, behaviour of 2 -> 3 was different than 4 -> 5. it would not go into 3rd until the rpm's had dropped into the 4's. with the 4 -> 5 shift, rpm didn't matter, it just shifted slow, as if I had to displace some high viscosity oil. Jason
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#8. Re: [E36M3] redline tranny oil - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:14:50 -0700 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] redline tranny oil I am kind of confused, I thought we were supposed to use ATF in the tranny, and MTL is regular synth tranny oil? Bora Jason Bishop wrote: > Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:48:54 -0700 (PDT) > From: Jason Bishop <jason@secondhat.com> > Subject: redline tranny oil > > thanks to jim.m/jim.b/mark for the redline advice. I went with MTL and > boy what a difference. geesuz. my gearbox may be giving me more problems > than usual, but most of the annoyances have gone away now. > > Most of the difficulty shifting into 3rd is gone. used to have a hard > time with it when shifting at redline into 3rd. interestingly, 4 -> 3 has > always been fine. > > I can shift 4 -> 5 at redline without having resistance. it felt like I > was shifting a bowl of mollassis before. fine now. > > shifting is much easier in the mornings now. I haven't had to "bump > twice" since I changed the fluid. > > come to think of it, behaviour of 2 -> 3 was different than 4 -> 5. it > would not go into 3rd until the rpm's had dropped into the 4's. with the > 4 -> 5 shift, rpm didn't matter, it just shifted slow, as if I had to > displace some high viscosity oil. > > Jason > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > *************************************************************
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#9. Buttonwillow revisited - from Jim Powell
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:54:16 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Buttonwillow revisited For those that couldn't make it to Buttonwillow: http://members.home.com/jsp90325i/ButtonwillowY2KII.html Gleb has a ton more pics he might be willing to share. Jim
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Who drive what at Button Willow? - from John Demartino US-Valencia
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:44:08 +0200 From: John Demartino US-Valencia <j.demartino@us.qiagen.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Who drive what at Button Willow? <snip> > > My favorite line of the weekend was by John DeMartino... "Now all he needs > > is a girlfriend to f*ck that all up." > > You had to be there, it was great. (John, did I quote you correctly?) sounds familiar... "hey I don't remember that :-)! (who is John DeMartino any ways? which car does he drive?) that's me... I was the one with the silver M3 ;p > John C. DeMartino Product Manager QIAGEN Inc 28159 Ave Stanford Valencia, CA 91355 800-426-8157 x507 j.demartino@us.qiagen.com