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#1. RE:Fog light removal - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:20:18 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: RE:Fog light removal Carey said >I found the fastest way to remove the fog light in an M3 is to hit a small furry unidentifiable creature at about 75 mph on a dark rainy road. Unfortunately that also removes the mounting bracket as well. :-( I can better that I think, the quickest way to remove both fog lights is to hit a bridge under construction where they have redone the concrete on the bridge, ground away the pavement prior to the bridge, and the soft temporary pavement (before repaving) prior to the bridge has broken away and disintegrated to the point that the bridge represents a surface raised up about four inches or more higher than the pavement that is left. Needless to say, the tire sidewalls and my stock suspension were not adequate to soften the blow and both fog lights shot out of the bumper and skidded down the highway at three in the morning. You should have seen me out there on the highway currently being repaved with my little glove compartment flashlight looking for my fog lights. The construction workers noticed them and kicked them off the highway for me. Similar to Carey though, both brackets were broken (the tabs broke). By the way, I pursued this with the DOT / contractor and the contractor did pay for the fog lights to be replaced after much hassle. Thanks to Zygmut Motors for the new fog lights and brackets ($36 each). Regards, Rich 95 M3 (missing fog lights and everyone I spoke to at Nelson Ledges this weekend thought I had installed brake ducts)
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#2. BG44K - from Steve D'Gerolamo
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:18:09 -0400 From: "Steve D'Gerolamo" <steved3@idt.net> Subject: BG44K From: Aswtguy2c@aol.com Subject: RE: M3 feels slower by the day - I agree "Anybody know of BG44 cleaner is any better than Chevron Techron?" ================================================= This is one of the strongest cleaners you can put in your car. Known in the business as "car cocaine". Switch to the MI3000 for regular maintenance after the initial use of 44k. Actually, with todays gasolines, Techron, BG, and other additives are not as popular as they were in the mid 80's. SD ========================================= Steve D'Gerolamo - The Ultimate Garage 201-262-0412 / steved3@idt.net / http://www.ultimategarage.com
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#3. My opinion... - from Captain Hags
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:20:00 EDT From: "Captain Hags" <captainhags@hotmail.com> Subject: My opinion... Sorry for what could be interpretted as a "waste of bandwidth", but whith all this talk of M3's being soooo slow, I just felt like throwing my opinion into the mix. Overall, there is hardly a car out there that can beat a well driven M3 on the track. I mean, sure a viper could beat us in straight line acceleration, but they can hardly even turn to save their lives. M3's ARE fairly quick off the line, when you really think about it, and they were also voted the best handling car over $30,000. They beat Ferrari's, Porsches, NSX's and all the others. Maybe this wasn't a waste... Chris '95 M3, handles like a dream! _________________________________________________________________________ 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] My opinion... - from Rich Gay
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:01:47 -0500 From: "Rich Gay" <rich_gay@linbeck.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] My opinion... on 9/27/00 1:25 PM, Captain Hags at captainhags@hotmail.com wrote: > I mean, sure a viper could beat us in straight line > acceleration, but they can hardly even turn to save their lives. A well-driven M3 is no match for a well-driven Viper. The Viper is one hell of an awesome piece of work. I had a novice student this past weekend at TWS in a 2000 model Viper, and had a blast. He was a great student, listened well. We spent a lot of time working on being smooth, and by the end of the day on Sunday he was doing really well. I'm really impressed with the Vipers. Many of the Vipers we see on the track don't seem very fast in the turns, but that is due to the driver, not the car. - Rich
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#5. Re: [E36M3] ] M3 feels slower by the day - I agree - from Skip Bogard
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:17:03 -0400 From: Skip Bogard <skip.bogard@alumni.duke.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] ] M3 feels slower by the day - I agree BG44K vs. Techron. Okay, pay attention: IVD = Intake Valve Deposits CCD = Combustion Chamber Deposits. These are not the same animals. IVD's are gummy, sappy deposits on the back of your valves. CCD's are carbony black deposits inside your combustion chamber, most commonly on your piston tops. That said, BG44K is formulated to clean CCD's, while Techron is only formulated to cleans IVD's. Also, Techron has to advertise that it will not increase CCD's, because some IVD cleaners are known to get rid of the gummies on the back of your valves, but then make things worse by leaving increased CCD's instead. CCD's are important to keep clean because combustion chamber deposits form crusty deposits on top your pistons, which turn into glowing embers and can cause nasty things to happen with your spark timing (like pre-ignition) and loss of power. From last I remember, the only place you can buy BG44K is a service technician who has a franchise to sell the stuff. It is not sold in stores. This is to keep prices high I suspect. It's about $20 a treatment I think. Everyone swears by it. I think that regular use of "Twist-Top" tuneup will do the same thing, I think both are just PEA's (poly-etherylimines (sp?)...at least I know Twist-Top is and I think BG44K from its product description. Techron is not PEA. - Skip Paul Elliott wrote: > > Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:07:07 -0400 > From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> > Subject: ] M3 feels slower by the day - I agree > > >>When I had my Inspection II done they dropped in a can of BG44K cleaner in > addition to all the normal replacements that are done. I noticed more pep > as > well when I picked up the car. Might be worth trying as well..<< > > Anybody know of BG44 cleaner is any better than Chevron Techron? > _____________________________ > Paul Elliott > '99 Alpine White M3; <20000 mi; Forged M dbl-spokes; Rotex pads; Dinan Stage > II Supercharger; Stygar Short Shift Kit and clutch stop; Skaags pedals > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > *************************************************************
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#6. RE: [E36M3] My opinion... - from juan_rico
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:34:05 -0700 From: "juan_rico" <juan_rico@captionsinc.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] My opinion... "I mean, sure a viper could beat us in straight line acceleration, but they can hardly even turn to save their lives" Don't want to turn this into a Viper list, but where do you come up with something like this? You sound like some of my friends with Ferraris. That's their favorite observation: "Vipers can't turn". Fools. B$%$%% SH%$%^^!!!! Vipers have a very respectable racing record on top of that. The last Viper I raced on Mullholland Highway here in LA. could turn like an F16. And the last one I drove ditto. Just my two cents... -----Original Message----- From: Captain Hags [mailto:captainhags@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 11:25 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] My opinion... Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:20:00 EDT From: "Captain Hags" <captainhags@hotmail.com> Subject: My opinion... Sorry for what could be interpretted as a "waste of bandwidth", but whith all this talk of M3's being soooo slow, I just felt like throwing my opinion into the mix. Overall, there is hardly a car out there that can beat a well driven M3 on the track. I mean, sure a viper could beat us in straight line acceleration, but they can hardly even turn to save their lives. M3's ARE fairly quick off the line, when you really think about it, and they were also voted the best handling car over $30,000. They beat Ferrari's, Porsches, NSX's and all the others. Maybe this wasn't a waste... Chris '95 M3, handles like a dream! _________________________________________________________________________ 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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#7. Re: [E36M3] My opinion... - from Peter H Reinhart
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:46:43 -0400 From: Peter H Reinhart <reinhart@neuro.duke.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] My opinion... Hmmm...... I beg to differ. I'd be the first to agree that a well-driven (or even an averagely driven) M3 is one fine track car right out of the box. But saying Vipers can 'hardly even turn to save their lives' is a bit strong. Having run with a bunch of Vipers at VIPER DAZE events, I've come away with two impressions. 1) A lot of Viper drivers are not very good track drivers. So what? A lot of M3 drivers are not very good either. In fact that's why a lot of people show up at track events. They KNOW their driving needs improving. So it stands out more if you own a bright red Viper, and it is kinda fun getting the wave from them, but..... 2) A well driven Viper with very mild suspension tweaking will be 'significantly' faster than an equally tweaked M3. A specific example VIR-full course. An exceptionally well driven race-prepped M3 could maybe turn about 2:14 to 2:16. Most experienced M3 pilots turn high 2:20s. During a recent Viper weekend the fastest time was 1:55!!!! The first 12 positions were all under 2:10. That's a HUGE time differential. M3s handle well but they're just a bit slower than those snakes..... >At 01:25 PM 9/27/00 -0500, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:20:00 EDT >From: "Captain Hags" <captainhags@hotmail.com> >Subject: My opinion... > >Sorry for what could be interpretted as a "waste of bandwidth", but whith all this talk of M3's being soooo slow, I just felt like >throwing my opinion into the mix. Overall, there is hardly a car out there that can beat a well driven M3 on the track. I mean, >sure a viper could beat us in straight line acceleration, but they can hardly even turn to save their lives. M3's ARE fairly quick off >the line, when you really think about it, and they were also voted the best handling car over $30,000. They beat Ferrari's, >Porsches, NSX's and all the others. Maybe this wasn't a waste... > Chris >'95 M3, handles like a dream!
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#8. Euro Spec Mirror - from Jeffrey Stowe
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:52:29 -0700 From: Jeffrey Stowe <jstowe@cisco.com> Subject: Euro Spec Mirror Recently there was a discussion of a drivers side euro spec mirror which was convex (??concave?? whatever) and helped reduce the blind spot on the drivers side. I think there was even a group purchase organized. Can someone provide me with the part number for this mirror and a suggestion on where to order. The BOSS is most displeased with this blind spot and has demanded a solution. If someone has another solution which adresses the blind spot please let me know. thanks much jeff 98 M3/4 93 M5 PS: The 93 M5 seems to have the same mirrors as the M3. I would assume this euro mirror insert would work on both????
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#9. Supercharge vs. Turbocharge - from Leff, Larry
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:48:20 -0400 From: "Leff, Larry" <lleff@Ajilon.com> Subject: Supercharge vs. Turbocharge Gang - Another 2 cents from Boston: I'm running the RMS/Vortech kit on my '95. I'm running 8 lbs. of boost & LOVING IT! After some initial "teething problems" RMS sent me another chip and some higher flow injectors. The car now runs a good air/fuel mix, puts down a confirmed 305 hp to the rear wheels and runs VERY reliably. I drive the car 3-4 days per week & often have to deal with stop-and-go traffic in/around Boston. Cheers - Larry Leff Sr. Account Manager Ajilon Office Phone: 781.272.7393 Cellular: 617.947.5822 FAX: 781.272.2433 Email: lleff@ajilon.com <mailto:lleff@ajilon.com>
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#10. WHich SC to get: Dinan/powerdyne or ERT/Vortech - from ClassiGuy3@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:50:17 EDT From: ClassiGuy3@aol.com Subject: WHich SC to get: Dinan/powerdyne or ERT/Vortech I am looking for a SC setup but dont know whic hone to get.they are both about hte same hp and money(355) LEo