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#1. Valentine One Does Auto Dim - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 23:55:32 EST From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Valentine One Does Auto Dim I'll be darned!! You learn something every day. I bought my V-1 in July 1997. I never noticed that it self dims at night <g> I must be blind. All right Jim, fess up. How did you do it? We got onto Brent case when he teased us with his one touch close sunroof. Your turn. Let's have a detailed write up so any idiot (i.e., a structural engineer like me) could do it. Have fun! OK, let me try to redeem myself. Everybody knows that the backlight for the On-Board-Computer also automatically dims? Me neither! I owned my M3 for 3 years before I learned. The photo cell is located at the 165 mph mark on the speedometer. As far as I know, it only dims the OBC light. The dash lights seem to be controlled manually. Lowell Seaton '95 M3/2 Dallas, Texas
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Dinan Chip question - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 02:42:29 EST From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Dinan Chip question Bora, You have a '95 M3? Then you just need to change the computer chip. No programming necessary. You are thinking of the '96 and newer models. They have OBD-II and need to be reprogrammed. The only question for '95 M3's is whether or not you have the theft deterrent system EWS. Cars produced 1/95 and later have EWS. 12/94 and earlier do not have EWS. Regarding Dinan chips. I have a '95 M3. I bought a Dinan chip before I knew about Jim Conforti. I still own the Dinan chip. I haven't sold it. I don't like it and don't recommend it. Dinan works OK but Jim Conforti's chip is better and cheaper. What's wrong with Dinan chips? I've dyno'ed my M3 with the Dinan chip and JimC chip. The Dinan chip actually made 0.5 HP more. More HP is better right? Not always. My take is the Dinan chip is tuned for wide open throttle at maximum rpm. Dinan tunes to make the biggest peak numbers. To do that, Dinan sacrifices lower and mid range performance. The only time Dinan beat my JimC chip was from 5,500 rpm to 6,000 rpm. Anything below 5,500 rpm, JimC's chip made slightly more HP and significantly more torque. The Dinan HP curve was fairly flat and then spiked up at 5,000 rpm. Whereas the JimC curve was almost linear rise. This explained my seat of the pants feeling driving on the street. I thought the Dinan chip was stronger driving. I would accelerate and then when I hit about 5,000 rpm, BAM!! I would take off. JimC is more smooth steady power increase. Dinan gave a false sense of power. The other reason I much prefer JimC's chip vs Dinan is JimC does a much better job of modulating the fuel cut off when you coast in gear. You don't have the herky jerky action with JimC that you get with Dinan or stock. And JimC has a slightly higher rev limit. So......If you have pinging with the JimC chip, I doubt you will be better off with the Dinan. I would save your money. I suppose I could send you my Dinan chip if you really really wanted to try Dinan. But I would try contacting Jim Conforti to see if he could make you a special computer chip. I think he has helped other guys out that had unique problems. If you live in an area that has RFG, that is most of your problem. I bet if you ran a tank of non-reformulated gasoline, your M3 would not ping. Hope that helps. Lowell Seaton '95 M3/2 Dallas, Texas
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#3. Shift Knob and Other Ramblings - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 03:00:51 EST From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Shift Knob and Other Ramblings OK, bare with me. It's 2:00 am and I've already put in 50+ hours at work this week and looks like I will get in another 20 before the week is over :( Thanks to Jim and Ron for the info on 4-way light switches. I now know more about light switches than I know what to do with. While I was searching Dale's web site for the 4-way switch info I discovered a couple of interesting things. I have 10 of my posts on Dale's site. Cool! And I found this pic: http://www.unofficialbmw.com/images//yeeeha.gif I had almost forgotten that commercial. VBG Anybody willing to make a shift knob insert? I'll gladly buy one. Just name your price. I've wasted lots of money on Dinan chips and intakes. I can afford a little silliness. Thanks!! Lowell Seaton '95 M3/2 Dallas, Texas
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#4. Re: [E36M3] M1 Question... - from Sam Langley
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 06:53:36 -0500 From: "Sam Langley" <samrl@mebtel.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] M1 Question... There has been a grouppe 5 racer for sale at Korman for about 1 year, looks nice. Also they used to house the M1 art car in the showroom/lobby. Both cars are owned in NC sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmwmpower.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] M1 Question... > Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 18:34:59 -0700 > From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] M1 Question... > > Re: > > >I was also at the BMW San Diego event last night. I am just curious > >about M1's as the only other one I have seen was at the museum in > >Germany. How rare are M1's and how valuable are they? Frank Fahey > >was real cool and told me all the technical details but I didn't ask > >anything else about the car. Mid-engine inline six...SWEET. > > > I wrote a short article on the M1 a while back -- you can find it at > http://www.racepad.com, among others. > -- > > ______________________________________ > Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* >
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#5. RE: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement - from steve crowl
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 06:13:04 -0600 From: "steve crowl" <scrowl@austin.rr.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement Check out: http://www.bmwmpower.com/TechProc/jtd.htm The porkchops did not fit on my m3 after installating this panel. cheers, steve c. > Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 17:44:11 -0800 > From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement > > How hard is this design to put in? > > Thanks > > Bora
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#6. RE: Front undertray replacement - from S Lafredo
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 05:31:48 -0800 (PST) From: S Lafredo <slafredo@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: Front undertray replacement You can *carefully* separate the two halves of the porkchops and then install the contoured portion on your car and recycle the other half. You want to be careful separating the porkchops b/c the plastic may break rather than separating, especially if they are relatively new. HTH. Stephen http://b-t-g.com --- steve crowl <scrowl@austin.rr.com> wrote: > Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 06:13:04 -0600 > From: "steve crowl" <scrowl@austin.rr.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement > > Check out: http://www.bmwmpower.com/TechProc/jtd.htm > The porkchops did not fit on my m3 after installating this panel. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer. http://experts.yahoo.com/
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement - from Donna Seeley
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 06:44:39 -0700 From: Donna Seeley <dseeley@infoasis.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement I posted the JTD installation procedure below. There's a correction that I haven't gotten around to fixing: My tech and I couldn't get the aluminum piece to fit, so we left it off and used a wooden slat. Turns out my auto-tranny cooling lines are in the way. The piece will have to be notched, but the folded edge has defeated all our available cutting tools (anyone want to lend me a plasma torch? <g>). Bottom line - on the off chance your M3 is a stick shift <g>, ignore the "this part won't fit" section. Donna ------- 88 M3, "Guido" 95 M3, special clutchless model 91 Dodge Ram, Guido's chauffeur > > Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 06:13:04 -0600 > From: "steve crowl" <scrowl@austin.rr.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement > > Check out: http://www.bmwmpower.com/TechProc/jtd.htm > The porkchops did not fit on my m3 after installating this panel. > > cheers, > steve c. > >> Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 17:44:11 -0800 >> From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> >> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Front undertray replacement >> >> How hard is this design to put in? >> >> Thanks >> >> Bora > > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > ************************************************************* > >
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#8. Front Headrest for seat covers - from Daniel
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 06:58:34 -0800 (PST) From: Daniel <m3_driver@yahoo.com> Subject: Front Headrest for seat covers Has anybody here tried seat covers for the front 'darth vader' type seats from Wet Okole If so, how does the headrest come out to accomodate the covers?...is there a seperate cover for the headrest piece? Thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? From homework help to love advice, Yahoo! Experts has your answer. http://experts.yahoo.com/
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#9. RE: Wheel Bearings / 3.2 hubs are stronger? - from Legerlotz, Alan
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:03:52 -0500 From: "Legerlotz, Alan" <alegerlotz@kronos.com> Subject: RE: Wheel Bearings / 3.2 hubs are stronger? FWIW, I have a 1996 328is with 90K miles on it, including winters and over 30 track days. None of the wheel bearings has ever given me a lick of trouble. >>makes sense; Fast Facts lists "stronger hubs" as one of the changes for the >>3.2 cars... >> >>daanesh >>95 M3 >>VANOS rattle >>UUC buzz >>suspension noise >>bent rims >>but otherwise sound >> >>>>i know of more 95 with wheel bearing problems then the newer cars.
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#10. TWS Nov 18 -19 - from DiVincenti, A.J.
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:16:38 -0600 From: "DiVincenti, A.J." <ADiVin@lsuhsc.edu> Subject: TWS Nov 18 -19 Will any of you guys be at the Motorsport Club school at Texas World Speedway Nov. 18 and 19? This will be my first track outing. A.J. DiVincenti 95
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#11. RE: [E36M3] Dinan Chip question - from juan_rico
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 08:15:58 -0800 From: "juan_rico" <juan_rico@captionsinc.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Dinan Chip question Bora, I have a Dinan chip. I don't question other motives you may have for the change, but if you're doing it to avoid pinging, save your money. My car pings and knocks, I swear it sounds like a piggybank! I agree totally with the previous post as to the performance of the Dinan chip. For everyday driving it's just not worth it. Unless you're getting into acceleration runs where you're redlining constantly, you won't notice a THING. Nada de nada. It's around 5K RPM where you slowly start to inch away from other more pedestrian cars... (which embarrasses you like hell in the process). Save your $300 or $400 and apply them elsewhere. FWIW, I had the JC chip on mine for a while but with the stock intake setup. Didn't notice much either. I'm still mystified by this whole chip thing. Maybe someday I'll get it... Juan (going back to a stock chip...) -----Original Message----- From: Bora Akyol [mailto:akyol@pluris.com] Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 8:46 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Dinan Chip question Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 20:44:03 -0800 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> Subject: Dinan Chip question Do the Dinan chips that one mail orders from Dinan come with a device to program the chip to work with the ECU? I am going to try a Dinan chip since my car was pinging with another aftermarket chip. Thanks Bora ************************************************************* List Commands UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. *************************************************************
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#12. virtual factory tour! - from daanesh chanduwadia
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 16:43:16 GMT From: "daanesh chanduwadia" <daanesh@hotmail.com> Subject: virtual factory tour! http://www.bmwusfactory.com/build/build1.htm _________________________________________________________________________ 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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#13. Re: [E36M3] Front Headrest for seat covers - from Andrej Dolenc
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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:37:53 -0600 From: Andrej Dolenc <adolenc@erols.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Front Headrest for seat covers > Has anybody here tried seat covers for the front > 'darth vader' type seats from Wet Okole > If so, how does the headrest come out to accomodate > the covers?...is there a seperate cover for the > headrest piece? I use seat covers from http://www.seatsavers.com/ (pic of darth vader seat on site). The headrest just pulls out. Raise it to the maximum height, then push up some more. You may need to tilt the seat back to be able to pull the headrest out. Andrej '97 M3