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#1. Re: S50 Compresion Ratio, VANOS - from Robert_Manger@mastercard.com
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:44:33 -0500 From: Robert_Manger@mastercard.com Subject: Re: S50 Compresion Ratio, VANOS What kind of production dates are we talking here? I have an early prod date of 5/94 and plan on purchasing the JC intake soon and would like to know if I am going to have probs. Thanks, Rob- with the decked head Subject: [E36M3] Re: S50 Compresion Ratio, VANOS <<<daanesh writes about the compression ratio of '95 M3s>>> The factory spec for the S50 US version is 10:5:1...the 10:8:1 you site _may_ be for the Euro motors. BTW, what Josh told me regarding the S50 related only to early build motors....around when the Lightweight motors were being built...he thought the factory may have milled the heads on the high-side keeping CRs up. No real evidence of this, however, that I am aware of.....Josh mentioned that JC had trouble developing chips for the Lightweights because of this, and more aggressive timing maps for some of these motors actually lost horsepower....This is why JC has an alternate chip available for Euro HFM M3s..... Now a question: is anybody running this "alternate" version chip with their Euro Intake? I'm still waiting for mine, and I was wondering if somebody may have actually dynoed the two versions.... Now another question (sorry!) for daanesh: How "bad" was the "ping" in your motor before the VANOS rebuild, and what are the OTHER symptoms of a bad VANOS??? Roger W. Graves RogRacer@aol.com '95 M3...ping a little better with right heat range plugs, but still there!
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#2. Good job Scott Yu - from Richard Sperry
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:09:52 -0500 From: "Richard Sperry" <richardsperry@home.com> Subject: Good job Scott Yu I want to thank Scott Yu for sharing the most useful information about polishing headlight assemblies. I think he has just saved me big bucks. Regards, Rich 95M3
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Re: S50 Compresion Ratio, VANOS - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:29:51 -0800 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: S50 Compresion Ratio, VANOS My car is a 1/95 build. There are cars that are built as late as 9/95 that have a pinging problem. I don't think that there is a relation with pinging vs build date. The results show a correlation between 92 octane gas and pinging. Bora Robert_Manger@mastercard.com wrote: > Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:44:33 -0500 > From: Robert_Manger@mastercard.com > Subject: Re: S50 Compresion Ratio, VANOS > > What kind of production dates are we talking here? I have an early prod date of > 5/94 and plan on purchasing the JC intake soon and would like to know if I am > going to have probs. > > Thanks, > > Rob- with the decked head > > Subject: [E36M3] Re: S50 Compresion Ratio, VANOS > > <<<daanesh writes about the compression ratio of '95 M3s>>> > The factory spec for the S50 US version is 10:5:1...the 10:8:1 you site _may_ > be for the Euro motors. BTW, what Josh told me regarding the S50 related > only to early build motors....around when the Lightweight motors were being > built...he thought the factory may have milled the heads on the high-side > keeping CRs up. No real evidence of this, however, that I am aware > of.....Josh mentioned that JC had trouble developing chips for the > Lightweights because of this, and more aggressive timing maps for some of > these motors actually lost horsepower....This is why JC has an alternate chip > available for Euro HFM M3s..... > > Now a question: is anybody running this "alternate" version chip with their > Euro Intake? I'm still waiting for mine, and I was wondering if somebody may > have actually dynoed the two versions.... > Now another question (sorry!) for daanesh: How "bad" was the "ping" in your > motor before the VANOS rebuild, and what are the OTHER symptoms of a bad > VANOS??? > > Roger W. Graves > RogRacer@aol.com > '95 M3...ping a little better with right heat range plugs, but still there! > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > *************************************************************
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#4. bilstein coilovers - from Kit Wetzler
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:42:22 -0800 From: Kit Wetzler <kitwetzler@mindspring.com> Subject: bilstein coilovers Hi everyone, I'm having trouble converting Newton/Meters to Pound/Inches. I seem to get varying conversions on the internet, ranging from 1 to 7.704 lbs/in to 1 to 8.8 lbs/in. Can someone enlighten a confused psych major? Talked to Bilstein today and was quoted that the spring rates at 70 N/M front and 75 N/M rear. Sounds pretty stiff! Anyone have them yet? -kit 97 m3/4 xx e30 M3? 82 yamaha seca 650
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#5. Peake Research R5/fcx Fault Code Question. - from CHRIS L
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:00:33 PST From: "CHRIS L" <m3_838@hotmail.com> Subject: Peake Research R5/fcx Fault Code Question. Hello all, The "Check Engine" light came out today. And I use Peake Research R5/fcx to check the Fault. The Fault Code is "E5". The Code Chart shows it's "PreCat oxy sensor response time, Cyl#1-3". What does that mean?? Which part of Oxygen Sensor should I replace? Anyone knows the part number? Or where can I buy it? Thanks for help!! Best regards, Chris 97M3/2D _________________________________________________________________________ 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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#6. Info on shop in Buffalo - from Jim Powell
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:43:53 -0800 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@home.com> Subject: Info on shop in Buffalo David and others, I asked for help in checking a guy out before I mailed him big bucks on an Ebay deal. Here's the guys info. Anyone have any feedback on this guy? Joe McNeil Advance Tuning 3712 Southwestern Blvd. Orchard Park, NY Jim
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#7. Roundel E-46 M3 report.. - from JSDONE@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 22:24:29 EST From: JSDONE@aol.com Subject: Roundel E-46 M3 report.. Just reviewed the report on the new M3... Must me some awesome kick butt car, with a proposed non-inflated msrp of $46,000.00. I hace had my 98 M3 for 2 years now and grow more impressed with it every day. It's actually hard to go on a trip and not get a ticket. 'the car screams to be driven fast. As all you nice M3 fans know, this car is so much fun and so easy to drive fast and hardly any normal person comes close to taking it near to it's limits, I have a question... If this new car is soooooo much more faster and all the other good stuff by a degree of at least 5 to 6, I think it would be pure hell just driving it around and playing a little.. I mean could this car be almost to much of a high performance car that it's not for the non-race type of a guy???
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#8. Turner Euro HFM/Airbox kit - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 21:00:07 -0800 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> Subject: Turner Euro HFM/Airbox kit Turner is claiming 26-28 HP for this 899 dollar Euro HFM/Airbox/Chip kit. Does anyone have a dyno chart comparing stock vs this kit? Any feedback? Conforti intake is out due to not being smog legal. Also, does Dinan have two different CAIs? One to go with Euro HFM and one to go with regular HFM, or do they use a 3.5 to 3 inch adapter to accommodate both? Thanks Bora
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#9. Concern about recently installed JC Intake - from David Hogg
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 07:07:32 -0800 From: "David Hogg" <springwood@blazenet.net> Subject: Concern about recently installed JC Intake I installed the JC intake/program on my 98 M3/4 late spring of this year and experienced the usual things that have been discussed here before. But now that the weather's getting cooler here in PA, I am quite concerned. With lower ambient temps, the JC system makes incredible use of the denser air. I'm breaking the rears loose at locations where I never could have imagined it before, and the car just flat flies! With autumn in PA, squirrels are everywhere gathering their stores for winter; squirrel roadkill abounds. As efficiently as the intake is sucking in the fall air, I'm concerned that it might suck squirrels into the motor. The JC system incorporates no squirrel ingestion protection. Has this been a problem for others? Should I be concerned? Concerned in PA, Dave Hogg
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#10. Bad miss/stumble at idle?? - from Rob
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Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 07:39:02 -0700 From: "Rob" <motor@cadvision.com> Subject: Bad miss/stumble at idle?? My '95 w/36k miles has a bad miss/stumble at idle. The car will idle perfectly and then all of a sudden give a quick miss at varying intervals. Could be every 2 seconds and then not for 15 seconds. Enginre is 100% stock and just replaced the air and fuel filters. Any ideas? Rob