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#1. Re: Going to Munich - from George M. Kofman
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:50:39 -0600 From: "George M. Kofman" <sdg2@execpc.com> Subject: Re: Going to Munich There has bound to be a red light district somewhere close ;-) > -------------------- 10 -------------------- > Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:08:33 -0800 > From: "Wentz, Don" <don.wentz@intel.com> > Subject: Going to Munich > > Hey gang, > I'll be in Munich 2 weeks from now, with a Friday and Saturday free to do > whatever. > 1 - Is the Nurburgring too far from Munich for a one day trip? I looked at > a website and it will be open for lapping on saturday. Too snowy? > 2 - Other than the BMW Museum, any other 'must see' places close? > thx, dw > 95 M3
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#2. re: Adding Negative Camber - from Ron Katona
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:50:50 -0500 From: Ron Katona <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> Subject: re: Adding Negative Camber > Actually I had a thought just recently of just that - stock suspension, adding > plates. Before I even get into explaining why and asking for opinions, I'm sure > Ron is hatching schemes resulting in ridiculing me while I'm spewing beer > everywhere or something like that.. Would I do that? 8-) If there's one thing the M3 needs, stock or modified, it's more front camber. Although swapping hats and adding washers and stuff will work, it's less precise and repeatable than a true camber plate. In other words, I think it's a great idea on a stock suspension! The real decision is whether you want to go with a very streetable rubber isolated one like the K-Mac, or a race bread spherical bearing one like the TC Kline. The Ground Control plate seems to be a nice compromise in price and performance as well. As far as tire wear, I've run up about 10,000 miles on my car this year all with between -2.5 and -3.0 degrees front camber and did not get any significant increase in inside edge tire wear. There's a _little_ curve to the inside edge, but if you rotate the tires front to rear at every autocross (I use the "I forgot what the hell corner of the car each tire came off anyway" randomization method of tire rotation) they'll be OK. The toe setting is important though. Zero toe results in much less wear with a lot of camber - and no one says you have to run as much as I do (-2.0 is a good start for a street M3). Zero toe is also a nice setting for autocross on an M3, in fact it's what Bob T. runs. More toe will increase turn in, but I haven't tried it and Bob claims it's no faster on course. It would also be hell at the track. Toe in will make the car more stable, but might speed tire wear and take off a bit of the edge from turn in. Small amounts of toe and large amounts of camber will make the car follow ruts like a slot car though, so be prepared. That's about the only downside. In the rain on old tires it can get a little interesting. -- Ron Katona
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#3. 1995 M3 LTW for sale - from Marc.S.Edwards@QuestDiagnostics.com
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 14:45:02 -0800 From: Marc.S.Edwards@QuestDiagnostics.com Subject: 1995 M3 LTW for sale Groups; I am posting this 1995 LTW M3 for sale for a friend with a great LTW. Please contact him with all of your questions about the car; please don't contact me. The price will vary and range from 36K LTW stock to 47K ready for the track depending on how many or which goodies you want left in or on the car. Transportation home is up to you. Car and owner are located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact him at: jeffharker@aol.com (317-253-9493) 1995 M3 LTW delivered Nov 95, MSRP $47,900 one of 125 built, documented history Interior: Recaro SRD seats MOMO 5 point harness MOMO steering wheel TC Kline rollbar Factory radio BMP gauge panel MZ3 shifter with alloy M5 knob Suspension: Koni double adjustable shocks RD sway bars JTD rear shock mounts Motorsport shocktower brace Cross brace Brakes: Movit/Porsche, all four wheels, new front rotors wheel studs, lug nuts Engine: Factory oil cooler Motorsport twin pickup oil pump and oil pan Euro HFM/Conforti software Dinan (gutted factory) cat back exhaust Body: Adjustable front splitter GT rear wing Misc: synthetics since new, fanatic maintenence, water pump, PS hoses, sway bar brackets, wheel bearings, all replaced before failure 27,000 miles He is selling to make room for new project <jeffharker@aol.com> (317-253-9493)
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#4. RE: mild vibration at 65-75mph--alignment needed? - from Olin, Jason (NIMH)
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:58:57 -0500 From: "Olin, Jason (NIMH)" <jolin@mail.nih.gov> Subject: RE: mild vibration at 65-75mph--alignment needed? Thanks all for the advice and information. Two of the tires were purchased in 7/99 from Tire Rack, so they may be, as Mauricio libelously suggests, defective. I'll have that tested once I get the wheels off and put my snow tire set on. Someone else, who didn't email the list, thought it might be a case of flatspotting. The car is used daily, but you never know? Thanks so much for the advice! Now I have some good hypotheses to test, Jason '97 M3 2-Door
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Re: M3 strut towers - from Ron Katona
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 18:03:01 -0500 From: Ron Katona <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: M3 strut towers Jeremy Lucas wrote: > Ron, Do you recall approximately how much these parts cost per side? I'm > assuming that it's the same part for right or left since you only listed one > part number. I'm going to have to pull my struts in the spring to put on my > H&R's so it would be the ideal time to do the reinforcement plates. Also, > do you, or anyone else for that matter, know of any good source for longer > bolts of suitable grade? I'm assuming I will need longer bolts because > right now I have KMAC camber plates and a Racing Dynamics strut bar and > there are no extra threads protruding beyond the existing locknuts. Can't remember what they cost... do remember being embarrassed about not having that much pocket change with me when I picked them up from the dealer, so it ain't bad. Yes, there's only one part number for both sides. I think you can punch the bolts out of the KMACs, but I'm not sure. If you do need replacement bolts just go down to an Ace Hardware and get some metric hex head captive bolts of the correct thread pitch and length. -- Ron Katona
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber - from Sean Hester
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 15:14:53 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Adding Negative Camber >How do you know if your stock shocks are shot... push down on a corner of your car. if it "bounces" more then 1 bounce they're shot. it should go up and then back down a LITTLE. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
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#7. Re: [E36M3] tire wear and camber - from Sean Hester
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 15:18:48 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] tire wear and camber negative camber causes extra inside tire wear. lowering the car usually makes for more negative camber. but... your wear seems pretty normal. the "official bmw alignment spec" calls for quite a bit of negative camber in the rear. unless it's a HUGE amount of extra inside wear i'd not worry. if you want even tire you can reduce the negative camber in the rear. but there's more to getting the "poper alignment" then tire wear. >From: dahermann@alum.mit.edu >Reply-To: dahermann@alum.mit.edu >To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmwmpower.com> >Subject: [E36M3] tire wear and camber >Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:37:47 -0600 > >Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:28:42 -0500 (EST) >From: dahermann@alum.mit.edu >Subject: tire wear and camber > >given that we're discussing camber and tire wear >and the like, perhaps someone can help me. i just >pulled off my street tires for a DE event and >found the while my front street tires are wearing >evenly, the rears are down to the wear bar on the >inside egde of the tire while the outside edge >has almost as much tread left as the front >tires. is this normal or do i need to adjust >camber/toe/etc? > >btw, the tires are 225/40/18 dunlop SP Sport >8000s on a 96 M3 with H&R race springs and >Bilstein sport shocks. > >since i don't know a whole lot about the effects >of different suspension adjustments, is there >a good place to read up on the effects (cornering, >tire wear, etc) of different suspension >adjustments (camber, toe, etc)? i think it would >at least help me ask more educated questions. > >thanks, >dan >96 M3 > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >************************************************************* > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
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#8. Easy question - from Thomas Maus, Jr.
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 18:52:32 -0500 From: "Thomas Maus, Jr." <tbm2@home.com> Subject: Easy question Can someone give me a rough weight of the European two-piece rotor, for shipping purposes. You can reply to me directly to avoid clutter. Tom Maus TBM2@home.com <mailto:TBM2@home.com>
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#9. H&R Race Springs Question - from Jeremy Lucas
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 19:12:57 -0500 From: "Jeremy Lucas" <jlucas@columbus.rr.com> Subject: H&R Race Springs Question If anyone has H&R race springs and drives their car on the street as well as the track for track days, I'd like to hear what you think of your setup. I have a set that came with my car and are currently not installed. I have concerns about the streetability due to being 3 times stiffer than stock, and also have concerns about front spoiler/engine underpanel clearance because of the 2.2" inch drop in the front. The guy I bought my car from said that he could live with them on the street (note: he only drove it about 3,000 miles a year) but that his wife refused to ride in the car once they were installed, so he promptly took them back off. I was thinking of selling them and buying the sport ones instead. Let me know if you want me to elaborate on any of this. Thanks. Jeremy Lucas 95 M3 - 17,000 miles - Bilstein Sports, KMAC, H&R, Autothority, etc... Delaware, Ohio
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#10. Engineering - from Will Gilbert
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 21:25:32 -0500 From: will@zim.com (Will Gilbert) Subject: Engineering I am a computer engineering student at UCF in Orlando, Florida. Well like all freshmen all of the "101" work as to be done. I need to interview a engineer with a degree. So I figured for sure there has to be some engineers on the M3 mailing list :) If anyone can help me out, its a simple 15 question thing. Email me privately. Thanks, Will 99 M3 (no the parents didn't buy it for me)