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#1. Re: Work in Progress - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 09:58:14 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Work in Progress on 2/15/01 9:47 AM, "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> wrote: > Now, if the needle stopped at 160, but the car continued to accelerate until > the rev limiter kicked in, how would I determine the actual top speed? Reset > the MAX SPEED indicator at the point that the rev limiter kicked in? Note the speed at which the undertray blows off, and add 25 mph <g> Neil 96 M3 - we don't need no stinkin' undertrays
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#2. RedLine Oil Still FS in Houston - from Daniel
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 07:11:45 -0800 (PST) From: Daniel <m3_driver@yahoo.com> Subject: RedLine Oil Still FS in Houston I still have the following for sale at $7.00/qt. Please help me clear out my very small storage space 6 qts D4atf 5 qts 75w90 All are brand new sealed containers Thanks Dan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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#3. MAX SPEED indicator (was Work in Progress) - from Robert Jackowitz
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 11:02:42 -0500 From: Robert Jackowitz <RJackowitz@HARVPART.COM> Subject: MAX SPEED indicator (was Work in Progress) Ron, Are you saying that, hypothetically, you hit the 7,000 rev limited in top gear? You should be able to calculate it algebraically. For example, if your car does 82 mph and 3,500 rpm, then it should do 164 at 7,000 rpm. Of course, that doesn't take into account the typical speedo errors, but you get the idea. Rob
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#4. Torque Rotation - from WCRoswell@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 11:24:51 EST From: WCRoswell@aol.com Subject: Torque Rotation What would cause torque rotation counterclockwise (right rear seems to want to come around) under WOT inb first or second gear? Also floaty feeling at 70 mph
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#5. Re: [E36M3] VIR march 10th - from Peter H Reinhart
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 11:36:50 -0500 From: Peter H Reinhart <reinhart@neuro.duke.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] VIR march 10th At 07:37 AM 2/15/01 Jonathan Evans wrote: >I read someone mentioned going, but anyone else going to be there? I'm a >track virgin looking for encouragement. Hey Jonathon, You bet we're heading off to VIR. It's the FULL course.....The Tarheel Chapter puts on a great event and all students receive plenty of track time, class-room instruction, and opportunities to ride with their (or other) instructors. I'll be there (red E36M3 with Fikses and a roll bar) if you want to say G'day. There is a *really* active community of trackheads in the Triangle area. Coco Strayer, local track junky goddess and webmistress, has some articles that may be of interest to you (http://www.trackschedule.com/articles.html). Also, if you have a *really* fast internet connection, you could check out a hot lap (more like a warm lap) of the VIR full course on my M3 home page. It's a BIG file (26MB) so don't try this with a modem..... See you there..... Cheers, Peter Reinhart - http://www.neuro.duke.edu/phr/m3.html NCC/Tarheel Chapters BMWCCA, NASA, PCA (E36 M3/4)
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#6. Re: [E36M3] New Kumho Tire News - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:15:50 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] New Kumho Tire News >Damn! Just bought a set of Victoracers! if knumo's new R-comp tire follows the same philosophy as BFG's did, you may just be happy to have some old ones. ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#7. Re: [E36M3] M3 rear speakers - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:16:53 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] M3 rear speakers >Hi Gang, > > Can someone please tell me the size of the rear speakers on a 96 M3? 4 inches. and a tweeter. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: Work in Progress - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:22:42 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Work in Progress >Okay, here's a "curious" question... > >I have a '95 M3 with the stock tire setup (Michelin MXX3 235/40ZR17 front >and rear), and the 3.15 rear diff. It also has a Conforti chip, so the rev >limiter now kicks in at 7000 RPM, and the top speed limiter has been >removed. > >Just _suppose_ that I found a wide open stretch of deserted Interstate >highway, and decided to find out what the top speed of the car was. As I >_imagined_ watching the speedometer needle winding it's way around the >dial, >it would pass 150 and approach 160. Now, if the needle stopped at 160, but >the car continued to accelerate until the rev limiter kicked in, how would >I >determine the actual top speed? Reset the MAX SPEED indicator at the point >that the rev limiter kicked in? > >Hmmmm..... i'd do it by letting my handheld GPS unit tell me. it's VERY accurate at telling speed if you maintain the same speed for 5-10 seconds. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Re: of lightbulbs and anality - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:31:25 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: of lightbulbs and anality >"are the other color LEDs you have really less bright? or are they just >less >bright when run through the red filter?" > >luminous intensity (mcd): >stock V1 red: 16 >H-E red: 5 >yellow: 5 >green: 9 dang... they pretty much chose the brightest one around didn't they. ;-P >I'm working on the remote too. The yellow LED looks orange through the >filter. The green one does too, but considerably less bright. You could >cut it, but it would look pretty fugly IMHO as it would leave a gaping >hole. part of my experiments with trying to match brightness, had me using neutral density (light grey, almost clear) filter material in order to change the brightness in a "non electric" way. i had cut little tiny pieces of material and stuffed it behind the red filter, but in front of those clear plastic "concentrators" they put between the leds and the front panel. at that point, i could have removed slices of the red filter, and still had a plastic "outer shell" that would keep it from looking like a hole. it wouldn't be as pretty as the stock unit. but it would be much less ugly then a hole. and, in the dark, it would look perfect. ;-) P.S. you could use different grades (or more slices) of the neutral density plastic to adjust brightness between the different LEDs. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Re: of lightbulbs and anality - from Sean Hester
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:36:10 -0800 From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: of lightbulbs and anality > > I'm working on the remote too. The yellow LED looks orange through the > > filter. The green one does too, but considerably less bright. You >could > > cut it, but it would look pretty fugly IMHO as it would leave a gaping >hole. > >actually scratch that. The red coating on the inside scrapes off, leaving >a >clear covering. It's a bit tricky to do cleanly, but I now have green >X-band and yellow K-band. Thanks for kick starting my brain, Sean. just as i sent my last e-mail (about neutral density filters) i was thinking about this, instead of removing the red filter completly. glad it worked for you. hmmmm... now i'm left to ponder. do i want red and yellow for bands? on one hand, right now, every light in my car is red. on the other hand, different colors are better for noticing the detector. sometimes being anal is difficult. ;-P >BTW the >way to disassemble the remote display is to carefully pry off the >faceplate. >There are six small latches, three each top and bottom. hmmm... i always removed the two torx screws. this made it come apart easy, but a pain to out back together. next time, i'll have to try this method. ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com