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#1. Re: [E36M3] Model Comparisons - from DiVincenti, A.J.
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:17:26 -0500 From: "DiVincenti, A.J." <ADiVin@lsuhsc.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Model Comparisons Oh, I guess a muscle car won the 24 Hours of Daytona then - cool. Providing you're not joking, why would you say that? AJ -------------------- 8 -------------------- Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 22:45:58 -0700 From: "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Model Comparisons Corvette is not a real sports car, Gerry. It's a muscle car. David
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#2. Colors - from John Stoj
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:17:07 -0700 (PDT) From: John Stoj <John_Stoj@excite.com> Subject: Colors I know I'm being a stickler, but, "The customer can have any color he wants so long as it's black." -- Henry Ford I also have to add to the general consensus of lack of good E46 M3 colors. The LS blue is horrid (drove one last Friday). The steel grey metallic looks too light in real life. The red is too dark. Black is all I'd want (though the green is a possibility). - John S. _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/
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#3. Conforti intake install advice needed - from Vern Anderson
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 16:50:50 -0400 From: Vern Anderson <VAnderson@IVW.com> Subject: Conforti intake install advice needed I hope to install a JC cold-air intake, Shark Injector and a Flowmaster exhaust on my 98 M3 this week or the next. Does anyone have any tips or advice on the intake install? Any advice on the Shark Injector and exhaust would also be welcome, but I've been told that the Shark Injector is a 5 minute job and the exhaust thing has been covered before plus I already have some very good instructions already on that. However, if anyone has any good nuggets of information about the Conforti Cold-Air intake I would appreciate it (estimated install time, things to watch for, tools to have handy, etc). I'll be doing the work at a very well-equipped shop. Thanks in advance! Vern Anderson 98 M3/2 - soon to be sharked, colder and louder....
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#4. Custom Chip? - from Bill Lackey
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Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 13:55:20 -0700 From: "Bill Lackey" <btlackey@hotmail.com> Subject: Custom Chip? Does anybody know who to go to to get a custom chip relatively cheap. I would like to switch from the Dinan chip in my 95 supercharged to something custom for a euro air mass meter (or something else of equal size), and perhaps a set of cams. Eurosport quoted $6K. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#5. Colors - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 17:20:17 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: Colors I was told by a local dealer that every dealer was to receive a Laguna Seca Blue M3 as their first one (this has been confirmed by nearly every mention of the 'first' M3 at their local dealer stories I have seen on the digests) and that the first one had to held at the dealer for a minimum of two-three months for sale/display purposes. Can anyone else confirm (or deny) this. Regards, Rich
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Head gaskets (was: Overheating Problem - Need Advice) - from Matt Henson
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:40:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Head gaskets (was: Overheating Problem - Need Advice) The head gasket also acts as a fuse. This is especially important for those of us running forced induction. If the engine starts to detonate a bit usually the head gasket will blow first, potentially saving the engine. The same could happen with a NA engine that's running lean from some mechanical defect. Of course bad things can still happen with all the coolant that enters the cylinders.. Anyway, my point is that anyone who installs the head studs, O-rings, etc, should make sure that the engine is going to be able to last without that fuse. I think that this is a paricular problem for people who habitually blow the gaskets from running too much boost, timing, etc.. -Matt --- Sean Hester <seanh_race@hotmail.com> wrote: > Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 12:36:44 -0700 > From: "Sean Hester" <seanh_race@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Head gaskets (was: Overheating > Problem - Need Advice) > > >Seems like one of the weak points of our engines is > the head gasket. > > from a logical standpoint it has to be. it's made > of what? cork, paper? i > have no idea really, but it's something soft. not > metal. > > the sealing of any system is the weakpoint. where > did my bathroom > leak/fail? the middle of the tiles and tub? no. > the caulking around all > those things. for two reasons. softer matrial > doing the sealing job. and > the fact that things always happen in "rough" areas. > even if you had a > gasket of the same material as the head, the mere > fact of having a "joint" > there would make it the weak spot. > > P.S. race car engines are rebuilt after every few > hours. and they get a > new gasket by default. i'll bet that if that wasn't > the case (new gasket so > often) they'd fail alot more in race engines. > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you > from the mailing list. > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the > list's GET directory. > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the > requested file(s). > > To issue a command/request to the server: > Send a message with the command you wish executed as > the > subject of the message. > ************************************************************* > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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#7. After Inspection II questions - from Jay Miller
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Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 15:04:03 -0700 From: "Jay Miller" <jjmiller6@hotmail.com> Subject: After Inspection II questions I decided to get Inspection II this weekend. If anyone in So. Cal wants a great shop goto Race Marque Systems (818)778-6106. I only had a couple of problems which I'd like to hear from anyone with any knowledge. Driveshaft coupling is slightly cracked, is this serious (apparently a common problem around this mileage) and very small valve cover gasket leak. Should I have all the gaskets replaced? ps. I also had the waterpump changed. I made it 80K on plastic. But had a high pitch whine for the last couple 100 miles from it. Jay '95 M3 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#8. Getting tires tomorrow help needed - from Abe Marmer
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:11:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Abe Marmer <abe99vette@yahoo.com> Subject: Getting tires tomorrow help needed I'm thinking I'm going to get Toyo T1-S's for my 99 M3. My rears are totally gone and there's maybe 30% tread left on the stock pilots. Is $850 mounted/balanced a good price for all 4? Would anybody be interested in some Pilots with 25-30% tread? Any offer will do.. The place is Georgia Tire Depot here in Atlanta. The guy assures me that if he scratches anything he will buy me a new rim. Anyone had any good/bad experiences with them. Thanks Abe __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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#9. Anyone in Oklahoma City - from Mark Doran
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 16:27:34 -0600 From: "Mark Doran" <CHOICE_Biz_Ops@compuserve.com> Subject: Anyone in Oklahoma City Anyone on the list from Oklahoma City? E-mail private please. thanks Mark Doran CHOICE_Biz_Ops@compuserve.com
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Conforti intake install advice needed - from Geof McLaughlin
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Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 18:46:07 -0400 From: Geof McLaughlin <gfmiiilist@usa.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Conforti intake install advice needed Assuming that you bought the Conforti CAI new, it comes with very detailed instructions. In addition, I think Turner Motorsports web site has instructions as well. Geof At 03:00 PM 4/3/01 -0600, Vern Anderson wrote: >Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 16:50:50 -0400 >From: Vern Anderson <VAnderson@IVW.com> >Subject: Conforti intake install advice needed > >I hope to install a JC cold-air intake, Shark Injector and a Flowmaster >exhaust on my 98 M3 this week or the next. Does anyone have any tips or >advice on the intake install? Any advice on the Shark Injector and exhaust >would also be welcome, but I've been told that the Shark Injector is a 5 >minute job and the exhaust thing has been covered before plus I already have >some very good instructions already on that. However, if anyone has any >good nuggets of information about the Conforti Cold-Air intake I would >appreciate it (estimated install time, things to watch for, tools to have >handy, etc). I'll be doing the work at a very well-equipped shop. Thanks >in advance! > >Vern Anderson >98 M3/2 - soon to be sharked, colder and louder.... > > >************************************************************* >List Commands >UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. >DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. >GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > >To issue a command/request to the server: >Send a message with the command you wish executed as the >subject of the message. >*************************************************************