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#1. Petersburg ProSolo Shots - from Ron Katona
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:12:47 -0400 From: "Ron Katona" <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> Subject: Petersburg ProSolo Shots A few shots from between my work and run heats: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~rkatona/Petersburg-ProSolo.html -- Ron Katona
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#2. Q's about Ground-Control. Also, any NE audiophiles around? - from Scott Yu
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 18:13:42 -0700 From: "Scott Yu" <scott@ditherdog.com> Subject: Q's about Ground-Control. Also, any NE audiophiles around? Howdy folks, Sorry to keep bombarding the list with these suspension questions, but I find that the further I delve into the subject, the harder it is to figure out what the heck I'm looking for. Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated! Has anyone had any experience with Ground Control? I spoke with Jay and he's really nice - he put together a proposal with many different options for me, and it sounds pretty good. I'm just wondering if anyone out there has any practical experience with their product. He suggested koni single-adjustables in their funky custom MacPherson housings (which look neet-o), custom adjusted to whatever ride height and stiffness I want, with custom spring rates to boot. I also said "I want something maybe a little less stiff than the H&R C/O setup" and he said that would be no problem to create. The end result would be 4 rebound-adjustable shocks and ride-height adjustability at all corners, for a decent chunk less than the koni coilover kit. Add Eibach sway bars, the weld-in mounting tab reinforcements, and the GC rear control-arm bushing (a "no-brainer," he sez) and the grand total is about the price of H&R Coilovers. I've tried the H&R coilovers and know how they feel and ride, but I haven't heard from anyone w/GCs... anyone out there have 'em? Also, this second part is completely off-topic, so I apologize for the WOB and please respond to me privately. I know that when Suzy first mentioned her Aboslute Sound gig, there were responses from more than a few audiophiles in this group - any of you guys in the MA/RI/CT area? I'm organizing a little semi-private showing for a group of mostly car nuts, at a neet little shop in southeast MA that has a wonderfully esoteric selection of gear (they LOVE single-ended triodes, ya know) and the owner is one of the coolest cats around. If you have any interest, it will be at the end of may or the beginning of june, most likely on a saturday afternoon, with the obligatory fun drive and parking-lot-walk-around-and-say-"ooh, nice rims" photo session to be held slightly before the main event. Anyone who would like to know more about high-end home audio (and wants to start burning through money like a blowtorch!) is also more than welcome, please send me an email. As always, thanks for your help, folks! scott yu
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#3. Drive for the cure & M3 convertible - from S Lafredo
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:15:24 -0400 From: S Lafredo <slafredo@fast.net> Subject: Drive for the cure & M3 convertible I was just at the dealer today and learned three things. 1) Dealers are getting demo M3 convertibles. The one I saw was Imola Red. Not as bad as I thought it would be. The car was stickered at 56K+, say 57K. Considering that the car has a $1K gas guzzler tax it's not much more than the E36M3 convertible. 2) Drive for the cure is on again and they have new M3s available! 3) Turn out my dealer and some other local ones are selling at sticker and not a penny over. But what they are doing is ordering the cars w/every damn option and saying take it or leave it. :) Enjoy. S
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#4. Crack on transmission housing - from Luis Veras
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:22:29 -0400 From: "Luis Veras" <veras@tricom.net> Subject: Crack on transmission housing I had recently changed the transmission oil on my '96 M3, but noticed that it lost almost every drop of oil pretty soon. Checking the car I noticed that the transmission housing has a very ugly crack causing the tranny oil to leak. What can be done? Do I need to buy a new housing or can it be sealed in some way? Please advise. Thanks!
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#5. RE: [E36M3] Re: Which Tires - from Lee Conte
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 18:34:00 -0700 From: "Lee Conte" <leeconte@home.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Which Tires Hi, I'm new here. Can someone give me a comparison between Michelin Pilot Sports and Yokohama AVS Sports? Is the former really worth the $75 more per tire? TIA! Lee Conte Spring Valley CA US NIA#6917
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing - from Ben Liaw
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:33:22 -0400 From: "Ben Liaw" <ben@shortshifter.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing it can be welded. ben liaw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luis Veras" <veras@tricom.net> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing > Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:22:29 -0400 > From: "Luis Veras" <veras@tricom.net> > Subject: Crack on transmission housing > > I had recently changed the transmission oil on my '96 M3, but noticed that > it lost almost every drop of oil pretty soon. Checking the car I noticed > that the transmission housing has a very ugly crack causing the tranny oil > to leak. What can be done? Do I need to buy a new housing or can it be > sealed in some way? Please advise. Thanks! > > > ************************************************************* > 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. > ************************************************************* > >
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing - from nabli@attglobal.net
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:55:05 -0400 From: nabli@attglobal.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing Luis, Yes you can get the housing(s) separately. It might be cost prohibitive to have all the internals transferred - But perhaps not. Good luck: 23 11 1 224 927 (Front Housing) 23 11 7 503 949 (Rear Housing) As always, doubler check with your dealer. Cheers, Jim E. Luis Veras wrote: Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:22:29 -0400 From: "Luis Veras" <veras@tricom.net> Subject: Crack on transmission housing I had recently changed the transmission oil on my '96 M3, but noticed that it lost almost every drop of oil pretty soon. Checking the car I noticed that the transmission housing has a very ugly crack causing the tranny oil to leak. What can be done? Do I need to buy a new housing or can it be sealed in some way? Please advise. Thanks! ************************************************************* 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. *************************************************************
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#8. Another bauble - from Jim Powell
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 17:06:22 -0700 From: Jim Powell <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Another bauble If the sun has risen and set again, then it's inevitable. I did something else to the car. http://www.apexcone.com/Extinguisher/Extinguisher.html Jim
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 19:31:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing Also note that a few people have swapped their 5 speeds out for 6 speeds. So maybe someone wants to get rid of their 5-speed..... Chester --- nabli@attglobal.net wrote: > Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:55:05 -0400 > From: nabli@attglobal.net > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing > > > Luis, > > Yes you can get the housing(s) separately. It might be cost prohibitive > to have all the internals transferred - But perhaps not. > > > Good luck: 23 11 1 224 927 (Front Housing) > 23 11 7 503 949 (Rear Housing) As always, doubler check with > your dealer. > > > Cheers, > Jim E. > > > Luis Veras wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 21:22:29 -0400 > From: "Luis Veras" <veras@tricom.net> > Subject: Crack on transmission housing > > I had recently changed the transmission oil on my '96 M3, but noticed > that > it lost almost every drop of oil pretty soon. Checking the car I noticed > > that the transmission housing has a very ugly crack causing the tranny > oil > to leak. What can be done? Do I need to buy a new housing or can it be > sealed in some way? Please advise. Thanks! ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#10. E36M3] New rear tires every 7k miles - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 22:32:14 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: E36M3] New rear tires every 7k miles >>The irony of it all is that the more you spend on tires, the shorter time they=20 last. << =20 Oh, I dont know...I have 27K miles on my '99 with original Pilot Sports...Now, take off 3000 miles for each of 2 winters when I went = with Pirelli Winter Asimetricos, so that nets out to 21K miles on the Pilot Sports, and , I have about 6/32" still to go! Combine that data point with the fact that the car is supercharged, and while I dont autocross it, I still drive it plenty hard......I cant account for it either, but I'm not complaining! =20 --------------------------------------------------------- Paul Elliott '99 White M3; < 30K miles; Dinan stage II sc kit; Rotex pads; Steiger = SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio