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#1. Re: 20 mm, how much life left - from David Hogg
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 06:53:49 -0700 From: "David Hogg" <springwood@blazenet.net> Subject: Re: 20 mm, how much life left Magnus wrote: >Ok, so it's a heavy car and the speed is high but I do brake "the right way", hard and short and not staying on the brake pedal. What can I do?????? Aaaaarggghhhh!< One word: Ducting! It will dramatically increase pad and rotor life. See http://www.bimmerworld.com/catalog/brake/brakes.htm Dave Hogg
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#2. Re: Fire Extinguisher mount and where to buy - from S Lafredo
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:00:48 -0400 From: S Lafredo <slafredo@fast.net> Subject: Re: Fire Extinguisher mount and where to buy http://www.bkauto.com/ex2215.html On Friday, May 11, 2001, at 01:54 AM, Bora Akyol wrote: > I have just signed up for a track event and I need to get a fire > extinguisher mounted to somewhere within easy reach of the driver (me). > > I definitely do not want to drill a hole if I don't want to.
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#3. Re: Another bauble - from Stan Shaw III
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:14:29 -0400 From: "Stan Shaw III" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: Re: Another bauble Interesting.... I know that 996 owner at the club race whose bumper cover became engulfed would disagree. After putting out the fire, and removing the cover, the car was able to run the rest of the weekend, including the race. The key is to put the fire out before the car is severely damaged. Regards, Stan Shaw Excell.Net Phone: (413) 599-0399 Fax: (413) 599-0407 Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net http://www.excell.net/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Powell" <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> To: "Stan Shaw III" <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Cc: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:55 PM Subject: Re: Another bauble > A car that has been on fire is a piece of scrap metal. The fire extinguisher is > to put out fires on people not machinery. Anyone that keeps a car after a fire > is a fool. I'd be seriously pissed at anyone who put a fire out in my car > before it was totalled. > > I look at the money put into my car in roughly the same way that I would look at > throwing it out the window. > > Jim > > Stan Shaw III wrote: > > > Jim, > > > > I am surprised and interested in why you didn't go with Halon. Considering > > the investment you have in your car, wouldn't you want to minimize the > > damage of a fire by using a Halon extinguisher? I was convinced to do so > > with my 928, when it was explained to me how damaging a regular extinguisher > > could be. Did I miss something? > > > > Stan, with modded '96 M3 Lux, and track/race '80 928S (now with one race > > under my belt) > > > > > -------------------- 8 -------------------- > > > 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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#4. Re: New rear tires every 7k miles - from russell
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 04:26:36 -0700 (PDT) From: russell <driver8m3@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: New rear tires every 7k miles my pilot sports lasted about 23k. the kumhos seem to be wearing at a similar rate so far.....at $109 each, compared to $275 for the michelins. russell '99 dakar ===== "The State is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else." --FB __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Fwd: Stolen Race Car - from Rich Gay
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:57:51 -0500 From: Rich Gay <rich_gay@mac.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Fwd: Stolen Race Car on 5/10/01 11:44 PM, Jim Files at jfiles@alumni.ucsd.edu wrote: > This made it to my inbox earlier today, a little surprised to note see it > here yet. I haven't spoken to Tino in ages, but hate to hear that he lost > a car. Fortunately, it has been found! http://forums.roadfly.com/e30m3/messages/archive/msgsy2001w19/26082.html - Rich
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#6. tranny question - from Scott King
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 08:51:18 -0400 From: "Scott King" <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> Subject: tranny question Folks, I have a bit of a question/concern. Last night I went out for my first "spirited" drive since I brought my car out of winter hibernation and I had a concerning occurance. I came out of a low speed 1st gear corner shifted to second at near redline and was approaching my 3rd gear shift point, when the car jumped out of gear!!! Luckily I was able to react quickly enough to avoid an over rev, but this concerns me. I figured, maybe, just maybe, I had failed to fully engage 2nd gear, but later on in the evening, it felt like the car was about to repeat the incident. I will feel a vibration through the shifter upon hard acceleration in 2nd like the tranny wanted to back out of gear. The car is a 97 with 47K and is babied and meticulously maintained. Is this a case of needing to beef up the tranny mounts? I was already planning this upgrade, but if this is some thing more serious I'll be utilizing the good ole' warranty. The car shifts fine under normal driving and I have never had this happen before. Anybody have any ideas??? Maybe just a weird coincidence? Scott 97 M3 83 GTI _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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#7. Garage Floor Protectors - from S Lafredo
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 06:12:37 -0700 (PDT) From: S Lafredo <slafredo@yahoo.com> Subject: Garage Floor Protectors In the past everyone has talked about success or failure w/painting their garage floors. Well while looking for organizers I found this... http://www.bltllc.com/GFloor_home.htm What do you think? Thanks. S __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#8. RE: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing - from Wayne Miller
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:19:26 -0400 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Crack on transmission housing >> So maybe someone wants to get rid of their 5-speed..... Hey! I have a spare 5 speed in the basement looking for a new home. It has about 25,000 babied miles (okay, maybe they weren't so babied but the tranny was fine when I took it out). I even have the drive shaft, a JT-Designs heavy duty transmission brace and a UUC ShortShifter to go with it. Any offers? -Wayne '99 M3/2 6-Speed with lots of stuff plus newly reinforced sway-bar tabs.
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#9. Re: Soft brakes...STILL! - from John Bergstrom
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 06:25:42 -0700 (PDT) From: John Bergstrom <john0990@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Soft brakes...STILL! Jason, The next step is brake lines. How old are they? I had a similar experience to you in my '95 M3 with 90k miles. I finally changed fluid, pads, rotors, rebuilt the calipers, and went with Fischer stainless steel lines (from ultimategarage.com) and things were much better. Also inspect the calipers to see if they need to be rebuilt. Look for wear around the piston seals on each. If this doesn't help, the next thing I might look at is the master/slave cylinder. Good luck. John >>> I recently (2 months ago) put new rotors, and pads all around, and then had BMW do a full brake flush and put in ATE Super Blue fluid. The car STILL feels just as mushy if not more than when i had the old equipement on the car. I was expecting that quick bite feel with the higher pedal from when it was new. Is that normal?<<< __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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#10. Re: [E36M3] tranny question - from Jeff Kumler
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:02:51 -0500 From: "Jeff Kumler" <jdkumler@comdisco.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] tranny question IMO The bad news is you need to reenforce your transmission mounts. Their are several methods available; the least expensive is 320i tranny mounts to the most expensive JTD tranny mount. The good news is that you could never over-rev your motor by popping out of gear. You need to mis-shift in order to do that. The second bad news is that if your trans if moving under load you could easily mis-shift in a turn. Jeff BMWCCA "Windy City Chapter" '96 M3 - IL "M PWRD 3", Conforti intake, Sharked, B&B, UUC STB & CS, Skaggs HT Pedals, X-Brace, JTD Underpanel, JTD ODB and VDO gauge kit. '94 Izusu Trooper - Bone stock and usually dirty >>> "Scott King" <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> 05/11/01 08:04AM >>> Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 08:51:18 -0400 From: "Scott King" <vw8vgti@hotmail.com> Subject: tranny question Folks, I have a bit of a question/concern. Last night I went out for my first "spirited" drive since I brought my car out of winter hibernation and I had a concerning occurance. I came out of a low speed 1st gear corner shifted to second at near redline and was approaching my 3rd gear shift point, when the car jumped out of gear!!! Luckily I was able to react quickly enough to avoid an over rev, but this concerns me. I figured, maybe, just maybe, I had failed to fully engage 2nd gear, but later on in the evening, it felt like the car was about to repeat the incident. I will feel a vibration through the shifter upon hard acceleration in 2nd like the tranny wanted to back out of gear. The car is a 97 with 47K and is babied and meticulously maintained. Is this a case of needing to beef up the tranny mounts? I was already planning this upgrade, but if this is some thing more serious I'll be utilizing the good ole' warranty. The car shifts fine under normal driving and I have never had this happen before. Anybody have any ideas??? Maybe just a weird coincidence? Scott 97 M3 83 GTI _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com