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#1. Re: [E36M3] Starting in 2nd gear - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:25:35 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Starting in 2nd gear Luis, You must not have a '95 M3? You can't start a U.S. '95 M3 in 2nd. Not enough low end torque. You'll kill the engine. Not a good way to impress you SO. :-) I would always start in 1st gear. You must be revving your engine to 2K or better and riding the clutch to start off in 2nd. If you do that, you are definitely wearing out your clutch fast. You can't accelerate gentle enough in first for your passenger? Why not? You don't have to slam it into 1st gear and floor it to get going. Here is a trick. Try starting out in 1st without using any gas. Keep your foot completely off the gas pedal and just let the engine idle at 700 rpm. Let the clutch out slooooowly in 1st. Even the '95 M3. Let it out too fast, you will kill the engine. Not cool. But do it slow enough, the engine won't die and I guarantee you won't upset your passenger with any jerky starts. Once moving in 1st, you can do about anything. I routinely skip 2nd and 4th gears. I just shift 1-3-5 or maybe even 1-2-5. I can guarantee you gentle starts sure extend the life of your rear tires. <vbg> I burned up my first set of Michelin MXX3 tires in 8,000 miles (and I rotated them front to back). After I quit making every start a drag race, I got about 14,000 miles out of my Michelins. :-) Lowell Seaton '95 M3 Dallas, Texas
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#2. Re: [E36M3] re: '95 Manual Climate Control system, water pump, etc. - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:30:58 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] re: '95 Manual Climate Control system, water pump, etc. Kevin writes: > Does your AC get really, really cold? Mine does not. It gets cold but it > does not get frigid cold. (Maybe the black leather interior and untinted > glass have something to do with it.) I can put the AC on the highest fan > setting, coolest temperature, recirculate interior air and NOT feel too > cold during a 30 minute highway drive in direct sun on a 90 degree > day. How can I tell when the AC system needs a re-charge? Kevin, How long has it been since you replaced your microfilter? It probably should be replaced each year. I think if you replace it, you might get a little more cold air. Good luck. I know what your mean. You should try Dallas at 112 degrees! Lowell Seaton '95 M3 Dallas, Texas
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#3. Re: [E36M3] '95 Manual Climate Control system, water pump, etc. - from Andy Radin
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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 21:38:44 -0700 From: Andy Radin <fourfa@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] '95 Manual Climate Control system, water pump, etc. There's a post on www.unofficialbmw.com that has a part number for the digital climate control retrofit kit from BMW. Involves a good deal of taking your car apart, and costs (deep breath...) $2200 big ones! I wouldn't worry too much. I do find the upper dash control useful. Set it to red, you get thermostat-controlled air. But it lets you have an override for a blast of cool air if you need it (think ski trips with warm toes and cool face).
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#4. Re: [E36M3] '95 Manual Climate Control - from Joe Tan
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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:25:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Joe Tan <mailjtan@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] '95 Manual Climate Control I believe that this was a problem of early production '96 cars, there is a software fix for this at the dealer. My '98 always keep my settings even when I turn off the car. '98 M3/4 --------------------- It won't go into "auto" mode and blast you when you first start the engine. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Spot the hottest trends in music, movies, and more. http://buzz.yahoo.com/
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#5. Re: [E36M3] '95 Manual Climate Control - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 02:41:36 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] '95 Manual Climate Control Joe writes: > I believe that this was a problem of early production > '96 cars, there is a software fix for this at the > dealer. My '98 always keep my settings even when I > turn off the car. Actually, I think the HVAC is supposed to "blast" you when you first start the car. Sounds like this dealer software "fix" is really a downgrade. Let's think about it. You drive around with the temperature set on 70 degrees. The cabin temperature stabilizes at 70. The fan just blows enough to keep the temp steady. Just what you want. This "auto" mode digital HVAC works pretty good! But then you park the car in the sun and go shopping. An hour later you return and the inside temperature in now 90 degrees. Start the car up and the HVAC remembers you want the temp at 70. The fan blows. A few seconds later the computer realizes it is still well over 70 in the cabin. So it turns the fan up a little faster to bring the temp down. A few seconds later it is still over, 70 so the computer tells the fan to blow harder! Next thing you know, the blower is on max speed trying to bring the cabin temperature down as fast as possible. Once the temp is back down to 70, the fan slows way down and just blows hard enough to maintain 70. Pretty neat. Now look at me with my old fashioned rotary A/C. I get in the car and start it up. I think "damn, its hot in here!" I reach up and turn the blower to 3 to quickly cool the cabin down. Then when it gets bearable enough, I reach up and turn the blower down to 1 (actually about 0.75 - the '95 temp control is infinitely variable between 0-1). Same difference? Not quite. Note my '95 has a #4 blower speed. I can count on my toes the number of times I have used the #4 setting. I dislike using the max blower speed. And I don't always turn the blower up anyway. All in all, I like my simple "manual" control HVAC. I don't need a computer trying to think for me. Lowell Seaton '95 M3
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#6. E-36 Rear Window Spoiler For Sale - from Bill P
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 02:58:37 -0400 From: "Bill P" <casanova@yorkhost.com> Subject: E-36 Rear Window Spoiler For Sale I have a BBR rear window spoiler (similar to AC Schnitzer) that I am selling. It is painted Dakar Yellow but can easily be repainted. Never has been installed and brand new. =20 The first $150+ shipping takes it. =20 Bill P
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#7. Re: FS: 97 M3/2 - from Lew Becker
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:50:51 -0700 From: "Lew Becker" <lmbeckercfls@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: FS: 97 M3/2 > Different strokes ... > > Lew > > ----- Original Message ----- -------------------- 5 -------------------- > > Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 18:48:30 > > From: "Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@hotmail.com> > > Subject: Re: FS: 97 M3/2 > > > > Sounds like a nice car, but.... > > > > Imagine how much better your driving skills would be if you were selling a > > stock '97 M3, and had invested all the aftermarket money in driver > training! > > Hope you at least won a concours trophy or two. > > > > ;-) > > > > -rb > >
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#8. [E36] M3 AC Question - from Colin_S_Whelan@rrfc.raytheon.com
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 07:20:36 -0400 From: Colin_S_Whelan@rrfc.raytheon.com Subject: [E36] M3 AC Question Hi Group, My AC seems to be a bit weak at cooling the 80+ degree air that we've been having in Boston these days, so I decided to take some temperature measurements. Perhaps someone with an E36 could repeat this? I read the temperature 1/2" within the center vent under the following conditions: Ambient Temp: ~78-85F Fan: Max Temp setting (driver and pass): 60F (minimum) Airflow setting: dash vents only (straight out) No recirculate RPM: idle Temp at vent: 46-48F With the engine raise to 2K rpm or beyond: 43F Do these sound right? The AC compressor is pretty noisy when it comes on, making a hissing like noise, but this might be normal. Thanks in advance! Colin '98 M3 (34K miles)
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Group Purchase, anyone? - from Todd C. Merrill
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:20:27 -0400 (EDT) From: "Todd C. Merrill" <tmerrill@mathworks.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Group Purchase, anyone? On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, scott wrote: > http://www.takakaira.com/accessories/nightpager/nightpager.html More tangential-topic humor: http://www.kalecoauto.com/ particularly the "performance" link. I nearly peed myself when I read about the first product on that page. Until next time... Todd tm-m3@mathworks.com 1998 BMW M3 coupe BMW CCA member, Boston Chapter ---
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#10. Anyone tracked Bridgestone RE730s? - from Dan Miley
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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:24:26 -0400 From: Dan Miley <dmiley@rcn.com> Subject: Anyone tracked Bridgestone RE730s? My M3/4 had two Contis on the front and two new RE730s on the back when I bought it in March. I'm putting on a new pair of 730s to make a matched set all around. I expect to do a few driving schools with those, running in the "not a rookie, but not a hot shoe" run group. Before I put the other RE730s on, I'm wondering if anyone has run them in a driving school. Did they hold up all right? If they're going to chunk and come apart, I don't want them. If they might slide a little, that's probably the best thing I can have to learn well. The M3 masks errors well enough that it covers up driver errors until it's too late. Having tires with decent but not outrageous traction will help me learn faster. Comments welcome. E-mail them directly to me if they don't apply to everyone. Thanks. --Dan