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#1. Re: Subwoofer help... - from David Morad
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:31:30 -0500 From: "David Morad" <Dogdave@msn.com> Subject: Re: Subwoofer help... The 2 8' JL Subs I am selling are separates from another car - they would require a box. Sorry about the confusion. David '97 M3 > > > -------------------- 11 -------------------- > > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:52:28 -0500 > > From: "David Morad" <Dogdave@msn.com> > > Subject: Re; Subwoofer help > > > > > > I have 2 8' JL Audio subs stealth that were designed especially for the 3 > > series. Sounds great, bolts right into place, carpet matches and you don't > > even notice them when the trunk is open. I forgot what I paid @ $300. > > > > http://www.jlaudio.com/stealthbox/3series.html > > > > I have a pair of 8' JL Audio subs for sale about brand new. Make an offer > > > > http://www.jlaudio.com/subwoofers/8w0.html > > > > David > > '97 M3 > >
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#2. M3 98/4 automatic for sale - from Bob Weber
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:36:26 -0500 From: Bob Weber <bobweber@worldnet.att.net> Subject: M3 98/4 automatic for sale This is the last year the auto was available. All factory options except heated seats, excellent condition, all service records available, silver with gray/ivory interior. $17,000 OBO Bob Weber BobWeber@worldnet.att.net
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#3. Oil Extractor - from Phil
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:22:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Phil <estorilphil@yahoo.com> Subject: Oil Extractor Hello List, Anyone know of a good source to buy a oil extractor? Preferably one with a metal tipped tube. Thanks for any help. :-) Phil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Oil Extractor - from Carey Probst
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:53:48 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Oil Extractor I got mine from Griot's Garage, but it's not metal tipped. Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil" <estorilphil@yahoo.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 7:25 PM Subject: [E36M3] Oil Extractor > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:22:42 -0700 (PDT) > From: Phil <estorilphil@yahoo.com> > Subject: Oil Extractor > > Hello List, > > Anyone know of a good source to buy a oil extractor? > Preferably one with a metal tipped tube. Thanks for > any help. > > :-) > > Phil > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.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 to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. > ************************************************************* > > >
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#5. Carfax -- How to print the report? - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:48:02 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Carfax -- How to print the report? Hi All. I have Cardfax for another month or so, and was wondering how one gets the entire report to print (e.g. from IE 5.5) ... All I get is the first page inside a scrollable frame ... Thanks, -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#6. Stethoscope for car? - from Steve Lilley
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:33:42 -0400 From: Steve Lilley <m3steve@earthlink.net> Subject: Stethoscope for car? Is there such a thing as a stethoscope for use with the car? I'm trying to track down a noise (a grinding or rubbing sound) in the front steering or suspension (not the swaybars this time), and I can't get close enough to pinpoint the noise (especially with the engine running). If I had some kind of audio probe that would let me listen to different areas of the suspension/engine bay, I'm sure I could track the problem down to a particular component. Any ideas? My brother-in-law is a doctor; I wonder what he'll think when I ask to borrow his stethoscope!?!? (Mental note: keep it away from the fan blades.) Regards, Steve m3steve@earthlink.net
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#7. : Good tire/wheel mounting shop in MA?? - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 23:09:57 -0400 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: : Good tire/wheel mounting shop in MA?? >>? An Exxon station that is walking distance from my house has done this type of work on other vehicles for me. And I am in need of two rear tires for my car. Thanks.<< Be very careful....There's a service station near me who has done all my previous tire work, and whos even a Tirerack recommended installer. But when it comes to our wheels and tires, forget it....Even though he has a good hunter 17" machine, he cant break the bead on our Pilot Sports in our size. Make sure hes' done it before, before you let him try...If he says hes never done one, but he's sure he wont have any trouble, head for the nearest door. --------------------------------------------------------- Paul Elliott '99 White M3; < 30K miles; Dinan stage II sc kit; Rotex pads; Steiger SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: Sway Bars - Advice and Input - from Chris Teague
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:17:00 -0700 From: "Chris Teague" <cteague@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Sway Bars - Advice and Input Neil, You may not think that the 22.2 mm Dinan bar can have the same effective rate as a 27mm bar, but here are my calculations: Stock Arm Length: 8.25" Longest Dinan Length: 7.25 Shortest Dinan Length: 5.39 So the Dinan is not quite 1/2 as short, but getting there. If you do use the shortest length, the end link is at a fairly severe angle. I use the 3rd hole that is 6.01" long, about 2 1/4" shorter than stock. The angle is not that bad. From Fred Puhn's "How to Make your Car Handle" book, the formula for sway bar stiffness is: K=(500000*D^4)/((0.4244*A^2)*B + 0.2264*C^3) Where K=stiffness in in-lbs A=length of bar arm in fore-aft direction B=length of straight part of bar (32" for the M3) C=length of bar arm along the direction of the arm D=diameter of the bar You are correct that the diameter is to the fourth power. For my 23mm stock bar, that gives: 311 in-lbs. For a 27mm stock length bar, that gives: 592 in-lbs For a 22.2mm bar on the full stiff Dinan setting, that gives: 655 in-lbs. With my 3rd hold setting, it is: 524 in-lbs. So full stiff is actually slightly *stiffer* than the 27mm bar. I admit all the length measurements I made may not be perfect, but I think that as you can see from the formula, the arm length can make a big difference. And I have all this in an Excel spreadsheet. I can e-mail this to anyone who wants to play around with the numbers. Chris 97 M3/4 P.S. If anyone has any lever length numbers for other bars, send them on. I am curious about others who may have Dinan bars if they measure like mine. ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:07:31 -0500 > From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > Subject: Re: Sway Bars - Advice and Input > > on 7/12/01 1:05 PM, Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Neil, > > To get a higher spring rate, one would want to decrease the arm length. > > Yeah I really do know that, see my previous correction post. I just said it > wrong. (My story and I'm sticking to it...) > > > So a 22.2mm sway bar can have the same effective spring rate as a 27mm if the > > arm length is cut in 1/2, not doubled. > > Yep. > > > I haven't seen the Dinan bar but it's reasonable to believe that the shortest > > adjustment could be 1/2 as long as the stock one. > > In theory yes, but in practice on our cars I don't think so. > > If you take your front wheel off and look at how the swaybar link geometry > works, I think you'll conclude that major differences in effective lever arm > length wouldn't be a good idea. To have a very short arm - i.e. effectively > stiff bar without large diameter - the swaybar links would have to operate > at a weird angle, and furthermore that angle would change radically with > suspension travel. You'd need to beef up the links themselves due to their > oblique operating angle. > > I have never done this, but it might be interesting to measure the lever arm > length range on stock, RD and Dinan front bars. I can handle the first two - > Joe, you want to do the Dinan? >
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Re: Z3 Reinforcement plate mounting ? - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 23:19:32 EDT From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Z3 Reinforcement plate mounting ? In a message dated 7/11/01 3:46:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, slafredo@yahoo.com writes: I have had a Dinan RSB since I bought my car. The RSB end caps serve the same purpose as the plates and I could not use both even if I wanted to. I just mounted the Dinan RSB (excellent quality piece). I have the Z3 reinforcement plates on and just mounted the RSB end caps on top of the plates. Call it overkill ;-)) Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA AS Champion 1997 & 2000 #13 BSP 2001
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#10. WTB: 17" wheels - from Robert S. Hatrak II
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:45:26 -0700 From: "Robert S. Hatrak II" <hatrak@ix.netcom.com> Subject: WTB: 17" wheels I am looking for a set of 17" wheels that would be appropriate for my sister's e46 323ci. The originals were recently destroyed by a pothole and need to be replaced. Her budget is $750-800. Please send all correspondence directly to: hatrak@ix.netcom.com Thanks, Rob Sin City Chapter - BMW CCA 95 M3