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#1. FS: e36m3 and e46m3 parts/wheels... - from Reza Pourkhomami
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:01:16 -0500 From: "Reza Pourkhomami" <rpourkho@hotmail.com> Subject: FS: e36m3 and e46m3 parts/wheels... I have a bunch of e36m3 and e46m3 parts for sale. (ie. lwt wing, conforti intake, e46m3 wheels, etc....) If your interested, goto www.peakengineering.net/racing and click on the "ForSale" page for the complete list of all the stuff for sale. -Reza 01 M3 #78 M3 HP/ITE
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#2. Re: [E36M3] When to rebuild calipers? - from Rob Jackowitz
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Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 14:24:15 -0500 From: "Rob Jackowitz" <rjme@msn.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] When to rebuild calipers? It's more of a question of what the caliper seals look like. Rotors will warp - and pads will change color as they wear down. Just make sure that the caliper seals are intact and not torn. >Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 09:26:30 -0800 >From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> >Subject: [E36M3] When to rebuild calipers? > >Changing pads and rotors tomorrow or Saturday morning and I'm wondering how >often one should have the calipers rebuilt. It's a '99M3 with just under >65K miles. Much canyon driving and a few drivers schools, but this last >school is what has me wondering. These rotors are violently warped and >eaten up, and the pads went from black to silver... I'm guessing things got >pretty damn hot in there, but I'm not sure what relevance that has to >caliper rebuilding. Anyone? > >Thanks, >Jonathan L. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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#3. Re: [E36M3] dyno chart - from Michael Lawrence
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:35:44 -0800 From: "Michael Lawrence" <95m3ltw@home.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] dyno chart Thats interesting and also shows how complex it is to figure engine hp on a chassis dyno. Neither the wheels or flywheel added any HP, they just made it more efficient to transfer the power from the crank to the road. Need to use another correction factor for engine HP. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <kitwetzler@mindspring.com> I've dyno'd my car several times (I think 3 now) and it's been really consistent. Same dyno each time, though. I got 223 the first time, with dinan cai, shark injector and UUC exhaust, then 230 the last few times with the same mods plus BBS RKs and a ltw flywheel.
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#4. Blueprinting springs (was re: Valve springs/retainers on '95s) - from Skip Bogard
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Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 14:34:26 -0500 From: Skip Bogard <Skip.Bogard@alumni.duke.edu> Subject: Blueprinting springs (was re: Valve springs/retainers on '95s) Neil Maller wrote: > on 11/7/01 7:40 PM, Skip Bogard <Skip.Bogard@alumni.duke.edu> wrote: > > > ....you have to blueprint your springs before you use titanium > > retainers, btw. > Skip, > > Interesting. Could you expand on that last point? > > Neil > 96 M3 So, again...I have Titanium valve spring retainers in my '95 M3. They've worked great for me for the last 90,000 miles. But if you plan to use them, the springs have to be blueprinted for Ti. Why? Titanium is very strong (stronger than steel and about 1/2 the weight which will give you a couple more hundred RPM redline and a little more HP)..but Ti is called by metallurgists to be "Notch Sensitive". This means it is subject to nick fracture. This means that if it gets a moderately deep scratch in it (not minor micro finish scratches, but something substantial relative to the thickness of the retainer) it will possibly choose a failure mode of breaking along the nick (notch). Any metal will do this, but it particularly makes Ti unhappy. What can cause the Ti to get nicked? Well springs, contrary to popular belief, are not formed from a heat process...they are cold formed between rollers (kinda like dragging Christmas Curling Ribbon on a scissors blade to impart a curl). And then the ends are snipped. Straight out of the box, some springs have sharp ends from the snipping that can scratch a retainer, these ends need to be taken care of...the "Blueprinting part". What does blueprinting really mean? It means: "Take your TIME" and "Look at EVERYTHING". Usually the more time spent, the better the blueprinting. There is ~no~ free lunch here. But lets not make it mysterious either. <Ron Stygar blueprinted his clutch pedal!> It just means being anal <in a good way> about every detail. Now, as one further machines these, one need to realize the springs were cold formed and you need to be careful not to overheat them with a grinder, or will you change the characteristics of the spring steel in the vicinity of the heat. Not to mention possibly nicking a winding in the spring itself...this would be very bad, just toss that spring if you do. Heat the spring too much with a grinder? You are now an inadvertent metallurgist...maybe I should say alchemist instead. No gold waiting for you if the spring gets heat treated by the grinder without your knowledge. Ti retainers are a good upgrade, I think Will Turner sells them, as well as Korman and BMP. Steve Hennessy puts them in his Hennessy Viper...my dream machine. There was a Circle Track article around July 2000 on blueprinting springs by some guy right outta Nascar who was valvetrain specialist for the Henderson Motorsports (Jeff Gordon's & Labontes car) group. His name is John Barilka, Great article..... One really interesting thing I learned from that was to look BETWEEN the end coil and the 2nd to the last coil of both ends of each spring. Those last two coils are often touching (think about the last time you looked at a spring). NOW PAY ATTENTION: WHEN THE SPRING IS CUT, THE TOP COIL SOMETIMES "SNAPS" BACK to HIT the adjacent coil and can nick it. This happened at spring manufacturing time (if it happened). Now, this probably wouldn't cause your retainer to fail, but it could cause a spring to fail since now it is nicked. You might want to hunt up that Circle Track article if you blue print your own springs...you won't find info like this anywhere. I remember a pic of the guy lifting the coils apart with a popsicle stick to look for healthy coils at the ends. Cheers, - Skip
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#5. Exhaust - from Resener, Kurt
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:45:20 -0500 From: "Resener, Kurt" <Kurt.Resener@nortonhealthcare.org> Subject: Exhaust I'm looking to get a deeper growl to the exhaust on my '95 M3, have heard than no horsepower gain should be expected from an aftermarket system and that a less expensive route to a more rumbly exhaust is to have the OEM muffler "de-baffled" . Has anyone ever heard of this? Is it something that any muffler shop could do? Kurt
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#6. Re: [E36M3] When to rebuild calipers? - from twisty M3
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Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 12:42:44 -0800 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] When to rebuild calipers? Thanks to Jim Bassett and Rob Jackowitz for giving me some relief regarding my calipers and pads. Everything looks fine on the calipers, but I'll certainly double check when it's all more visible during the rotor/pad change. Also nice to know that the color change on the pads doesn't seem to be anything to worry about. I think I'm going to save the rotors and pads (pads still have 1/2 the material left) and have them all machined down so that the rotors are true, and the pads don't have teeth anymore. Then I'll keep them all as back-up parts. Thanks for the help, Jonathan L. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Cooling system overhaul questions. - from Matt Henson
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:01:44 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Cooling system overhaul questions. Hi Mike.. Please See below.. --- morris.michael@adlittle.com wrote: > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:07:00 -0500 > From: morris.michael@adlittle.com > Subject: Cooling system overhaul questions. > Due to the high mileage > of my vehicle, I am > beginning to lean towards swapping out the radiator > and all the hoses at > the same time I do everything else. Probably not a bad idea.. While you're at it, replace the thermostat and the thermostat housing. Some companies, including AA, sell metal thermostat housings. > > My questions are as follows: > > 1A. How long has it taken any of you to swap out the > water pump, and swap > the radiator? (Need to estimate how long I will not > have a car for). I think it took me about 1/2 a day. You should remove the rad to get to the WP anyway. > 1B. Is there a write up on swapping the radiator? Get the Bentley manual. Or maybe Unoffical BMW. It's really easy. I've done it 4 times already :-(. > 2. What is the radiator part number? > 3. Any recommended radiator vendors? From what I > have read, BMW genuine > is the way to go instead of a fluidyne or other > aftermarket? Yes... or No? I'd say no, not necessarily. The BMW one is the one that fails every 60K miles. I think that there aren't too many generic radiators for these cars. The rad from the 325i and 328i are the same as ours, BTW. I think that some OEM rads have been selling on E-bay for <$200.. For example, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=597480681&r=0&t=0 > 4. What are all the main cooling hose part numbers? > (Upper radiator, etc.) Sorry, can't help you. Your dealer should be able to help with this.. > 5. I do not have much experience with coolant. Can > I just purchase the > cheapest stuff at a the local gas station or > supermarket ($6.00/gallon) or > is there some kind of company/chemical that I need > to look out for and > ensure that I use in my car? Just get some decent name brand stuff. Prestone is just fine. Use distilled water to mix it with. > 6. Where can I get literature with all the part > numbers listed so I don't > have to keep asking all of you!? Umm.. There's a parts CD-ROM that goes around but I don't know how you can get it. Maybe someone can help you.. -Matt > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > > Mike Morris > > **** This is intended for the addressee only and may > contain > confidential business information. It may not be > copied > without our permission. If you are not the intended > recipient, > please contact the sender as soon as possible and > delete the material from any computer.**** > > > ************************************************************* > 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. > ************************************************************* > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Cooling system overhaul questions. - from NickG
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 16:09:52 -0500 From: "NickG" <nikog@mediaone.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Cooling system overhaul questions. > > Due to the high mileage > > of my vehicle, I am > > beginning to lean towards swapping out the radiator > > and all the hoses at > > the same time I do everything else. > Probably not a bad idea.. While you're at it, replace > the thermostat and the thermostat housing. Some > companies, including AA, sell metal thermostat > housings. You should try www.thepartsbin.com or www.bimmerparts.com for prices; they're pretty darn good. They have the metal thermostat housing for much less than AA also. Nick
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#9. Re: [E36M3] dyno chart - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:01:09 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] dyno chart That's correct....a standard dyno will not show the effects of a LTW flywheel. An inertia dyno, OTOH.... Chester --- Michael Lawrence <95m3ltw@home.com> wrote: > Thats interesting and also shows how complex it is to figure engine hp on a > chassis dyno. > Neither the wheels or flywheel added any HP, they just made it more > efficient to transfer the power from the crank to the road. Need to use > another correction factor for engine HP. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Anybody using this? - from Steven Tom
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Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 16:41:38 -0700 From: Steven Tom <stom@qualcomm.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Anybody using this? You know it's kind of funny that's the exact same one I had on my car 7 years ago from DC sports except it was for my Acura Integra 93'. It's a scam at least price wise. DC has them retail at $180. You can get them in any mag for $150. http://www.dcsports.com/HTA.html If anything I wouldn't think it would work because it pivots on both sides. If you can stop the pivot or design it similar to the BMW motorsport one than you might have something worth buying. In general I would make my own and stay away from this one. steve At 05:40 AM 11/8/01 -0600, Prakash Maggan wrote: >Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 06:37:21 -0500 >From: "Prakash Maggan" <pmaggan@yahoo.com> >Subject: Anybody using this? > >http://www.strongstrut.com/ > >Particularly the Rear Stong Strut? > >Prakash Maggan >http://hometown.aol.com/dinan750 >Email: prakash@maggan.org > > > >_________________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://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. >************************************************************* >