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#1. front wheel shimmy - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 15:33:11 -0500 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: front wheel shimmy Russel, >>i'm getting a slight shimmy that feels like its coming from the front wheels it seems like it goes away after driving for 10 minutes or so..<< This is clearly a case of flatspotting....Most M3s do it on their low profile tires...It drove me crazy at first...Brand new on the drive home, I was sure I had a balance problem...But, balance problems dont go away after 10 or 15 mins of hwy driving....One thing that suprised me is that in my case it seems to be much better in colder temps, which is the opposite of what I've heard is supposed to happen! Dont worry about it...youll get used to it...Besides, there's not a whole lot you can do...Just take solace that this is one of the 'perks' of owning such a fine automobile :--) --------------------------------------------------------- Paul Elliott '99 White M3; < 35K miles; Dinan stage II sc kit; Rotex pads;X-Brace; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio
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#2. Rogue engineering short shift install update - from Shelhart2@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 15:55:38 EST From: Shelhart2@aol.com Subject: Rogue engineering short shift install update Well I ordered the kit from Rogue and installed it last night. Impressed with the ease of ordering, timely shipment and fit and finish of the product. It was $250 for the kit which was about $125 less than the UUC. It took me an hour and a half to install and still worked with my lighted shift knob. A bit hard to get your hands in there with a floor jack and jack stands but, with a little patience, a pretty straight forward task. The directions were relatively easy to follow and I didn't end up with any "extra parts" when I finished. Test drive went well. Feels tight and comfortable to drive on the street. Easily one of the better upgrades you can do for little $$ and time. Would highly recommend the Rogue kit. Shel Hart 98 M3 techno violet Dinan intake, chip , exhaust, Rogue short shift, x brace, jtd strut brace and underpan, UUC pedals, Momo Sport rims... Suspension next...
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#3. tire wear... - from russell
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 13:23:43 -0800 (PST) From: russell <driver8m3@yahoo.com> Subject: tire wear... i replaced one rear tire about 6 months after i got the m3 and kept the other one on. 6 months later when i got new tires, the 2 rear tires were NOT equally worn....one was bald, one had tread left. russell dakar 99 > -------------------- 9 -------------------- > Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 22:28:24 EST > From: LoweSeaton@aol.com > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Single new tire problems? > > > I remember something that the Tire Rack representative said in a Tech > session at Gateway. He said that if you pair a brand new, full treaded > tire with a half worn out tire on the same axle, both tires will wear > out at the same time. Now you are probably thinking - "No way! > Eventually the old tire will be 100% worn out and the new replacement > tire will then be 50% worn out." Nope. The new tire will wear down > exponentially faster to equalize the wear of the old tire. ===== "let's roll" --todd beamer "the state is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else" --frederic bastiat "the most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subjected people to carry arms" --adolph hitler __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com
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#4. Optima Battery in 95 M3? - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 15:41:24 -0500 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: Optima Battery in 95 M3? >>How do you deal with fact that the Optima does not have a vent line like the factory battery? Aren't these still "conventional" in the sense that Hydrogen gas is vented and, without a vent line, << I dont know, but I will tell you that last week, I topped up the cells with distilled water...apparently I overfilled a bit, and I detected leaking battery fluid dripping from out under the car, collecting in a little pool. This was courtesy of the vent line...I shudder to think what would have happened had I not had this vent line...Something to think about, aside from not overfilling next time...But this isnt always so easy to regulate. When I poured it in, I sure didnt think I was overfilling! --------------------------------------------------------- Paul Elliott '99 White M3; < 35K miles; Dinan stage II sc kit; Rotex pads;X-Brace; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio
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#5. evosport M3 (was: Euro Car M3) - from Bradley J. Otoupalik
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 13:55:00 -0800 From: "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobox.com> Subject: evosport M3 (was: Euro Car M3) Roger, Thanks for commenting on the article! We have done a lot of work on the e36 to make some very trick things reliable for both street and track! At 02:09 PM 11/11/2001 -0600, E36M3 wrote: >Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 11:43:43 EST >From: RogRacer@aol.com >Subject: [E36M3] Euro Car M3 > >Just a note to recommend checking out the latest European Car. They've had a >series of '95 M3 articles...in the latest they've completed adding about the >the "bolt-on" NA power enhancements you could perform to the S50. They >measured 262 hp at the wheels. That equates to 315 hp or so at the crank. >Torques is up similar amounts. This is the 'cam kit' that we developed with Jim Conforti and Josh (Eurosport). This kit is rock solid and is truly awesome! The car is transformed - street or track. Good news for 2.8 and 3.2 owners as well the kits will be available for these motors too. Also, we have a 3.6 stroker and two different SC designs (a centrifugal and a roots) coming out! >That is pretty damn impressive...I would never have believed a few years ago >that those kind of gains are possible with bolt-ons. We did not either - so we said let's try to do as much as we can for a CCA CR HP car (which limits the mods to bolt-ons (only cams can be changed internally). We used mild cams that were chosen with Will Turner's help so that we could truly recommend this kit for street use and lose minimal amounts of torque! >An interesting improvement they found was with an EvoSport pulley set that >leaves the stock >water pump pulley/harmonic balancer in place. Yes - we will not change the crank pulley. We lose some power gains, but it is reliable! >One thing they didn't mention, >however, and still bothers me, is the effect of using stock valve springs >with those high-lift cams over the long term.... No worries - the cams are not that high lift. We (evosport, conforti, turner) have had ZERO problems over 16 months with this cam kit on 20-30 race cars with stock springs. You cannot replace them in HP so it was not an option. However, you can most certainly change them on your street car for preventative measures. >In any case, it seems that >the aftermarket and Jim C and company have come thru with some impressive >pieces for the S50US. Wait till you drive it! >Roger W. Graves >RogRacer@aol.com >'95 M3...now considering the EvoSport pulley set. Thanks! And if anyone has any specific questions, please e-mail me directly with any questions! I don't want to be too commercial on this list. E-mail brad@evosport.com Thanks Brad Bradley J. Otoupalik
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#6. Optima Battery - from Bradley J. Otoupalik
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 13:59:08 -0800 From: "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobox.com> Subject: Optima Battery No, this is a sealed dry-cell and does not need to vent anything. We use these batteries all the time, even in in-car mounts for car audio! No worries! Brad evosport At 02:09 PM 11/11/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 12:47:07 -0700 >From: "Johnson Family" <johnsons@dancris.com> >Subject: Optima Battery in 95 M3? > >How do you deal with fact that the Optima does not have a vent line like the >factory battery? Aren't these still "conventional" in the sense that >Hydrogen gas is vented and, without a vent line, that gas is being vented >into the passenger compartment (i.e, trunk)? I've installed an Optima in my >other vehicle but have held off on the M3 for this reason. > >Karl >johnsons@dancris.com >95 M3 Bradley J. Otoupalik
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#7. pulley sets - from Bradley J. Otoupalik
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 14:06:22 -0800 From: "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobox.com> Subject: pulley sets We are seeing 8 hp and 6-8 TQ gains consistently as a minimum with our design - without changing the harmonic! These have been beta testing on e36 M3's 528's and e46's for 6 months. European Car has documented the gains, and re-tested and confirmed our dyno gains on their own dyno. Thanks Brad At 02:09 PM 11/11/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Hmm, I'm curious about such a pulley set. On my 97, the pulley is in two >pieces, a main crank pulley that is integral with and bonded to the large, >heavy harmonic balancer, and a second pulley that rests in the main pulley >for driving the AC. So, it would seem to me that unless one replaces the >main pulley/harmonic balancer assembly, the pulley set wouldn't do a whole >heck of a lot. > >Jeff Bradley J. Otoupalik
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#8. Re: [E36M3] pulley sets - from The Abels
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 16:26:30 -0600 From: "The Abels" <aAbel@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] pulley sets Brad, So the crank pulley remains intact, unaltered? Are the accessory pulleys smaller, and accordingly underdriven, or are the gains through weight reduction only? Thanks, Jeff 97 M3/4, presently underdriven ----- Original Message ----- From: Bradley J. Otoupalik <otoupalik@pobox.com> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 4:09 PM Subject: [E36M3] pulley sets > Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 14:06:22 -0800 > From: "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobox.com> > Subject: pulley sets > > We are seeing 8 hp and 6-8 TQ gains consistently as a minimum with our > design - without changing the harmonic! > > These have been beta testing on e36 M3's 528's and e46's for 6 months. > > European Car has documented the gains, and re-tested and confirmed our dyno > gains on their own dyno. > > Thanks > > Brad > > At 02:09 PM 11/11/2001 -0600, you wrote: > >Hmm, I'm curious about such a pulley set. On my 97, the pulley is in two > >pieces, a main crank pulley that is integral with and bonded to the large, > >heavy harmonic balancer, and a second pulley that rests in the main pulley > >for driving the AC. So, it would seem to me that unless one replaces the > >main pulley/harmonic balancer assembly, the pulley set wouldn't do a whole > >heck of a lot. > > > >Jeff > > Bradley J. Otoupalik > > > ************************************************************* > 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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#9. Re: [E36M3] pulley sets - from NickG
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 17:37:44 -0500 From: "NickG" <nikog@MediaOne.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] pulley sets Making the accessory pulleys smaller would overdrive them. You want to make them larger in order to underdrive them. The crank pulley has the opposite relationship (smaller will underdrive the accessories). Nick > Are the accessory pulleys smaller, and accordingly underdriven, or are the > gains through weight reduction only? > > Thanks, > > Jeff > 97 M3/4, presently underdriven
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Optima Battery - from Matt Henson
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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 15:07:43 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Optima Battery Whoa.. The Optima is not a dry cell and is still a lead acid battery. It's a gel cell and it's mostly sealed but it still requires venting. Realistically as long as the charging system is in good order and it doesn't exceed 14-15V, the battery shouldn't out-gas much. But, if something breaks then the battery could product H2 gas right into the trunk.. The risk is pretty small but should be understood and evaluated by the individual.. http://www.optimabatteries.com/usingOptima/tips.asp -Matt --- "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobox.com> wrote: > Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 13:59:08 -0800 > From: "Bradley J. Otoupalik" <otoupalik@pobox.com> > Subject: Optima Battery > > No, this is a sealed dry-cell and does not need to > vent anything. We use > these batteries all the time, even in in-car mounts > for car audio! > > No worries! > > Brad > evosport > > > At 02:09 PM 11/11/2001 -0600, you wrote: > >Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 12:47:07 -0700 > >From: "Johnson Family" <johnsons@dancris.com> > >Subject: Optima Battery in 95 M3? > > > >How do you deal with fact that the Optima does not > have a vent line like the > >factory battery? Aren't these still "conventional" > in the sense that > >Hydrogen gas is vented and, without a vent line, > that gas is being vented > >into the passenger compartment (i.e, trunk)? I've > installed an Optima in my > >other vehicle but have held off on the M3 for this > reason. > > > >Karl > >johnsons@dancris.com > >95 M3 > > Bradley J. Otoupalik > > > ************************************************************* > 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