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#1. Re: [E36M3] Dave Holeman Email Address? - from twisty M3
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 08:40:38 -0800 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Dave Holeman Email Address? Oops! Here I am responding to myself again... Nevermind the question about the p/n. I just went through my parts box again and realized which piece it was he was referring to. I forgot about the actual reinforcement plates that were hidden under something in my box 'o goodies, so I didn't see them on my first check this morning. I'm not too sure why it wasn't recommended to use these on the initial install of the suspension & plates. Jonathan L. >From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com > >does anyone else on the list know if the BMW p/n he lists is the >same thing as the strut hat? It doesn't appear as though my hold strut >hats >would work with the camber plates. Any other solutions to this would be >great. > >Jonathan L. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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#2. E36 front strut assemblies - from alex.fadeev@verizon.com
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:57:23 -0600 From: alex.fadeev@verizon.com Subject: E36 front strut assemblies Folks, Can any one confirm that M3 and non-M3 E36 front strut housings are interchangeable? As in, could I use a spare set of non-M3 E36 strut housing for Koni butchering and than install them either on my M3 or my wife's 328i? TIA, alex f '95 M3
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#3. Just got my car dynoed - from Steven Tom
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:46:01 -0700 From: Steven Tom <stom@qualcomm.com> Subject: Just got my car dynoed Just got my car dynoed today. Completely bone stock. I removed the shark program because I wanted to run baseline numbers. hp: 208.4 tq: 214.2 Not too bad. steve
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#4. Re: [E36M3] E36 front strut assemblies - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:52:11 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] E36 front strut assemblies Sway bar mounting tabs are different between the two. That's why the Bilstein coilover suspension kits will only work for the standard E36s and not the M3. HTH, Chester > Can any one confirm that M3 and non-M3 E36 front strut housings are > interchangeable? > As in, could I use a spare set of non-M3 E36 strut housing for Koni > butchering and than install them either on my M3 or my wife's 328i? ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com
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#5. Re:stereo survey - from David Morad
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:00:56 -0600 From: "David Morad" <Dogdave@msn.com> Subject: Re:stereo survey My stereo set-up is as follows:=20 =20 Head Unit - Rockford RFX 8220 Pro: Does everything I need Con: Some LED don't always light up when cold out ? =20 Equalizer: Audio Control EQL Pro: Able to dial in system, tweak fine points =20 Amplifier: Rockford Punch 400.4 Pro: Bulletproof, Built in X-over pretty good.=20 Would have preferred PPI but no built in X-over and not want to get to deep in =20 Front Speakers: MB Quart PSD 316 6.5 woofer - kick panel, 4 mid-range - stock door location, 1 tweeter - stock door location =20 Pro: Excellent Soundstage, easy to tweak, invisible center stag Con: Tweeters can be a bit bright - EQL comes in handy =20 Subs: JL Stealth Box =20 =20 =20
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#6. RE: Stereo survey - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:34:00 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: Stereo survey Head unit: Nak MB-75 Comments: Good sound quality, faceplate feels a bit cheapish (when you press buttons, you hear plastic creaks and stuff), on the expensive side. I'd go with a MP3 head unit nowadays Front speakers: a/d/s/ 325.is2 Comments: Good sound quality, warm tweeters, not harsh to make your ears bleed like MBQuarts Rear speakers: no rear fill...JL Audio stealthboxes. Good bass response. Not boomy. On the expensive side. Adapter plates can be made for far less. Amp: a/d/s/ 840.2 Good, clean, powerful amp. After all was said and done and I spent $1500, the whole system sounds good. But the funny thing is after I did it all, I rarely use it. My other audio components like the AA gen III exhaust usually provide miles and miles worth of tunes =) Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com
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#7. Airbag light mystery - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:34:47 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Airbag light mystery Hi All. I removed the airbags out of my race-only LWT some time ago.I also pulled the airbag light out of the instrument cluster, and put black tape over the hole. At Laguna Seca, I thought I would see the airbag light come on and off as I went through Turn 6, but I figured I was just hallucinating. Now that I pulled the rear seats out of my car and connected the airbag sensor harness ground strap to ground, the light shines brightly when the car is running. ???? Is there another, hidden lamp in the cluster that is sort of an extra-special-because-of-BMW-NA-lawyers lamp that lights up even if the main lamp has been removed? -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Just got my car dynoed - from Reid Conti
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:11:20 -0800 (PST) From: Reid Conti <reid@conti.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Just got my car dynoed I take it this is a 3.2L? - reid > Just got my car dynoed today. Completely bone stock. I removed the shark > program because I wanted to run baseline numbers. > > hp: 208.4 > tq: 214.2
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#9. re: cold - from David Flanary
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:53:56 -0800 From: "David Flanary" <dflanary@markhamvineyards.com> Subject: re: cold Kit said " my car runs like crap on CA gasoline..." Have you tried toluene yet? I, too have a car that runs poorly on the "new" 91 octane gas and there is no source nearby of anything better. Dave David W. Flanary
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Airbag light mystery - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:56:52 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Airbag light mystery >When I was first researching if there was a way for the DIY to reset the >light, I read that there was an LED that would light up if the main SRS lamp >were burned out. This was a sort-of redundant light for such an important >safety item (street-side). This was probably to cover their butts in case >of a burned out light and a main SRS unit problem. The circuit would look >for an inf. resistance and then turn on the other light (IIRK). Anyway, I'm >not about any more details on this, but thought I'd share it. I'd say that >if nobody else writes back about it, I could be "puffing the magic dragon" >again. (crude reference to Meet the Parents) Bingo! That makes sense. If you look into the place where the bulb goes, there's a molded "passage" that faces the actual symbol on the instrument cluster. It's molded at angle, and cannot be seen any other way. It could very well be an LED -- the symbol seems "redder" but dimmer than when it had a bulb in it. So, perhaps the simplest thing is for me to put a 1kOhm resister where the bulb was ... Thanks! -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com