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#1. Re: [E36M3] replacing all bushings?? - from The Abels
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 17:37:23 -0600 From: "The Abels" <aAbel@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] replacing all bushings?? I'm a big fan of the Powerflex bushings. They can be had from several retailers. I purchased mine from www.opmd.com. In my opinion, of all the bushings that you should go aftermarket and not OE with are the trailing arm bushings. The stock ones aren't very robust and worn bushings cause crazy toe changes that can be felt during braking, throttle roll on coming out of corners, straight line acceleration, just about everywhere. Others on this list have had great luck with Powerflex control arm bushings; I have not yet installed them. I'm told by several experienced track folks that the stock 96+ control arm bushings are soft, and that a definite improvement can be felt going to aftermarket poly bushings. Don't know of anyone that has gone to Powerflex subframe bushings. I would also love to hear thoughts in this regard. As for shock mounts, I went with E46 M3 mounts, which are more robust than our OE mounts. Cheap too, at $13 each from Pacific BMW. Of the aftermarket bushings, the Ground Control ones get high marks. They are pretty trick. BTW, the Powerflex bushings are softer than conventional hard, squeaky poly bushings but harder than stock; perfect for the enthusiast IMHO. Jeff 97 M3/4, Powerflex junky ----- Original Message ----- From: <bmwm3nut@att.net> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: [E36M3] replacing all bushings?? > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 17:25:34 +0000 > From: bmwm3nut@att.net > Subject: replacing all bushings?? > > Hi Gang, newbie here going to replace all the suspension > bushings in my 95 M3. I am planning on replacing ALL the > rear bushings. Trailing arms, all 4 rear sub-frame, rear > sway bar links... The front, I am going to replace the > front top strut bearing, and sway bar up links. I am > also going to do Bilstein sports(I know it will raise > the car a hair) I don't want to lower the car any as > this is my street car. I am going to keep the factory > springs unless someone is selling a set of used H+R or > Eibachs(what ever) for cheap. > Question is: what kind of bushings should I use? I heard > you all mention Powerflex, what is their web site? What > other alternatives is there? I am thinking of doing > stock (factory) rear subframe bushings. I am getting JT > design rear shock mounts. Is there a offset (camber > correction) front top strut bearings like on E30s and > E28s. My goal is to freshen the handleing of the car > without getting real stiff.(I have a full track car for > that). > thanks > > -- > Tim Ng > 95 YELA/BUZZN/M3 > 92 325ic M-Tech "ULTIMATE TANNING > MACHINE" > 91///M3 "SUNNY DAY CAR" > 88///M3 "TRACK CAR" SICK ENGINE > 87 325IS PARTS CAR HOT ENGINE > 83 320i "back for sale, buyer > never showed" > > > > ************************************************************* > 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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#2. HeadLight Switch - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 22:23:39 -0500 From: "Paul Elliott" <pelliott@rcn.com> Subject: HeadLight Switch Can some of you OBDII M3 guys help me? When you turn your headlights on, over there on the left side where the headlight switch is, there are a few white 'glyphs' just above the switch...Do your white glyphs light up as indicator lights when you turn either your parking or headlights on? Tonight, I had my EGT gauge installed... And, above my headlamp switch now, it is dark...And it very well may have always been dark...But for some peculiar reason, I seem to recall some kind of indicator lights above the headlight switch to either guide you to the headlight switch in the dark, or just to notify you what position the switch is in, when looking at the switch in the dark. Am I having a brain cramp, or are they all dark?! Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------- Paul Elliott '99 White M3; < 40K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Rotex pads;X-Brace; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio
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#3. RE: Chip, Intake... ? and Shark Intake sound byte - from David Hogg
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 06:09:50 -0800 From: "David Hogg" <springwood@blazenet.net> Subject: RE: Chip, Intake... ? and Shark Intake sound byte What a great list! Things had changed for the easier in Shark land and I didn't know it! Good updated info. That makes the decision really easy for those who are wondering: get the injector software now, then after you're used to it and it doesn't feel fast enough, buy the intake used from somebody who just upgraded to the Shark cam kit (it uses the Euro HFM intake, reliable sources say) and save a couple bucks. And Jay, if you don't mind a short hop to the south side of York, PA, come on up for a sound test. I have muted and unmuted versions for your listening pleasure ; ^ )) Dave Hogg
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Koni Question - from David Hogg
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 06:25:03 -0800 From: "David Hogg" <springwood@blazenet.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Koni Question Colin, The Koni SA's on the TC Kline website are inserts on the front, full shocks for the rear. You cut the strut housing to get the fronts in. That having been said, they're not hard for a shop with a little courage to install, and the results are very good. IMHO the spring you want is the H&R O.E. Sport. It does what you're talking about and gives a nice ride too because it is a progressive rate spring. The Koni/H&R combination makes a really nice daily driver package for M3's in pothole country. Dave Hogg
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Height Diffs with H&Rs and Bilsteins - from Jeremy Lucas
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 07:33:07 -0500 From: "Jeremy Lucas" <jlucas@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Height Diffs with H&Rs and Bilsteins With all this talk of differences in Bilsteins.... I wonder is they haven't changed their setting without making it public knowledge? Mine were bought by the PO in 99 and are quite stiff in resisting compression. They have about 8,000 miles of use on them. Jeremy > There must be some major variations in the Biltsteins. > I have them, stock springs and bars on my '95 and the > ride feels like it should have stock to me. I feel the > bumps less than in my '99 Boxster yet it has less roll > and is just more precise. I used to have the H&R > sport springs with the Bilts - now that was a harsh > ride. Maybe it's subjective but I don't imagine that > most M3 owners would complain about the ride of my > car. Even my buddies VW GTI feels harder over bumps.. > Just my 0.02.. Not all Bilts are evil. Just most of > them? > -Matt > > > --- LoweSeaton@aol.com wrote: > > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 01:53:57 EST > > From: LoweSeaton@aol.com > > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Height Diffs with H&Rs and > > Bilsteins > > > > As for the Bilstein's ride being "excellent" or > > "beautiful", well I guess it > > is subjective. However, I have an M3 shod with > > Bilsteins that you can drive. > > If you can say with a straight face my ride is > > beautiful, I'll buy you a new > > set of Bilsteins. ;-) Perhaps there are > > differences in the Bilsteins? That > > doesn't speak well of quality control if some > > Bilsteins are cement truck hard > > and others are Cadillac soft. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.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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#6. Re: [E36M3] HeadLight Switch - from R Ehrlich 98 M3
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 07:38:21 -0500 From: "R Ehrlich 98 M3" <rehrlich98m3@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] HeadLight Switch You are not having a brain cramp. The headlight/foglight switch is supposed to be lit up whenever the key is turned on in the M3. The bulb is about $1.50 from the dealer. There is a screw on the underside of the dash near the headlight switch. Unscrew it and you will see the bulb. Hope this helps you. R Ehrlich 98 Alpine White M3 > Can some of you OBDII M3 guys help me? When you turn your headlights on, > over there on the left side where the headlight switch is, there are a few > white 'glyphs' just above the switch...Do your white glyphs light up as > indicator lights when you turn either your parking or headlights on? > Tonight, I had my EGT gauge installed... And, above my headlamp switch now, > it is dark...And it very well may have always been dark...But for some > peculiar reason, I seem to recall some kind of indicator lights above the > headlight switch to either guide you to the headlight switch in the dark, or > just to notify you what position the switch is in, when looking at the > switch in the dark. > > Am I having a brain cramp, or are they all dark?! > > Thanks. > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Paul Elliott > '99 White M3; < 40K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank pulley: > 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Rotex pads;X-Brace; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; > Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio > > > > > ************************************************************* > 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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#7. This is sad, but true... - from Peter Guagenti
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 11:09:28 -0800 From: Peter Guagenti <peter@guagenti.com> Subject: This is sad, but true... YOU KNOW YOU ARE A RACER WHEN: - -You think the primary purpose of wings is to PREVENT flight. - -You take your helmet along when you go to buy new eyeglasses or check out cars (seats). - -You feel compelled on a road trip to beat your previous best time. - -You are happiest when your street car's tires are worn to "racing depth". - -When something falls off of your car, you wonder how much weight you just saved. - -When you hear 'overcooked it', instead of food you think 'off the track'. - -You change engine oil every other week. - -You sometimes hear little noises from your passengers when you get on the throttle right after turning in. - -You thoroughly enjoy showing the tailgater behind how to drive around a highway off-ramp. - -Your racing budget is one of the big three - mortgage, car payments/maintenance, dating. - -Your email address refers to your race car rather than to you. - -You walk "proper lines" through the grocery store. - -You've paid $4.00 a gallon for gas without complaining. - -You buy new parts because you don't know where you put the spares. - -You bought a race car before buying a house. - -You bought a race car before buying furniture for the new house. - -You're looking for a tow vehicle and still haven't bought furniture! - -You find that you need a new house because you've outgrown your garage and the neighbors are threatening violence if you park one more vehicle on the street or in the front yard. - -The requirements you give your real estate agent are (in order of importance): 1) 8-car climate controlled garage with an attached shop. 2) Outside parking for 6 cars, a motorhome, a crew cab dualie, a 28' enclosed trailer and a 34' 5th wheel. 3) 3 phase 220V outlets in the garage for your welder. 4) A grease pit. 5) Conveniently close to a hazardous waste disposal site. 6) Deaf neighbors. 7) Across the street from a paint and body shop. 8) Some sort of house with a working toilet and shower on the property somewhere or hookups for the motorhome. - -You measure all family acquisitions in terms of the number of race tires that could have been purchased. - -You know well that orthodontic work is the equivalent of three sets of tires. - -You sit in your race car in a dark garage and make car noises and shift and practice your heel and toe, while waiting for your motor to get back from the machine shop. - -You look at the purchase of tools as a long term investment. - -Your wife says, "If you buy another set of tires, I'm getting a new mink." - -Your garage holds more cars than your house has bedrooms. - -You have enough spare parts to build another car. - -More than one racer supply house recognizes your voice and greets you by name when you call. - -You have car parts in your cubicle at work. - -You think the last line of the Star Spangled Banner is: "Racers, start your engines!" - -If you can't remember when you last worked on weekdays and rested on weekends. - -You're registered for wedding gifts at Pegasus and Racer Wholesale. - -Your Christmas list begins with "another set of Toyo RA1's" and aluminum rods (and your 'significant other' knows what these are). - -After your answer to "What did you do this weekend?" the next question is always: "And you do this for fun? Right?" - -You have a separate drawer for 'garage clothes'. - -Your reading material in your bathroom consists of auto parts and racing supply catalogs, several books written by famous drivers, every book Carroll Smith has ever written and 400 car magazines, none of which have centerfolds. - -People know you by your class letter, car number, and car color. - -People know you by your "off"s". "Oh, you're the one stuck in the mud at ButtonBog last weekend!" - -Your first date involves asking her to crew for you. - -Your criteria for selecting a significant other include auto repair skills. Air tools optional. - -Your friends don't recognize you without a helmet and driver's suit. - -Your family remembers your hair color as "grease". - -You plan your wedding around the race schedule. - -You astound the clerk at Sears by bringing in a snapped breaker bar every other week or so. - -You remember the dates and details of every race you've ever been in, but can't remember your phone number. - -Your family brings the couch into the garage so they can spend some time with you. - -You complain when cars in front of you on highway off-ramps don't stay on the line, causing your exit speed to drop. - -A neighbor asks if you have any oil, to which you query, "Synthetic or organic?" and they reply, "Vegetable or corn." - -You give out Automotive Engineering's number when a friend asks for the best hardware store. - -You refer to the corner down the street from your house as "Turn One." - -You look at the fire hydrant at that corner and see an apex marker. - -You enjoy driving in the rain on the way to work or school. - -You always late apex the intersection and try to pass a few cars coming out. - -Everywhere you go, you try to find the fastest line through the turn. - -You always do a toe & heel downshift while your passenger gives you a real funny look. - -You can't stand anyone telling others how to drive. Of course, you are the best. - -You can't stand understeer. - -You always want to change something in your street car to make it handle better. - -You will gladly pay up to $8 for a quart of engine oil. - -You hate long distance drives to visit relatives of to go on vacation, but you will gladly drive 800 miles to the race track. - -You think that traction control and ABS are for those who can't drive. - -You've ever tried to convince your wife you needed that flow bench to fix the air filter on her van. - -You save broken car parts as "mementos". - -Your last several freeway forays included just brushing the curbs as you apexed the on-ramps perfectly. - -You've found your lawn mower runs pretty good on 108 octane gas (but doesn't care for alcohol). - -The local tire shop won't honor the tread life warranty on any car you have been within 50 yards of. - -The shop manager at your local car dealer mutters "dear Lord" under his breath after he sees the size of your exhaust system. - -The local police and state Highway Patrol have a picture of your car taped to their dashboard. - -You spend more time polishing your exhaust tips every day than you do bathing. - -Instead of pictures in your wallet, you have qualifying times. - -You would choose a roll bar over air conditioning if it were an option. - -You enjoy driving through wet, empty parking lots and using the emergency brake to kick the back end out. - -White smoke coming out from under your tires is a common sight. - -You consider the redline a "conservative suggestion" and the rev limiter "a fun limiter." - -You spend more on insurance premiums than on food. - -Your idea of a good time is sitting around figuring out gear ratios and the ideal final drive ratio for given situations. - -When someone refers to "The Good Book", you think of "Prepared to Win." - -When someone asks where you went to school, you reply, "Skip Barber". - -You have racing shops programmed on your speed dialer. - -You own five cars and only one of them is street legal. - -You know the 1/4 mile times and skid pad numbers of your riding mower and want to improve them. - -You've embarrassed your significant other at least once by insisting on wearing your full face helmet while driving. - -You know the "racing line" of every turn in your daily commute, including your alternate routes, and practice hitting them every day. - -You quote your street tire wear life in weeks rather than miles. - -You regularly live test your rev limiter on that straight that's a little too long for 2nd but not worth going into 3rd for. - -You've started looking for sponsors for your daily commute. - -You've slalomed in a construction zone, and counted your penalty time in the rearview afterwards. - -After you tell your wife where you'd like to go on your vacation she answers: "Why... is there a race there?"
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#8. Another Bilstein Question - from Tim Gergen
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 20:28:05 +0000 From: "Tim Gergen" <tgergen@hotmail.com> Subject: Another Bilstein Question I will be receiving my bilsteins in a week or so. I have heard that the bumpstop needs to be trimmed for something or other. On my last M, I did not trim anything, and they seemed fine. Can somebody tell me exactly WHAT needs to be trimmed...how...and why? Is there a link to a good page w/ info? I am ASSUMING the bumpstop is the "sleeve" that slides over the top of the strut? Details please. I would like to do this right the first time. If you like, you can just e-mail me at the above address to avoid cluttering the board with such drivel. TIA, TIM _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Koni Question - from Mdriver13@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 18:14:18 EST From: Mdriver13@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Koni Question In a message dated 12/14/01 10:58:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, Colin_S_Whelan@rrfc.raytheon.com writes: For rear shock mounts, I'll probably go with the E46M3 convertible rear shock mounts. Not sure the e46M3 RSM is good enough with the shock and spring changes you will be making. For a few more $$, I'd opt for JTD or GC RSMs. I'm a satisfied JTD RSM user for over two years now. Never a problem ;-)) Bob Gill 97 ///M3 coupe Philly Region SCCA AS Champion 1997 & 2000 BSP Champion 2001
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Another Bilstein Question - from Matt Henson
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 15:17:32 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Henson <hensonator@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Another Bilstein Question Hi Tim, This question isn't drivel but it has been covered many times. Please search the archives at bmw-m.net. You will find the answers to this and almost any other M3-related question that you could imagine. -Matt --- Tim Gergen <tgergen@hotmail.com> wrote: > Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 20:28:05 +0000 > From: "Tim Gergen" <tgergen@hotmail.com> > Subject: Another Bilstein Question > > I will be receiving my bilsteins in a week or so. I > have heard that the > bumpstop needs to be trimmed for something or other. > > On my last M, I did not trim anything, and they > seemed fine. > > Can somebody tell me exactly WHAT needs to be > trimmed...how...and why? Is > there a link to a good page w/ info? > > I am ASSUMING the bumpstop is the "sleeve" that > slides over the top of the > strut? Details please. I would like to do this > right the first time. > > If you like, you can just e-mail me at the above > address to avoid cluttering > the board with such drivel. TIA, TIM > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com