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#1. Got your E mail but....... - from Will Turner
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:00:14 -0500 From: "Will Turner" <willt@turnermotorsport.com> Subject: Got your E mail but....... This is an automated response. I will be out of the office from Friday afternoon 2/15/02 until Monday 2/25/02. I will not have access to e mail while I am away. If you need a question answered by E mail , please contact info@turnermotorsport.com or call 800-280-6966. Thanks -Will Will Turner President Turner Motorsport, Inc. The Ultra-High Performance BMW Specialist 207 Elm St, Amesbury, MA 01950 978-388-7769 / fax 978 388-4202 www.turnermotorsport.com <http://www.turnermotorsport.com/> www.tmsracing.com <http://www.tmsracing.com/> ** Upgrade your BMW's Performance with TMS performance chips and software **
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Koni vs Bilstein - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:01:55 EST From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Koni vs Bilstein Don, Bilstein's are definitely the harshest. Koni's are a little softer and they are somewhat adjustable. However, if you want to keep the absolute same ride comfort, I'm not sure Koni or Bilstein will fit you. You may want to get new stock struts/shocks. Stock shocks/struts are OK as long as they last. My biggest grip against the stock struts is they don't last more than 30,000 miles. I don't know what they cost but if they are not outrageously expensive, you may want to buy stock and expect to replace them every couple years. Lowell Seaton '95 M3 - Bilstein Dallas, Texas
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#3. Racing seats - from James Clay
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:10:28 -0500 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: Racing seats Unfamiliar territory for me - what is the largest fixed fiberglass racing seat you have fit in an E36 WHILE RETAINING THE INTERIOR. We have some Pro 2000 seats in the shop, but nothing bigger. Building a GrpN WRC and the co-driver has wide hips, possibly a Sparco EvoII? Please email privately. Thanks James ----------------------------------------------------------- James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance BMWCCA/SCCA Racecar Rental Genuine OEM and Used BMW Parts (540) 639-9648 -----------------------------------------------------------
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#4. Trailing arm bushings--HELP!! - from RacerxJLing@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 01:01:40 EST From: RacerxJLing@aol.com Subject: Trailing arm bushings--HELP!! Hello all- I am currently doing the R&R of the trailing arm bushings on a 95 M3. Used a write up describing the install but still ran into the following problems: 1) When trying to install the bushing using a bolt/washers/oil filter cap wrench the bushing would go in "cocked" and even bent the metal part of the bushing!! How do I prevent it from sliding in cocked? The write up said it's ok if it's cocked at first but the metal bent!! (bushing is ruined..install aborted) 2) I picked up a 2 and 3 arm jaw pulley to try and "press" it in...no luck either. What tool would u suggest? What am I doing wrong? Replies can be privated to me if this has been a beaten topic. Thanks a lot guys Jeff
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#5. HK with 6x9's? - from Andy Radin
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Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:35:06 -0800 From: Andy Radin <fourfa@mindspring.com> Subject: HK with 6x9's? "I've seen folks on this list post that the E36 with the HK system had 6x9's in the back. Is this correct? Has anyone on this list actually used these shells to hold a 6x9, or is it something that you simply "heard from a friend"." Peter et al, my 98 came with the HK 6x9s. I removed them in favor of two 10" free-air subs. I unbolted the speaker pods and test fit a pair of JBL 6x9s with standard bolt pattern (for my other vehicle), and they line right up. You could discard the bottom section of the pod, leave the tweeter/mid unhooked or removed, and use the upper pod shell to bolt them in. It doesn't look like you can just order the upper pod in the ETK, but it would be a worthwhile purchase if you come across a set used and cheap. I'd recommend the Kicker 6x9 sub from their free-air series as a nice experiment. I've been thrilled with the 10" version, but I spend a few weekends fitting them in and the 6x9s would drop right in. andy r. 98 m3/2
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Cleaning Brake Dust & Wheel Weight Sticker from Wheels - from Jeremy Conners
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 02:43:15 -0500 From: "Jeremy Conners" <Jeremy.Conners@compdevsys.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Cleaning Brake Dust & Wheel Weight Sticker from Wheels Geof, I use Armor All Wheel Cleaner for the wheels with a long bristled brush. I'm sure other's will disagree...but it's just a car. I've used Goo-Gone for the wheel weight residue. JC
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#7. conversion question - from VT
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:11:19 -0800 (PST) From: VT <fstbmwm3@yahoo.com> Subject: conversion question Hi folks, While my M3 is in the dealer for the WP R&R, I will get an another allignement. The European BMW dealer knows only metric and I would like to tell him to go 1/8" front toe and 1/16th" rear toe. What is the degree equivalent of 1/8" and 1/16" ? Thanks. Vlasis ===== 1995 M3 Custom Intake w/ heat shield & custom K&N, Euro HFM, Bored out Throttle Body, Hi flow injectors, Schrick cams, JimC. chip, Supersprint Euro size headers, Dr. Gas Crossover/ Eurosized, Supersprint Euro size exhaust w/ no-cats,lightweight flywheel, 3.23 rear diff w/ 40% lock, H&R race springs,Koni Sports s/adj., Dinan camber plates,Dinan offset plates,Motorsport front strut brace,Schnitcher rear strut brace, UUC tranny mounts, all Powerflex bushings,anorexic diet to 2750lbs (dry weight,no driver) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com
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#8. alignment woes - from Andy Radin
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:20:09 -0800 From: Andy Radin <fourfa@mindspring.com> Subject: alignment woes My 98 M3 sustained some serious damage in an incident this winter (impact to right rear quarter panel and trunk, went over a curb fast enough to blow three tires and bend a few wheels). I haven't made any noise about this until now. Alignment specs at the body shop looked fine (-0.8 deg neg. camber in the rear in particular). Finally installed some components I'd had in the garage for a while (H&R OE Sports, new rear trailing arm bushings with Ground Control UHMW spacers). Toe bushings were installed to the same position at the ones coming out (all the way flush to the trailing arm, both sides). Ride height in the rear appeared unchanged or slightly lower, but with a great deal of positive camber. With the tape measure, height is within 1/4" of my pal's stock M3. Took the car to the alignment pros (Custom Alignment in Mountain View, for reference. Bay Area people can vouch that these guys are not monkeys). They were unable to dial out the positive camber - at max adjustment of the eccentric cam, it's still +0.20 deg! Likewise, there was not enough travel in the toe adjust to even out the two sides (left +0.05, right -0.05) and could not get my desired 1/8" toe in. The only thing I can possibly think of is that the car spent a few days with the rear suspension (no wheels, no toe bushing, slack on brake line) hanging loose in the air while the weather cleared. There appears to be no damage to subframe, chassis, or control arms that I or the techs at Custom Alignment (who've done plenty of M3s) could spot. Questions: how can the camber and toe go so far out without a major change in ride height? Did the body shop just fabricate alignment data to get rid of me? Could hanging unloaded affect something? Possible mis-installation of toe bushings and spacers? Two options are the adjustable lower arms from Active Autowerke and BMP (both urethane bushings AFAIK, no interest in spherical bearings) for around $300. If I do have to go in this direction, any reason to pick one or the other? andy r. 98 m3/2
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#9. Re: [E36M3] HK with 6x9's? - from Jay G
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Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 23:36:03 -1000 From: Jay G <jguzman@hawaii.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] HK with 6x9's? i went to the dealer and asked if the pod could be bought separately...nope...the price for *ONE* pod + speaker was between ~$120, IIRC... Andy Radin wrote: > It doesn't look like you can just order the upper pod in the ETK, but it > would be a worthwhile purchase if you come across a set used and cheap.
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#10. HID Group Buy - from Robert Exconde
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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 07:00:27 -0600 From: "Robert Exconde" <99e36m3@exconde.com> Subject: HID Group Buy If anyone is interested in HID's... Good price. I'm sure you could get the brighter 4300K bulbs, and even at 300 its a good price. http://forum.dtmpower.net/showthread.php?s=14d967217f93c709a9f6c2141d4360e0& threadid=21903&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 re