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#1. Hunt's no no - from Richard Sperry
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:51:00 -0500 From: Richard Sperry <richardsperry@comcast.net> Subject: Hunt's no no Ahhhh, Suzy was right. hunt was ok up until he started blabbing about Toyota's and VW's. Shame on you Hunt. Just kidding
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Hunt's no no - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:02:16 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Hunt's no no I find it a bit difficult to separate Hunt's post from a "commercial" ad to a friendly offer of getting an M enthusiast a great deal on a car. If I said that I managed to get an E46M3 for $30,000 and ended it there, you might just say, "wow...he got a great deal," and that's about it. What he was saying, imo, was "hey, there are more cars out there that can be had at a great deal...I can help." Of course, the fact that he's in the business...ah, I dunno. Chester --- Richard Sperry <richardsperry@comcast.net> wrote: > Subject: Hunt's no no > Ahhhh, Suzy was right. hunt was ok up until he started blabbing about > Toyota's and VW's. Shame on you Hunt. Just kidding ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards(r) http://movies.yahoo.com/
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#3. Re: Valentine One Install - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:20:26 -0500 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: Re: Valentine One Install Wes writes > > See for the "V1 Stealth Install" photos: > http://community.webshots.com/user/jmciver74 > See for the InV1-si Mirror: > http://www.apexcone.com/Radar/RadarLove.html > I have this setup on my car and it works great. Radar attenuation > through the rear deck is about 1% or so. The stealth install is much easier to view here: http://www.vb.quik.com/jmciver/ Let me add to your drawbacks: - Radar attenuation is reduced by more than 1%. How can the entire front of the radar detector be covered with the front of the brake light housing and moved to the rear of the car (front seats and vehicle pillars block the field of view) only be reduced by 1%. Yes, I know radar bounces around and can penetrate matter, but 1%, I don't think so. Radar Engineers feel free to correct me though. - Reduction (via miniature bulb) or complete elimination of your third brake light. - Expensive, you must now buy JP's InV1-si Mirror ($200 but it used to be more IIRC) - You lose the ability to maintain control of the sound, mute, adjustments, etc. as far as I can tell - A hell of a lot of additional wiring to run. I would only do this (or something like it) if I lived in VA or DC. Regards, Rich - Glad he does not live in VA or DC V1 - moved from vehicle to vehicle 95 M3 - hardwired for brand new V1 just left of rear view mirror 89 325is - hardwired for brand new V1 just left of rear view mirror
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Hunt's no no - from Sue Kraft
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:31:17 -0600 From: Sue Kraft <suekraft@new.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Hunt's no no If you're in the business, it isn't a "friendly offer" to find someone a car. And what do you call the bottom of his post listing his phone number and several cars he has for sale, including prices? Suzy Chester Wong wrote: > Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:02:16 -0800 (PST) > From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Hunt's no no > > I find it a bit difficult to separate Hunt's post from a "commercial" ad to a > friendly offer of getting an M enthusiast a great deal on a car. If I said > that I managed to get an E46M3 for $30,000 and ended it there, you might just > say, "wow...he got a great deal," and that's about it. What he was saying, > imo, was "hey, there are more cars out there that can be had at a great > deal...I can help." Of course, the fact that he's in the business...ah, I > dunno. > > Chester > > --- Richard Sperry <richardsperry@comcast.net> wrote: > > Subject: Hunt's no no > > Ahhhh, Suzy was right. hunt was ok up until he started blabbing about > > Toyota's and VW's. Shame on you Hunt. Just kidding
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#5. Ignition coils gone bad (was Re: o2 sensor fault) - from Juan Bruce
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:46:23 -0800 From: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> Subject: Ignition coils gone bad (was Re: o2 sensor fault) Earlier this week I posted (as you can read below) about the o2 sensor fault that my M3 was experiencing. After being unsuccessful diagnosing it myself I brought the car to Dinan. They confirmed that the o2 sensor, and all of the fuel delivery system is fine. They diagnosed the problem as one of the ignition coils gone bad causing the car to run rich. Additionally the Catalytic converter is shot. They replaced all of the Ignition coils ($500+ labor) and they say that the problem is solved. Has anyone else had this problem? Does this sound reasonable. I would have thought that I would notice a misfire if this was the case and I am skeptical that it could ruin the cat so fast? I'm wondering if the damage to the coil might have occurred during the valve cover gasket replacement or spark plug change. Juan Bruce '85 M635CSi '95 M3 95k miles and sucking $$$$ at an unbelievable rate > > Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:21:51 -0800 From: "Juan Bruce" <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> Subject: [uuc] o2 sensor fault Last week I mentioned that while I was at the track the check engine light went on in my M3 with the fault code 1221 for the o2 sensor. It stayed on for about the next 2 days then went off. It has flashed back on occasionally when lifting off the throttle to shift up under light acceleration as well as close to redline under hard acceleration. Soot in the tail pipes and on the rear end seems to indicate its running rich. On the other hand, for a long time now (50k miles), I have occasionally heard what sounds like pinging under hard acceleration from low/mid rpms. I remember some people on the list a long time ago saying that this is not pinging, its just the intake noise, but in my case maybe it actually is pinging. Here's the things I have thought of so far. 1. The o2 sensor is going and thus no longer reading correctly. The car then defaults to a rich condition to protect the engine. 2. Something else is making it run rich and its coating the o2 sensor so it can not meter correctly. This theory does not work well with the light flashing on occasionally. 3. Something else is screwing with the Air/Fuel mixture so sometimes its rich and sometimes its lean. Maybe the AFM is not working correctly or there is not enough fuel being delivered and the computer is trying compensate. This might be due to the fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator or injectors. I'm not sure what to start with. I could check the o2 sensor's output but its not curretnly faulting so I'm not sure that would tell me anything. Maybe I should just replace it to see if that fixes things. The engine is totally stock including chip and intake. Any ideas? - -Juan Bruce BMW CCA GGC '85 M635CSi '95 M3 _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Ignition coils gone bad (was Re: o2 sensor fault) - from Chester Wong
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 16:11:13 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Ignition coils gone bad (was Re: o2 sensor fault) $500 for labor? To replace the coils? So if someone were to replace your spark plugs, they'd charge you $500 labor to remove the coils to get at the plugs?!?!?!! I think it was either Neil Maller or NickG who wrote about his coils going bad. You would be able to notice a crack on the body or something like that. If so, you could theoretically just replace the bad one. Chester --- Juan Bruce <jbrucebmw@hotmail.com> wrote: > ignition coils gone bad causing the car to run rich. Additionally the > Catalytic converter is shot. They replaced all of the Ignition coils ($500+ > labor) and they say that the problem is solved. Has anyone else had this > problem? Does this sound reasonable. I would have thought that I would > notice a misfire if this was the case and I am skeptical that it could ruin > the cat so fast? I'm wondering if the damage to the coil might have > occurred during the valve cover gasket replacement or spark plug change. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards(r) http://movies.yahoo.com/
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#7. Re: 245s on 8.5s up front? - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 19:37:29 -0500 From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: 245s on 8.5s up front? Hi Andrej, >>> putting in Koni SA's. This suspension change resulted in FAR more 'character > change' (as you put it) than tire changes ever did. How has it changed? The > car communicates how the road is to me so much better than it did before. > It's back to the tight M3 that I knew when I first got the car.<< I noticed the same thing when my Dinan Koni suspension went in...Major improvement in both ride and handling..its Certainly better than it was with 35K miles on teh stock suspension, and I suspect its better than the stock suspension was when it was new too. Isnt it surprising how quickly the stock struts/shocks wear out? Its not too many cars of almost any make, that Ive heard of the shocks wearing out by the time 40K miles is reached...Usually I dont expect to hear that til at least 60 or 70 k, no? As for the change from 225 to 245 up front, it sounds like a non issue from what most guys are saying...so, I ordered my Fikses about 20 mins ago with 8.5 and 245 all around....Finally! For those concerned about Fikse bending, they told me that theyve gone to a heavier rim aluminum which cuts back substantially on the bending risk in street use...Of course, if you hit a curb hard, or a building, well forget it...But for typical street pothole obstructions, it shouldnt be as much of an issue. 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; Dinan Koni Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrej Dolenc" <adolenc@erols.com> To: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Cc: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 3:15 PM Subject: Re: 245s on 8.5s up front? > Paul Elliott writes: > > > The one thing I was afraid of, and did not want to do was to change the > > character substantially of the car...Now that might sound strange coming > > from a guy with more mods than you can shake a stick at , including major > > blower, but the steering or this car is so excellent from the factory, that > > I didnt want to change the character too much of That particular system. > > To me, I like the idea of being able to rotate, particular given how much > > quicker the rears go than the fronts....I think the rears need replacing > > about twice as often as the fronts. > > Paul, > > Just this weekend I finally replaced my old and worn (75k) stock struts, > putting in Koni SA's. This suspension change resulted in FAR more 'character > change' (as you put it) than tire changes ever did. How has it changed? The > car communicates how the road is to me so much better than it did before. > It's back to the tight M3 that I knew when I first got the car. > > Swapping 245's up front resulted in a slight change in steering effort, and > less understeer, but I tell ya, these new(-to-me) Koni's have me grinning > every time I drive my car now. I would say the suspension has more of an > impact on the that mythical 'steering feel' than the difference between 225's > & 245's up front. At least that's what I'm feeling in my car now. > > Andrej > '97 M3 > >
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#8. Re: [E36M3] 245s on 8.5s up front? - from Paul Elliott
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 19:39:56 -0500 From: "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 245s on 8.5s up front? >>I am of the opinion that the best tread should always be on the rear<< What about the risk of aquaplaning? If youre down to the last few 32nds up front, and youre in the rain, I would think that this is a major impediment to steering and to traction. 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; Dinan Koni Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Cc: "Reid Conti" <reid@conti.net>; "Paul Elliott" <elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] 245s on 8.5s up front? I agree with Reid's comments overall. After all, "tire wear is tire wear" (almost Yogi Bera like, good job Reid :-) I would only add that one should be careful when rotating tires. I have discussed this at length with Gary D. (ex-tire engineer and currently an accident reconstruction specialist, expert witness, etc.) and others and I am of the opinion that the best tread should always be on the rear. At a minimum, the differences between the front and rear should be minimized. According to Paul's explanation, at a certain point, his rear tires could be near shot with the fronts at 50%. This is a very bad combination on the street. Later, Rich 95 M3 - Wasted MXX3s - at least they are wasted even more on the front than the rear right now.
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#9. Re: [E36M3] 245s on 8.5s up front? - from Michael
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 19:53:46 -0500 From: "Michael" <95m3ltw@charter.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 245s on 8.5s up front? >> >>I am of the opinion that the best tread should always be on the rear<< I am in the opinion of wanting the best tread in the location that does the most braking, like the fronts which do 70% of the braking. I have driven many different vehicles with bad tires up front, bad tires in rear etc and I would much rather have the following Bad tires in the rear, maintain steering control, rear blowout is not as bad as front, front does 70% of braking, makes sense to have best tires doing the braking. Only benefit I see of having rear good tires vs poor fronts is to prevent tail slides? etc? Which is only relative to ones driving ability. Give me tail happy any day over understeering straight off the road. Mike
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#10. WOT: Visiting San Juan PR in May - from Carey Probst
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 19:58:15 -0500 From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: WOT: Visiting San Juan PR in May Sorry for the WOT post but I believe there are some members from there. I will be visiting San Juan with my family on May 4 and 5th and would like some ideas of things to see and do. We arrive at noon and depart the 5th about 5 PM. It will be me, my wife, 2 sons 23 and 26 and 1 girlfriend, 25. OBMWC, my M3 will be safely parked in my garage while I'm away. TIA Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.