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#1. 95m3 stock... versus 330ci supercharged.... - from Ben Tickner
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:59:20 -0400 From: "Ben Tickner" <ben@infofusion.com> Subject: 95m3 stock... versus 330ci supercharged.... Well, I could not resist. My 95 M3 leaves today for a new home and in doing so I finished converting the car back to stock today. The triflo exhaust, the turner cam, the eurosport kit and chip, even the wheels and tires are stock. yes everything has already been sold. Now for the intereseting part, last month I installed a supercharger for my partner on his 330ci (my install pics and cars side by side). he always said his car was quicker than mine but now he was sure he could toast me. 3 weeks after getting everything done we decided to see how fast he really was. I did not time anything but we got the same physical results each run.... My 95 m3 bone stock from the factory won by a car length each time (0-100mph) I cant not even explain his frustration except that he would not comment on the race and he was going to call ESS later today. I only wish that I raced him with all my goodies on the car. I hope he does not get to upset when the 17yrdold (i cant believe it) who bought my car for 18000 is able to toast his 40,000 car with 10000 in mods- The M3 is truly a magnificient vehicle and I will definitely be purchasing another in the next few months. ben- 95 M3 -only a few more hours 02 Z71 Tahoe (500 hp) Faster than my stock M3. If you want to see pictures send me an email...
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#2. Harness mounting (longish) - from Neil Maller
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Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 10:36:21 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Harness mounting (longish) In researching 5/6 point harnesses, how to mount them, and other related issues I came across some interesting items. There's a company called Brey-Krause (www.bkauto.com) that manufactures some very nice high quality accessories, many made out of TIG welded stainless steel. More are for Porsche, but others also for BMW, Corvette and other cars. BK has a whole series of fire extinguisher mounts, for seat or harness bar or roll bar attachment, which you can see by starting at: http://www.bkauto.com/firebmw.html However what particularly interested me was the clip-in harness mount, see: http://www.bkauto.com/r9201.html It uses the M10 factory seatbelt slider attachment bolt at the base of the B-pillar to mount a fixture for standard snap-in ends. This means one fewer eyebolt hole to drill in the floor of your car. (Incidentally the requirement for all factory seatbelt mounts is to withstand a 3,000 lb pull for 30 seconds, which I submit is likely to be a higher limit than a normal 7/16"-20 harness eyebolt through the relatively flimsy floor to a 4x4" backing plate is going to provide.) Although racing regulations don't provide for this kind of mounting, I think it's perfect for those using 5/6 point harnesses at weekend schools. These products aren't sold direct, but through the following distributors: Northstar Motorsports (Chicago area) http://www.northstarmotorsports.com 800-356-2080 OG Racing (Manassas, Virginia) http://www.ogracing.com 800-934-9112 However neither vendor shows much of the BK line on their web site. When I called Northstar to order the harness mount they told me they hardly ever sell any. Gee, maybe that's because nobody knows these parts are out there! For ground clearance and other reasons I also wanted to bolt the harness eyes from below. This means using eyenuts rather than eyebolts. An eyenut is just what its name suggests: instead of a bolt shank under the eye there's a threaded hole in the base into which you screw a separate bolt from below. This allows using the exact length and specification of bolt to suit the installation. The problem is that available industrial eyenuts often don't have a high load rating, and aren't readily available in the right sizes. (To allow the harness snap end to fit, harness eyebolts have an eye material thickness that's smaller than the bolt shank diameter. This isn't usually the case for industrial eyebolts.) I found a company called Wichard that makes forged stainless steel hardware for marine, safety/rescue and other uses. Go to: http://www.wichard-usa.com/ then on the left select Marine Hardware and then Eye Nuts/Eye Bolts and scroll down. These parts have loads limits several times higher than even the heavy duty industrial eyes I found. As an example even a relatively small 8mm or 5/16" eyenut is rated to 7,100 lb, and the 3/8" or 10mm sizes are rated to 10,000 lb and more. I've not been able to find a published load rating on standard 7/16"-20 safety harness eyebolts, but I'd hope it's not less than the 3,000 lb seatbelt standard referenced above. For reference a 250 lb occupant in a survivable 40g accident with forces equally distributed over 4 harness mounts would impose a 2,500 lb load on each mount. It's also important to know that the rating of an eye is considered to be reduced by a factor of 4 (!) when the load is at just 45 degrees off the axis of the bolt but still in the plane of the eye. Wichard doesn't sell directly, but the web site does have a distributor finder. I've ordered 10mm eye nuts with 5/16" eye thickness (10,000 lb rating). They're expensive at just under $15 each, but then again I'm not using dozens of them so the total cost wasn't a big deal. This may be a bit more re-engineering than most people are interested in, but possibly it'll help somebody. It took me a lot of surfing to find out. (Standard disclaimer: I have no relationship with any of the above vendors other than as a paying customer.) Neil 96 M3
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#3. WTB: H&R Race Springs - from Ned Coonen
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 12:14:33 -0500 From: "Ned Coonen" <ned@fastbears.com> Subject: WTB: H&R Race Springs I'm looking for a used set of H&R Race Springs for a '96+ E36 M3. Thanks...ned. '98 M3 HP wannabe '88 M5
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Intake manifolds - from Josh
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Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 11:48:26 -0600 From: Josh <eurosprt@xmission.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Intake manifolds At 08:53 AM 6/3/2002 -0500, you wrote: >-------------------- 1 -------------------- >Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 01:26:09 -0700 >From: "Alan Taur" <alantaur@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Intake manifolds > >The Schrick manifold is cast aluminum. And this is the problem with the Schrick part. The heat transfer through aluminum is about 100 times greater than that of plastic. The other problem with a cast manifold is the difficulty of dimensional control and surface finish. These are the three primary reasons that BMW switched to an injection molded plastic manifold design. In plastic BMW was able to control the dimensions from runner to runner to within 2%. >The OBD I manifold does physically bolt up to the head, but the problem is >that the intake ports are not matched to the intake runners. In that sense, >the OBD I manifold does not "bolt" straight up. This is not correct. The OBDI manifold is perfectly matched to OBDII head. The port design did not change from 95-96 >Despite the lack of port/manifold intake matching, the greater flow capacity >of the OBD I does produce measurable power gains, especially at higher RPMs. > >I suppose the ideal setup would add the step of porting/polishing the head >as well. Since the ports match, there is no need for porting and polishing other than for special performance needs. The mating of the OBDI manifold to the OBDII car is greatly simplified with the machined manifold adapter that I created during the development of the OBDII cam kit. This Eurosport adapter re-creates the OBDII idle control/crank case ventilator oil separator/temp sensor manifold port for the OBDI manifold so that one can more cleanly and easily attach the OBDI manifold to an OBDII car. >I know this has been done before by some folks, but does anyone here >personally know if the OBD I (3.0 L) head bolts up right up to the 3.2 >block? I know the bore diameters are different, but are the valve sizes the >same? > >-Alan The heads are the same and can be bolted to either block. Josh www.eurosporthighperformance.com
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#5. autox animation - from Joe Dyer
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 11:16:23 -0700 From: "Joe Dyer" <joedyer@attbi.com> Subject: autox animation You just gotta see this! http://www.vmsc.org/fun/May12_with_sound.html
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#6. Fault Code - from Patrick Dargan
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 14:34:16 -0400 From: "Patrick Dargan" <darg01@earthlink.net> Subject: Fault Code I recently purchased a Peak tool, but unfortunately, I don't have the directions with me. I attempted to read a "Check Engine" light, but accidentally re-set it. I believe the code was "E3". Can someone with the book tell me if that is a valid code and what it is? Better yet, can anyone also tell me what might have caused it. No symptoms before or after the code. Thanks Patrick D. '99 M3
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#7. rogue flywheel/clutch setup? - from Scott Yu
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 13:59:47 -0500 From: "Scott Yu" <scott@ditherdog.com> Subject: rogue flywheel/clutch setup? Hey Chris, have you already done a writeup about the new RE sprung clutch and flywheel setup? I'd love to hear more about how well it works. thanks, Scott Yu ................................................... Chris wrote: From: Chris Papademetrious <chrispy@ieee.org> Subject: FS: RE aluminum flywheel/TO bearing/clutch disc package "so I upgraded to RE's sprung clutch ($295) and flywheel ($595) setup."
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#8. Wheels - from midpoint@mindspring.com
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Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 15:50:38 -0400 From: <midpoint@mindspring.com> Subject: Wheels Hi all, Will BBS RX II 18" x 8.5" wheels fit my '97 M3/4 without rubbing? JT
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#9. Rear sway bar link question - from Bob Lenarcik
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 13:17:48 -0700 From: "Bob Lenarcik" <lenarcik@pacbell.net> Subject: Rear sway bar link question I need to replace the rear sway bar links and I'd prefer to do it myself if I can. I have the GC adjustable links, but I don't know how to access the upper bolt that holds the link to the clevis. Does anyone have any tips or links to write-ups? Many thanks in advance. - Bob '97 M3/2 with clunking rear end
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Wheels - from Ben Liaw - Rogue Engineering
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 16:27:09 -0400 From: "Ben Liaw - Rogue Engineering" <ben@rogueengineering.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Wheels With 235/40R18s, you'll be fine with stock suspension. Regards, Ben Liaw Rogue Engineering . 201.444.8150 ----- Original Message ----- From: <midpoint@mindspring.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 3:53 PM Subject: [E36M3] Wheels > Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 15:50:38 -0400 > From: <midpoint@mindspring.com> > Subject: Wheels > > Hi all, > > Will BBS RX II 18" x 8.5" wheels fit my '97 M3/4 without rubbing? > > JT > > > > ************************************************************* > 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. > ************************************************************* > > >