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#1. Delay in the calibration of the butt dyno - from Wayne Miller
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:28:56 -0400 From: "Wayne Miller" <m3@waynemiller.com> Subject: Delay in the calibration of the butt dyno I went to have my car dyno tested during lunch today but they were behind schedule so it was postponed until Monday so I'll have the results of the underdrive pulley test then. I did speak to them about a dyno day for us M3'ers and they are into that idea so I will start the preliminary planning. -Wayne
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Re: Koni - from twisty M3
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:11:38 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Koni Yeah, who knows if they'll ever actually be built that way from the factory. For now, however, you can always contact Jeff at ProParts West and he can have them made into externally adjustables. He quoted me a price, and I can't remember it exactly (somewhere between $100 and $200 per shock). It may actually be worth it if you plan on adjusting them often. I sometimes wish I would've just paid the extra... Oh well. Jonathan L. >From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > >Somebody at TC's shop told me about them maybe 3 years ago, and the shock >guy at Pro Parts West emailed me the same info last year. > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
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#3. [E36M3] High Octane on Hot Track Days? - from twisty M3
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:16:19 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: [E36M3] High Octane on Hot Track Days? Heading to Buttonwillow tonight for a fun-filled track day tomorrow and forecast is looking to be in the mid-90s. It's been suggested to my by a fellow bimwad (who runs turbo, however) that it would be a good idea to run 1/2 or a full tank of 100 octane on hot weather track days, to prevent detonation. I've never heard any pinging or other odd sounds from the engine bay, but I am getting old too. ;) Is it a good idea to run the high octane stuff, or is it a waste of $5 per gallon?? Thanks, Jonathan _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Re: Koni - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:20:26 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Koni on 6/13/02 2:11 PM, twisty M3 at twistym3@hotmail.com wrote: > Yeah, who knows if they'll ever actually be built that way from the factory. > For now, however, you can always contact Jeff at ProParts West and he can > have them made into externally adjustables. He quoted me a price, and I > can't remember it exactly (somewhere between $100 and $200 per shock). It > may actually be worth it if you plan on adjusting them often. I sometimes > wish I would've just paid the extra... Oh well. Yeah, I've forgotten - or repressed the painful memory of? - how much the quote was. More than I wanted to pay, in any case! Neil 96 M3
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#5. [E36M3] New oil, no burning! - from twisty M3
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:25:39 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: [E36M3] New oil, no burning! Forgot to post this earlier... I have a '99 M3 and it seemed to be "gifted" as one of the oil burners. I'd generally go through 1/2 to 1 quart every couple of weeks, depending on my driving, and up to that much on a heavy track weekend. That was with the BMW branded 5w30 and the newer 5w40. Seeing as my car has been seeing much more track time than it had in the past, I decided to experiment with a different oil, but wasn't even thinking of experiencing any change in the amount of oil I'd burn. I figured I was just stuck with what I got. I opted to give the Mobil 1 15w50 a try, since that's what alot of track junkies were using. Good news! After the first track weekend, it still seemed to burn a little bit, so I topped her off. Before the racing school last weekend, I made sure I was running apx. 8 quarts and I didn't end up burning any, according to the dipstick anyway. It read the same on Sunday afternoon as it did on Sunday morning and Saturday morning. Whacky stuff! Only slight negative is that the revs to seem to fall slightly slower, but not enough that it seems to impede performance or rev-matching much. Another track day tomorrow, so I'll keep an eye on it again, of course, but I think I'm no longer burning oil. Just thought I'd share, Jonathan L. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#6. Re: [E36M3] High Octane on Hot Track Days? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:46:23 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] High Octane on Hot Track Days? At 12:25 PM 6/13/02, twisty M3 wrote: >Heading to Buttonwillow tonight for a fun-filled track day tomorrow and >forecast is looking to be in the mid-90s. It's been suggested to my by a >fellow bimwad (who runs turbo, however) that it would be a good idea to >run 1/2 or a full tank of 100 octane on hot weather track days, to prevent >detonation. > >I've never heard any pinging or other odd sounds from the engine bay, but >I am getting old too. ;) Is it a good idea to run the high octane stuff, >or is it a waste of $5 per gallon?? I would say it's not a bad idea, especially if you're chipped (can't remember if you are or not, Jonathan) and have to use that excuse for 91 octane we have here in CA. But you probably don't need to run as much as a 1/2 tank. About 5-6 gallons would be OK. This is what I do with the race car (JimC chip & intake, M3 cams). According to JimC, I want to get to an approximate octane of 94. All the info I've found indicates that mixing octanes is linear; I'll leave the math as an exercise to the reader <g>. Have fun, Jim
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#7. Re:Properly adjusted mirrors - from HYPERM3@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:50:47 EDT From: HYPERM3@aol.com Subject: Re:Properly adjusted mirrors I learned this blindspot removing technique back in 92 when I was at the Skip Barber driving school. It really makes an amazing difference and builds more confidence. You could actually take a woman's compac(sp?) mirror and if adjusted correctly, remove blindspots. People complain that mirrors are too small sometimes, well, they will be small if you can only see a sliver of the road when set up wrong. It really scares me when I get in someone's driver seat and see that the mirrors are set to see the whole side of the car in each one. When I tell them they are set up incorrectly, they are confused because they cant see their car anymore. OK so I love looking at my car too, but id rather see the other cars on the road. Alex "HyperM3" Demsky 97 S/C M3
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: Koni - from melsilva@mindspring.com
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:59:50 -0400 From: <melsilva@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Koni Back in the old Mustang days, those of us that ran Koni Sport Shocks would send them back to Koni-America after a couple of years to get rebuilt into DA (Double Adjustables). I talked to some guy at Koni America about 3 years ago and he confirmed that they still do this. The cost is, unfortunately, about the same as a new set of Sport Shocks, but less than the cost of new DA's if I remember correctly. (for those that don't know DA are adjustable in both compression and rebound) Mel On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:25:23 -0500 Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> wrote: Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:20:26 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Koni on 6/13/02 2:11 PM, twisty M3 at twistym3@hotmail.com wrote: > Yeah, who knows if they'll ever actually be built that way from the factory. > For now, however, you can always contact Jeff at ProParts West and he can > have them made into externally adjustables. He quoted me a price, and I > can't remember it exactly (somewhere between $100 and $200 per shock). It > may actually be worth it if you plan on adjusting them often. I sometimes > wish I would've just paid the extra... Oh well. Yeah, I've forgotten - or repressed the painful memory of? - how much the quote was. More than I wanted to pay, in any case! Neil 96 M3 ************************************************************* 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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#9. Ambient temp sensors? - from Dmitri Zorine
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 16:11:14 -0400 From: "Dmitri Zorine" <dzm3@technologyoasis.com> Subject: Ambient temp sensors? I know there are two, in each brake duct. One is for OBC temp display, what's the other one for? How crucial is it to the car? And which one is which? Thanks Dmitri
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#10. Re: [E36M3] High Octane on Hot Track Days? - from twisty M3
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:12:29 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] High Octane on Hot Track Days? Yup... there's a tiny little shark swimmin' around under my hood too. ;) Jonathan L. >From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> > >I would say it's not a bad idea, especially if you're chipped (can't >remember if you are or not, Jonathan) and have to use that excuse for 91 >octane we have here in CA. > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com