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#1. Re: DieHard Battery for 95 M3 - from Dan Bocek
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Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 08:40:00 -0700 From: Dan Bocek <dan@rasy.com> Subject: Re: DieHard Battery for 95 M3 >Technically, our stock batteries are group 48.5, which is why theyre so damn >hard to replace. Some group 49s will fit; others are just too big. So, do >you happen to have the dimensions of the DieHard which you found to fit so >well? Does it also fit so that our hold down clamp will secure a lip of the >battery? Thanks. > >Paul Elliott Paul - the Group 49 DieHard is about 3/4 of an inch longer than the stock battery. That's OK, though - if you take a look inside the battery tray, you'll actually see three different threaded holes for the hold down clamp to go to accommodate various sizes of batteries. Looks like Father BMW actually thought of this ahead of time. One of the holes (actually on the opposite side of battery tray from the one you're used to using) works perfectly for a Group 49 battery. The third hole looks like it will accommodate a smaller than stock battery - something you weight conscience boys and girls might want to think about. -Dano-
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#2. Yokohoma Tire problem with M5 wheels - from John Rather
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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 10:58:47 -0500 From: "John Rather" <JRather@chemsoft.com> Subject: Yokohoma Tire problem with M5 wheels <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.0.5770.91"> <TITLE>Yokohoma Tire problem with M5 wheels</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> <P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Sorry everyone; I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">m going to take advantage of my admin status</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">I am trying to put M5 wheels on my</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">88 M3. The M5 wheels are off of a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">91</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">-93 M5 (throwing star style). The tires that I am trying to mount are 215/40 17inch Yokohoma Parada</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">s. I have had them to numerous installers and no one can get them on. The tire will go on the wheel, but the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">tire</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> side which faces</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">outside</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">will not go over the safety bead on the wheel. The inside is no problem, mainly because the safety beads on the rim are</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">asymmetric</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">and the inside is smaller. I realize that with 40 series tires, they are a pain to get on, but this is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">ridiculous</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">. Yokohoma and TireRack both say that it shouldn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">t be a problem.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> Any advice at all?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">? And yes, the installers did lube the hell out of it.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> TireRack won</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">t take the tires back since they have been sitting in my kitchen for a year. My only option at this point is to take a loss on the tires or see if I can get a machine shop to remove that</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">safety bead</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">p</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">ortion</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> on the in</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">sid</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">e of the wheel</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> (can we say liability)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> You are welcomed to email</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">m</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">e privately so that we can keep this non-e36</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> off of the list.</FONT></SPAN></P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Thanks!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></B><A NAME=""><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#666699">John C. 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#3. Re: Front caliper piston won't retract - any suggestions - from Neil Maller
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Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 11:07:45 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Front caliper piston won't retract - any suggestions on 7/2/02 10:47 AM, "Dave Kelley" <d.kelley@usa.net> wrote: > You need to remove the cap from your brake fluid reservoir and drain > some of the fluid. If you left the cap on, you would have trouble > retracting the pistons. Not so: the cap is vented. He has a partially or fully seized caliper piston. Time to rebuild the caliper. Neil 96 M3
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#4. [E36M3] July 5 @ Buttonwillow? - from twisty M3
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Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 09:16:33 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: [E36M3] July 5 @ Buttonwillow? Anyone else going to the Driving Concepts event at Buttonwillow this Friday? Jonathan L. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#5. RE: Driving technique Was:[Brake Pads for street and track schools? R4S? HP+?] - from Michael Stembera
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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 11:22:00 -0500 From: "Michael Stembera" <m_stembera@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: Driving technique Was:[Brake Pads for street and track schools? R4S? HP+?] Speaking of proper driving/racing techniques... Is there an online resource that explains some of them in enough detail so that I could then practice and teach myself? For a start maybe something describing/depicting the proper way to go through a turn fast? Thanks! Mike (can't afford a driving school just yet) ------------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 21:22:27 -0700 From: donna seeley <dlseeley@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brake Pads for street and track schools? R4S? HP+? LOL!! I instructed with an open-tracking group last week and found a new definition for 'forgiving car', waay above the E36M3 [OBMWC]: a Porsche 996 C4! My female student was eager to learn & listened well but still pulled moves (lifting at every apex) that any self-respecting car would have thrown us into the weeds for. The P-car just said "okey-dokey" and trundled along. I got the second one midday. Hopped in, asked him what he was working on, and he said "staying on the track." Ruh roh! He'd had just one little off at the slowest corner, so I knew we would be working on 'too early, too hot.' :) Both of them went out for educational rides in the 'momentum car.' [more OBMWC] Donna -- 88 M3, "Guido" #41 JP <- half the hp & half the lap times 95 M3A, super-commuter * for sale * :( <- also educational, but quieter > Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 20:22:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong > <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brake Pads for street > and track schools? R4S? HP+? > > <>> As a side note, I was a rear seat passenger in some dude's Honda > tonight. OMG! You just never really get a good appreciation for how > much better of a driver you are after driver schools and just being in > this M3 community. Steering inputs weer abrupt...braking was > horrible...on/off switch...throttle was...ugh I almost thought that he > was driving an autocross...hahaha His lane changes were real > bad...not made with confidence because his side mirrors were pointed > to the back of the car. I didn't want to say anything :) >
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#6. Re: Driving technique Was:[Brake Pads for street and track - from donna seeley
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Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 09:32:30 -0700 From: donna seeley <dlseeley@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Driving technique Was:[Brake Pads for street and track schools? R4S? HP+?] An excellent starting point is on the NorCal Shelby Club site: Go to http://www.norcal-saac.org, click on "Open track info" then "Open track handbooks" and download the "Open track driver's primer." http://www.norcal-saac.org/ot/otbook.htm They also have driving tutorials for Sears Point, Laguna Seca, and Thunderhill. Donna On 07.02.02 9:22 AM, "Michael Stembera" <m_stembera@yahoo.com> wrote: > Speaking of proper driving/racing techniques... Is there an online > resource that explains some of them in enough detail so that I could > then practice and teach myself? For a start maybe something > describing/depicting the proper way to go through a turn fast? > > Thanks! > Mike (can't afford a driving school just yet) > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 21:22:27 -0700 > From: donna seeley <dlseeley@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Brake Pads for street and track schools? R4S? HP+? > > LOL!! I instructed with an open-tracking group last week and found a > new definition for 'forgiving car', waay above the E36M3 [OBMWC]: a > Porsche 996 C4! > > My female student was eager to learn & listened well but still pulled > moves (lifting at every apex) that any self-respecting car would have > thrown us into the weeds for. The P-car just said "okey-dokey" and > trundled along. I got the second one midday. Hopped in, asked him what > he was working on, and he said "staying on the track." Ruh roh! He'd had > just one little off at the slowest corner, so I knew we would be working > on 'too early, too hot.' :) > > Both of them went out for educational rides in the 'momentum car.' [more > OBMWC] > > Donna
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#7. What do you all do to your cars? was RE: [E36M3] Warranty? - from Jamie Thomas
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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 09:44:31 -0700 From: "Jamie Thomas" <midpoint@mindspring.com> Subject: What do you all do to your cars? was RE: [E36M3] Warranty? Carey- I have owned my car for 5 years (since new) and have put 76,000 miles = on it. I rally the car 3x per month, have over 40 track events, a few = auto-x's on it and its a daily driver. Other than a x-brace and a Dinan = chip, the car is stock. The car has not needed any repairs in 5 years. I = have done all the routine maintenance and changed the brakes and the = windshield (rock chip) once. Other than that, all the parts are = original. I am extremely happy with the car and am finding it to be a = workhorse. I do not baby the car, except for oil changes (synthetic) and = I flog it pretty good at the track and on rallies. I guess some people = are luckier than others. If I had to do all those repairs to my car, I = would not only be broke but upset about the reliability of my fine = German automobile.=20 Jamie Thomas Everett, WA 97 M3/4 w/ 76,000 glorious miles taken at speed!
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#8. RE:Warranty in California - from Frank Logan
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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 09:57:10 -0700 From: "Frank Logan" <fblogan@cox.net> Subject: RE:Warranty in California Since Warranty Gold (nor any other internet based extended warranty) is not available in California, what are CA list members using for extended warranties? Any recommendations? My local dealer refers me to their finance department for extended warranty information, which tells me this is more about money and less about service in their minds. Since my water pump decoupled the impeller from the shaft last month ('98 with metal impeller, 41k miles, weld failed), the automatic seems to have problems making it to 100K, and the top has been replaced under warranty once already, I don't want to be without a warranty. Thanks, Frank Logan '98 M3ac
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#9. Re: [E36M3] RE: Driving technique Was:[Brake Pads for street and track schools? R4S? HP+?] - from Jimenez, Ariel
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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 11:59:09 -0500 From: "Jimenez, Ariel" <ariel@megapathdsl.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RE: Driving technique Was:[Brake Pads for street and track schools? R4S? HP+?] Try this site: www.turnfast.com Check out the driving techniques section. Very informative. :) Ariel 99 Titanium M3/2 > Speaking of proper driving/racing techniques... Is there an online > resource that explains some of them in enough detail so that I could > then practice and teach myself? For a start maybe something > describing/depicting the proper way to go through a turn fast?
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#10. Fwd: Power Steering Fluid? - from Gerry Miranda
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Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 10:42:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Gerry Miranda <gerry_miranda@yahoo.com> Subject: Fwd: Power Steering Fluid? Gerry Miranda <gerry_miranda@yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 16:17:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Gerry Miranda Subject: Power Steering Fluid? To: E36M3 Power Steering Fluid? Anyone know what power steering fluid to use in a 97 M3. The PS line on mine is leaking and Im changing it. I would like to refill it with the proper fluid. My dealer said ATF Dextron3.... Gerry 97 M3/4 --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup Gerry 97 M3/4 --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? New! SBC Yahoo! Dial - 1st Month Free & unlimited access