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#1. RE: [E36M3] White residue on exhaust tips...any ideas? - from Jason Jensen
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 20:53:17 -0400 From: "Jason Jensen" <jasonjensen75@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] White residue on exhaust tips...any ideas? Doesn't synthetic oil burn white? Knocks on wood.... J -----Original Message----- From: Chester Wong [mailto:chester_p_wong@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 3:54 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] White residue on exhaust tips...any ideas? Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 12:47:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: White residue on exhaust tips...any ideas? After a few hot runs at the Glen over the week, I noticed a white residue on top of the black carbon deposits on my exhaust tips. Is this a bad thing? Is it normal? The car is a 99M3 with 42k miles and the following pertinent mods: - JimC software - stock airbox - LTW flywheel - Active Autowerke gen III exhaust The whitish residue looks like the stuff on a spark plug that's operating correctly. Any ideas? TIA, Chester ===== ************************************
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#2. RE: [E36M3] White residue on exhaust tips...any ideas? - from Chester Wong
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 18:09:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] White residue on exhaust tips...any ideas? I hope/pray that's what it is. Someone suggested that I might have added leaded/race/aviation gas...nope. This is perhaps the hardest I've ever run the car at the track. The foot was planted to the floor all the way up through the esses with an exit speed of 120...hitting redline in 4th while still in the last part of the esses =) I checked oil levels and they were good, but I did overfill by 1 quart for extra protection. Chester --- Jason Jensen <jasonjensen75@hotmail.com> wrote: > Doesn't synthetic oil burn white? Knocks on wood.... ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
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#3. track tires and WGI - from Vince Leo
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 19:46:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Vince Leo <m332is@yahoo.com> Subject: track tires and WGI I was running 2.24 at WGI with my e36 m3 when it was stock approx 18 mos ago. As a point of reference I can now do 2.24s with my 318is in LP prep for Club Racing on Hoosiers with a coil over and basically a stock motor with 150 hp, but with a cage and no interior - I know there is at least 1-2 more seconds there too!. I think the best I had the M3 was 2.21??? with track tires and suspension upgrades. Asher is very fast and certainly is an very experienced racer and instructor so it is hard to second guess him. He can out-drive me!!! But, I'd hold off on track tires until you are in the advanced run group. As an instructor, I like student to hold off as long a possible. I have used the AO32R and didn't like them... less grip than the Kumho Victo Racers. I have not ride the new Kumhos yet, but since I started racing I swear by Hoosiers - but not worth it for a student's first track tire. I'd say Kumho or Toyo RA-1 Finally, one very important thing to keep in mind, in a school it is not the car, but the driver. I can get by many people in my e-30 318is at a school and it is all do to seat time. Some people are very happy to drive a Viper at 7/10s. Schools are also funny with run groups, you can get people with tons of experience and others that have never seen the track and they are in the same run group. As for me, when I drive my e36 M3 or my wife's e-30 M3, I rarely push it, why beat up the car... that's what the race car is for. But in a race with my race car, it is a whole different game. I am not saying I am the fastest thing out there, but too many student judge their day by getting by the perceived faster cars. Check out the instructor group or better yet, check out a club race and you will see some fast people in slow cars - not me. I am the slow guy in the slow car. Asher on the other hand was able to keep with the B Mod cars in his HP M3 at the recent club race at WGI. You want to see what an e36 95 M3 (3.0 built to Prepared rules) can do at WGI, ride with Ahser. I am not busting on/flaming you Chester and I am sure you did great (probably due the the great foundation that the Genesee Valley Chapter recently gave you at WGI) - just adding my $0.02. Please do not take offense :) Vince 91 318is BMP Design #85 LP/ITS Team Idiot Racing > -------------------- 4 -------------------- > Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 13:22:29 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> > Subject: Maybe ready to move up in tires > > Hey guys. We just got back from a three day driver > school at Watkins Glen. A > big thanks goes to the Delaware Valley Chapter for > organizing this event. > Unfortunately, the event did not go without > incident, but I'll leave it to that > person to speak when he's ready to :) > > We also saw an E46M3 blow it's motor right after > turn one. Apparently it > wasn't event a misshift...doh! > > Anyway, I was running pretty well in the > intermediate run group. Lou > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
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#4. Re: [E36M3] track tires and WGI - from Jeff A
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 22:11:35 -0500 From: "Jeff A" <aabel@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] track tires and WGI At the risk of sounding like a pompous ass, after only a handful of DE's I'm as fast as the many of the instructors in my neck of the woods, and 3-4 seconds back of good I stock and H stock guys on a 2 minute track. I stepped up to sticky tires so fast, I'm sure the P-car weenies call me the anti-christ with a roundel instead of a cross. Screw 'em. There's only one way to get the experience of driving fast on sticky tires. Drive fast on sticky tires. But, then again, my perceptions and expectations have been warped by seat time with some fast club racers, and my own racing background (on two wheels, not four). Just offering a counterpoint that you'll never hear at your local DE. Blast away. Jeff, ducking
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#5. WTB E36 M3/4 5sp - from Paul Smith
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 22:24:25 -0500 From: Paul Smith <pauls@ontario.com> Subject: WTB E36 M3/4 5sp New to this list. Have been member on and off of the BMW Digest for years. I totaled a 95 M3 a few months back. (Bad story) I am looking for a 97-98 4 door M3 with a 5-speed. Know of any out there? I am in Indiana. Thanks Paul Smith '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee :( '69 Corvette roadster (4 speed) :) Had: '95 M3 '94 325 sedan '92 325is '92 525 '88 325is ALL MANUAL Trans
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#6. RE: Koni Settings - from Darling Christopher Maj AMC/CEXR
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 07:22:21 -0500 From: "Darling Christopher Maj AMC/CEXR" <Christopher.Darling@scott.af.mil> Subject: RE: Koni Settings I confess I don't have experience with compression adjustment either. = All I know is, when I dial up my standard Konis, the ride becomes very = stiff, the body roll goes away, and the car PLOWS mightily in the = corners. =20 Cod=20 Major Chris Darling=20 HQ AMC/CEX=20 DSN 779-0698, Comm (618) 229-0698=20 -----Original Message----- From: Paul Elliott [mailto:elliott.paul@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 6:29 PM To: Darling Christopher Maj AMC/CEXR; BMW M3 Digest Cc: Colin_S_Whelan@rrfc.raytheon.com Subject: Re: Koni Settings You may be right...I made an assumption here...I had checked the fronts = and found the 1-1.5 turns from full soft..I did not check the rears, but = made the asumption..YOu may be right...but Im wondering if what you are = saying wrt handling characteristics applies to just the rebound = adjustment that we have...I must confess, I do not understand the = relationship between compression adjustment, which is factory set, and = rebound adjustment which we have some control over. But I always = thought, in my limited handling knowledge, that compression had a bigger = effect on handling than did rebound...I realize I may be completely = wrong on this. =20 Paul Elliott --------------------------------------------------------- '99 White M3; < 45K miles; Dinan stage II SC kit with 6" RMS crank = pulley: 11 psi; AA Water Injection; Fikse FM-10s; X-Brace; Dinan Koni = Suspension; Stygar SS and Clutch Stop; Sound by Polk, Excelon, JLAudio =20
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#7. Re: [E36M3] RE: Koni Settings - from Jeff A
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 07:38:08 -0500 From: "Jeff A" <aabel@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RE: Koni Settings > I confess I don't have experience with compression adjustment either. = > All I know is, when I dial up my standard Konis, the ride becomes very = > stiff, the body roll goes away, and the car PLOWS mightily in the = > corners. > =20 > > You may be right...I made an assumption here...I had checked the fronts = > and found the 1-1.5 turns from full soft..I did not check the rears, but = > made the asumption..YOu may be right...but Im wondering if what you are = > saying wrt handling characteristics applies to just the rebound = > adjustment that we have...I must confess, I do not understand the = > relationship between compression adjustment, which is factory set, and = > rebound adjustment which we have some control over. But I always = > thought, in my limited handling knowledge, that compression had a bigger = > effect on handling than did rebound...I realize I may be completely = > wrong on this. > =20 > Paul Elliott Paul, Chris, My understanding is that compression is not largely affected until you move into the stiffest settings. Could be wrong. . . perhaps somebody with more Koni knowledge could clarify. . . I'm pretty new to the Koni world (have been a Bilstein guy for quite a while). Jeff, assimilated by Koni
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#8. Re: [E36M3] H&R coilovers... too low. - from John Van Houten
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:25:58 -0500 From: "John Van Houten" <jvh_lists@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] H&R coilovers... too low. > I'm running K-mac camber plates in the front. Does > anyone know how I can get maybe an extra 1/2 inch of > height in the front? The KMACs already give you abouther 1/2" or so of height over some of the other camber plates out there. What springs/spring rates are you running? I would look into longer springs. It sounds like either your car is a lot heavier or you re running different springs than Kit if he has no problem getting to stock height. John
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#9. FS: Brey Krause harness bar - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 07:44:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: FS: Brey Krause harness bar 3 year old Brey Krause harness bar mount that attaches to the b-pillar. Constructed of 304 stainless steel. Available with or without Schroth Profi IIs (passenger side is 3 years old and the drivers side is used once). Make me an offer...specify with or without belts. Thanks, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
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#10. Maybe ready to move up in tires - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 12:26:47 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: Maybe ready to move up in tires Chester writes > > So I'm thinking of: > Toyo RA1s > Yok A032Rs > Kuhmo Ecsta V700s > Any recommendations? Input/feedback? Write me! =) Well, my experience is limited to the AO32Rs. I think they make a good tire to progress to from street tires (I had the MXX3s). They stick better than street tires, are DOT rated so they can be legally driven on the street, don't wear out that fast and are generally a stable tire (no cording, groove of doom, etc.). Although directional, they can be run in either direction in the dry. Also, they squeal similar to my MXX3s so the limit was heard and felt better in my opinion. They do make a lot of noise at various speeds due to their tread pattern and construction. I may try the RA1s next time as many say they are comparable to the AO32Rs albeit a little stickier and potentially longer wearing (hard combination to beat). It will depend on the pricing at the time I make the decision as to which I choose. My opinions are based largely on my experiences at 7 driving schools and talking with a lot of people that use the aforementioned tires at the same driving schools that are considerably more experienced (nothing like wandering around the paddock, looking at peoples tires and asking them if they like them, why and compared to what). Best regards, Rich