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#1. Re: [E36M3] Non-C/O camber plates - from Steven Hazard
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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:58:44 -0400 From: "Steven Hazard" <98m3@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Non-C/O camber plates Alex is 100% spot on....many of us thought that it would be a walk in the park to change settings on the fly... NOPE>>> Set it up and leave it for the season.... I will say that the TCK plates allow you to make chages to Camber W/O lifting the front wheels...but that pesky toe will be way off. I know some folks who chalk there Tie rods, to move back and forth....but do you all know how tough it is to break a tie rod free W/O a lift! OUCH! Foooooooooogetaboutit!!!!!!! Todd, Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but you are kidding yourself if you think you will be adjusting camber before and after each autoX. Other than being a PITA (need to have wheel in the air, etc), changing camber directly effects your toe. Unless you are prepared to align your car after every camber tweak (some people are and have $1K portable alignment jigs to prove it) whatever tire life you gain from more negative camber will be offset by the wild toe settings. Ignore the advertising claims. Camber plates are primarily used to set the camber once to your specs. Then you pay someone to align the car and forget it. alex f
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#2. Anyone have pictures of silver M3s with painted door handles? - from Chester Wong
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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 20:02:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Anyone have pictures of silver M3s with painted door handles? Thinking about doing this. Not sure how the black rubber gasket would look around the handle, which is the only thing preventing me from doing this. I definitely will not be painting the moldings on the car, though. Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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#3. RE: Difference between 95 M3 rear trailing arms 325i rear trailing arms..? - from Butch Berney
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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 20:21:49 -0700 From: "Butch Berney" <butchberney@attbi.com> Subject: RE: Difference between 95 M3 rear trailing arms 325i rear trailing arms..? I know for sure that the wheel bearings are larger in the M3 arms (same bearing used in the 8 series). I believe other than that, there are no geometry differences to the M3 rear suspension. The trailing arm bushings are interchangeable between all the different E36 versions. I have the PowerFlex ones, and have noticed no undesirable traits in the 10K miles they have been in. There was one other change that I noticed when browsing the ETK. It seems that on 96+ M3's, the lower outer control arm bushing is something that is called a "ball joint". All the E36's use the same ball joint in the upper position, but the 96+ uses this part in the lower position as well. The lower position on the other E36's and the 95 M3 is called a "rubber mounting". I wonder if the ball joint would fit in the lower position of the regular E36 trailing arm? I wonder if it would even be worth trying? Maybe someone (James Clay?) has some experience with these and could lend us some advice. The ETK is so fun to play with :-) Butch 94 325is with M3 suspension (mostly) http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3476 -------------------- Original message -------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:32:01 -0400 From: Jesse Chamberlain <JChamberlain@mapletree.com> Subject: Difference between 95 M3 rear trailing arms 325i rear trailing arms..? A few months ago I was able to purchase a full rear subframe from a 95 M3...So my question is, what is different between the 325i and M3 trailing arms?...Also, are the GC shims for the rear trailing arm bushings worth it for a street driven car? Jesse Chamberlain 325i soon w/full m3 suspension and other stuff
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Non-C/O camber plates - from Alain van der Heide
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Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 22:54:42 -0500 From: "Alain van der Heide" <ajvdh1@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Non-C/O camber plates I don't think you can make that blanket statement. I have Ground Control plates on the front end of my car, along with SA Koni coil-overs, installed by Bimmerhaus in Colorado. My car's dropped about 1-1/2" from stock, and according to Bimmerhaus's alignment rack, when I move the plates from their street setting of about 1.2 degrees to the full setting of about 3 degrees, my toe goes from 1/4 degree in to almost exactly 0, which is pretty nice for Auto-X and track. Obviously, YMMV, and I suspect that having my car lowered mitigates the effect of camber change on toe-in. As for the hassle of jacking it up, I gotta change my wheels anyhow. I noticed a huge change in tire temperatures at the track. I used to see the outside edge of the fronts run 40 degrees hotter than the inside. Now it's pretty much even across the tread. - Alain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Hazard" <98m3@attbi.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] Non-C/O camber plates > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:58:44 -0400 > From: "Steven Hazard" <98m3@attbi.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Non-C/O camber plates > > Alex is 100% spot on....many of us thought that it would be a walk in the > park to change settings on the fly... > NOPE>>> > Set it up and leave it for the season.... > I will say that the TCK plates allow you to make chages to Camber W/O > lifting the front wheels...but that pesky toe will be way off. I know some > folks who chalk there Tie rods, to move back and forth....but do you all > know how tough it is to break a tie rod free W/O a lift! > OUCH! > Foooooooooogetaboutit!!!!!!! > > > Todd, > Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but you are kidding yourself if you think > you will be adjusting camber before and after each autoX. Other than being > a PITA (need to have wheel in the air, etc), changing camber directly > effects your toe. Unless you are prepared to align your car after every > camber tweak (some people are and have $1K portable alignment jigs to prove > it) whatever tire life you gain from more negative camber will be offset by > the wild toe settings. > Ignore the advertising claims. Camber plates are primarily used to set the > camber once to your specs. Then you pay someone to align the car and forget > it. > > alex f > > > > > ************************************************************* > 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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#5. RE: Does Differential Require Grounding for Temp Sensor? - from Butch Berney
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 00:52:31 -0700 From: "Butch Berney" <butchberney@attbi.com> Subject: RE: Does Differential Require Grounding for Temp Sensor? I checked out the VDO website, and it looks like their temperature sensors are grounded at the case (which you probably know, but I thought I would say it anyway... ;-) ). While you will probably get some kind of connection through the differential case, you are probably better off running a wire for the ground. You have to run the other wire anyway, you might as well run two. I checked the Bentley schematic, and the speed sensor does not ground to the case. I don't see any connections that they make from the differential to the chassis. Good luck, Butch ---------------------Original message------------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:30:27 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Does Differential Require Grounding for Temp Sensor? Just wondering if those of you with temp sensors in your diffs had to ground the diffs...I'd like to know in advance whether I need to add a ground strap to the diff in order to avoid electrical gremlins down the line...
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#6. Any listers at Mid Ohio this weekend - from Jeremy Lucas
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 06:46:20 -0400 From: "Jeremy Lucas" <jlucas@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Any listers at Mid Ohio this weekend I'm going to be up that Buckeye Chapter DE at Mid Ohio this weekend and wondering if any other listers are going to be there so I can put some faces to names. I only live 50 minutes away so I won't be at the hotel just the track. Jeremy Lucas 95 M3 - identifying tips: white with TC Kline supported roll bar in back, E36M3 list stickers in rear quarter window ps. Why watch F1 from one corner at Indy, when you could be on track? :)
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#7. Re: Code 1226 Knock Sensor - from Steve Klein
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 09:46:18 -0500 From: Steve Klein <klein@robinsonad.com> Subject: Re: Code 1226 Knock Sensor Hello, Ajay- I had the same fault code read by the same method and had my shop replace the sensor and all is well. Others can clarify, but I believe that under that fault the engine detunes itself to prevent any damage that may result from undetected knock. My car felt a little winded and sluggish, and once the sensor was replaced and the codes reset, the perk was back. Hope that helps- Steve
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#8. Wheels needed - from James Clay
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:32:57 -0400 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: Wheels needed For a customer - does anyone have a set of 17x8-8.5 wheels for sale? These need to be straight for track use, but scratches not important. Possibly BBS RK or something similar in weight/price. James ------------------------------------------------------------------ James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance World Challenge / SCCA / BMWCCA Racecar Rental Genuine and OEM BMW Parts (540) 639-9648 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please inquire about our new line of performance street, track, and full race clutch/flywheel systems.
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#9. Intermittent reverse lights? - from Mel Silva
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 13:48:40 -0500 From: "Mel Silva" <melsilva@mindspring.com> Subject: Intermittent reverse lights? Hi gang, My wife is heckling me about my German engineered car with the reverse lights that don't work half of the time. Is this most likely the reverse switch located on the transmission that is causing this intermittent failure? I have checked the bulbs and wiring; there are no broken filaments that occasionally make contact, nor are there any pinched wires that I can see. These are the stock amber turn signal tail-lights, not an Asian copy of the Euro tail-lights, in case you were wondering. Thanks for the input, Mel, too lazy to crawl under the car and look for himself
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Intermittent reverse lights? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:24:24 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jimbassett@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Intermittent reverse lights? At 12:00 PM 9/26/02, Mel Silva wrote: >Hi gang, > My wife is heckling me about my German engineered car with the > reverse >lights that don't work half of the time. Tell her that finely-crafted German automobile is made for going *forward* :-) >Is this most likely the reverse >switch located on the transmission that is causing this intermittent >failure? That would be my guess. >Thanks for the input, >Mel, too lazy to crawl under the car and look for himself Besides, it's less dirty here in front of the computer :-) Jim Bassett - may be crawling under *both* cars this weekend