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#1. Re: Stainless Brake lines - from James Clay
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:13:09 -0500 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: Re: Stainless Brake lines We have both Precise and Goodridge. Precise come in a plastic sleeve, DOT approved, steel ends, teflon lined, $99 - I use them on all of our cars. Goodridge come in a very nice molded plastic packaging with a lifetime warranty card, they have a pretty, non-functional plastic boot on the ends, and the fronts come with a grommet for the strut housing so you don't have to split the stock one - otherwise they are the same teflon lined braided stainless with steel ends at $50 more per set. They make some odd applications which makes them nice for us, but as an E36 owner, I would go for the cheaper set. There is some real trash out there, but above a certain point, it is all candy. James James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance 540.639.9648
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#2. RE: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates - from Andrew-Taylor Autosport
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:32:33 -0500 From: "Andrew-Taylor Autosport" <astaylor@taylorautosport.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 10:55:55 -0500 > From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates > > We have been running stiff R springs, soft/no R bar for a couple > years now - > it is the hot ticket. Get rid of the roll with spring, help the wheelspin > by dropping the bar. > And what do you do to keep the unloaded front wheel on the ground?] Andrew
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#3. RE: [E36M3] Re: Stainless Brake lines - from Andrew-Taylor Autosport
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:32:33 -0500 From: "Andrew-Taylor Autosport" <astaylor@taylorautosport.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Stainless Brake lines > We have both Precise and Goodridge. Precise come in a plastic sleeve, DOT > approved, steel ends, teflon lined, $99 - I use them on all of our cars. > Goodridge come in a very nice molded plastic packaging with a lifetime > warranty card, they have a pretty, non-functional plastic boot on > the ends, That plastic boot is for DOT approval. No plastic thing (under the swage), no DOT approval. Funny thing is that the DOT approved lines are theoretically less safe than a normal swage due to having this cheesy plastic sleeve between the line and the swage collar. Andrew http://www.taylorautosport.com/
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates - from James Clay
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:48:19 -0500 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates A stiff enough rear spring will help with that, as well as a front bar that is not extra stiff. The front wheel lifts only slightly for us in extreme turns, usually enough to pop the car up on the curbing without upsetting the balance. James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance 540.639.9648 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew-Taylor Autosport" <astaylor@taylorautosport.com> To: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com>; "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: RE: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates > > > > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 10:55:55 -0500 > > From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> > > Subject: Re: [E36M3] Stock M3 spring rates > > > > We have been running stiff R springs, soft/no R bar for a couple > > years now - > > it is the hot ticket. Get rid of the roll with spring, help the wheelspin > > by dropping the bar. > > > > And what do you do to keep the unloaded front wheel on the ground?] > > Andrew > >
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#5. FOR SALE! GPS and WOOD - from Cesar Omar Torres
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:55:25 -0500 From: "Cesar Omar Torres" <cesar@cfl.rr.com> Subject: FOR SALE! GPS and WOOD Dear BMW Owners! The following items are for SALE! 1. New Garmin GPS E-trex Vista 2. New Pharos GPS Navigator (CompactFlash) Receiver, I have pictures mounted on the BMW M3. GPS Navigator Kit includes: iGPS-CF (CompactFlash) Receiver Navigation Software Detailed US Street Level Maps MobilPak: EXT. Active Antenna, PDA Mounting Bracket 3.BMW OEM WOOD KIT 4.BMW OEM Lighted wood M knob For pictures and prices replay directly to me cesar@cfl.rr.com or call me at 407-761-0750 I am in Orlando FL. THANKS! CESAR
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#6. Re: Transmission and rear diff change - from Neil Maller
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:56:23 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Transmission and rear diff change on 2/28/03 11:13 AM, "Dave Kelley" <d.kelley@usa.net> wrote: > I have a 98 M3 with almost 70k miles. The tranny and differential fluid have > never been changed. The car sees quite a bit of track time. > > I don't have any problems with my transmission and shifts are always smooth > unless the driver messes up! :-) I have come to the conclusion that there is > no reason the change the lifetime tranny fluid unless I start to have some > problems. It seems that once people change tranny fluid, then they have to > keep changing it on a regular basis. What do you all think? I'm very skeptical about lifetime fluid even for street use. For track use, where you run MUCH higher stresses and fluid temperatures it's absolutely crazy not to change transmission fluid regularly. A couple of quarts of Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF doesn't cost much. I change mine annually, along with the diff fluid. Unless of course you're just working to fry the stock 5-speed so you can be forced to upgrade to a 6-speed! Neil 96 M3
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Re: Transmission and rear diff change - from Juan Rico
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:05:48 -0800 From: Juan Rico <juan_rico@captionsinc.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Transmission and rear diff change As far as street use... what is considered a "lifetime"? My car has 160K of heavy street use, some autocrosses, regular canyon drives, has never had tranny and differential fluids changed and unless these things fail catastrophically without warning, I see no reason why they won't last 200K miles and beyond. The car shifts impeccably and the differential does not leak... I'd love to see the stats on how many people who don't replace their fluids have had diff & tranny failures because of this vs people who *regularly* swap these fluids out... Just because your heart is supposedly a "lifetime" organ, it's not necessarily going to keep ticking until you're 200 years old, no? Sorry, 200K or 250K for a differential is a valid lifetime for me. How many people keep or will keep their M3 beyond the 150K mark anyway...? There's your lifetime. Juan. 95M3 (Don't touch my tranny and diff-- you'll ruin them...) -----Original Message----- From: Neil Maller [mailto:neil.maller@gte.net] Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:03 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Re: Transmission and rear diff change Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:56:23 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Transmission and rear diff change on 2/28/03 11:13 AM, "Dave Kelley" <d.kelley@usa.net> wrote: > I have a 98 M3 with almost 70k miles. The tranny and differential fluid have > never been changed. The car sees quite a bit of track time. > > I don't have any problems with my transmission and shifts are always smooth > unless the driver messes up! :-) I have come to the conclusion that there is > no reason the change the lifetime tranny fluid unless I start to have some > problems. It seems that once people change tranny fluid, then they have to > keep changing it on a regular basis. What do you all think? I'm very skeptical about lifetime fluid even for street use. For track use, where you run MUCH higher stresses and fluid temperatures it's absolutely crazy not to change transmission fluid regularly. A couple of quarts of Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF doesn't cost much. I change mine annually, along with the diff fluid. Unless of course you're just working to fry the stock 5-speed so you can be forced to upgrade to a 6-speed! Neil 96 M3 ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: Transmission and rear diff change - from Dave Kelley
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 14:16:05 -0500 From: "Dave Kelley" <d.kelley@usa.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Transmission and rear diff change > Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:56:23 -0500 > From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> > Subject: Re: Transmission and rear diff change > > I'm very skeptical about lifetime fluid even for street use. > > For track use, where you run MUCH higher stresses and fluid temperatures > it's absolutely crazy not to change transmission fluid regularly. A couple > of quarts of Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF doesn't cost much. I change mine > annually, along with the diff fluid. > > Unless of course you're just working to fry the stock 5-speed so you can be > forced to upgrade to a 6-speed! > > Neil > 96 M3 > Yea, but if I am having absolutely no shifting or transmission problems or even symptoms of problems, why change it? Many people who have tried Mobil 1, Redline, Royal Purple, etc. say that they experience varying degrees of notchiness and that the smoothness goes away over time. I'm still smooth right now so I have to suspect that my lifetime tranny fluid is still doing a good job! If my transmission were getting "fried", I think there would be some symptoms of a problem, but there are not! Dave Kelley 98 M3/4
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#9. Re: Failed CA smog -- Ideas or Suggestions? RESOLVED - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:21:10 -0800 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Re: Failed CA smog -- Ideas or Suggestions? RESOLVED OK, So here were my original numbers when I failed (max / avg / measured): @2500 (passed): HC (ppm): 130/12/8 CO (%): 1/0.1/0.0 CO2 (%): -/-/14.9 02 (%): -/-/0.3 rpm: 2367 @idle (failed): HC (ppm): 100/17/159 CO (%): 1/0.0/0.1 CO2 (%): -/-/14.9 02 (%): -/-/0.2 rpm: 540 I put in new plugs (Bosch, couldn't find NGK in time) and new 02 sensor. The plugs looked fine / typical, and even. The coil packs look fine. The O2 sensor looked a bit beat-up. The tailpipe is light tan. I also filled up the tank. And here are the new numbers when I passed: @2500 (passed): HC (ppm): 130/12/0 CO (%): 1/0.1/0.0 CO2 (%): -/-/14.3 02 (%): -/-/1.0 rpm: 2527 @idle (passed): HC (ppm): 100/17/12 CO (%): 1/0.0/0.01 CO2 (%): -/-/14.2 02 (%): -/-/1.1 rpm: 740 Apart from the massive reduction in HC, note the increase in 02. Since I changed both plugs and O2 sensor, I can't point conclusively to either one as the cause. Also, the gas in the car was several months old at the first smog test. Hope this helps someone ... -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Re: Transmission and rear diff change - from Robert Chay
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:09:28 -0500 From: Robert Chay <rchay@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Transmission and rear diff change This isn't a good analogy. When your heart stops, that's the end of your life so it actually has lasted a lifetime. I change my tranny and diff fluid every 30k miles. -Bobby ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Rico" <juan_rico@captionsinc.com> > > Just because your heart is supposedly a "lifetime" organ, it's not > necessarily going to keep ticking until you're 200 years old, no?