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#1. Re: [E36M3] Who wants to go in on a 24lb injector buy? - from Bruce
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:53:56 -0500 From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Who wants to go in on a 24lb injector buy? That car would be mine. See attached pic. Bone stock, 10/94 build (long before the LTWs went down the line). Bruce 95 M3 89 M3 2.5 > I see AA peak hp with the track pipe is 217.9 hp. We have a totally stock > '95 M3 here in Dallas that turns over 223 rwhp - absolutely no mods to it. > So if AA is claiming 20+ hp and only has 217.9 hp, then it must be a very > weak M3 to start with. Wow, that I would like to see. 223 rwhp from a stock '95 M3!! That is something like 265 - 270 crank hp. They must have handpicked one too many motors off the line for the LTWs and slammed it into this stock M3 instead.
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#2. Headlamp switch light is out: didn't someone here replace this? - from Msebmwman@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:14:18 EDT From: Msebmwman@aol.com Subject: Headlamp switch light is out: didn't someone here replace this? All; The red background lighting that lights the headlamp switch graphics is out. In other words, at night when the car is on or the lights are on you can't see the headlamp switch rotary dial or the graphics for the side markers, the headlamps, or the front fogs. I thought I remembered that someone on this list had a good time replacing the lamp that lights this area recently. Would you care to share your experience and the procedure and perhaps any part numbers involved? Thanks for your help, Marc 95M3 (which I'm groping in the dark in order to turn on lamps.....)..
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#3. Re: Track guys - interest in Front splitter? - from James Clay
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:25:00 -0400 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: Re: Track guys - interest in Front splitter? Minor fabrication. The splitter will mount on standoffs so it will not be physically attached to the bumper cover. This is important to us because either the bumper cover or the splitter can be ripped off while leaving the other in place. I have seen a couple of these in action on other car models and they are amazingly strong - a Mazda went over the curbing and bounced along off track and the splitter clung on. You will probably need to weld two pins to the subframe to secure the rear and 3 brackets off of the front bumper, similar to the factory lightweight supports - still working on that. James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance 540.639.9648
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Who wants to go in on a 24lb injector buy? - from Bruce
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 18:29:21 -0500 From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@attbi.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Who wants to go in on a 24lb injector buy? Looks like no attachments. If anybody wants to see the dyno curve email me. If I could figure out ATTBI's webpage service I could post it, but I haven't had any luck yet. Bruce 95 M3 89 M3 2.5 > That car would be mine. See attached pic. > > Bone stock, 10/94 build (long before the LTWs went down the line). > > Bruce > 95 M3 > 89 M3 2.5
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#5. Re: [E36M3] 15W50 Mobil 1 for summer: anyone use this? - from Wen Liew
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Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 16:35:03 -0700 From: "Wen Liew" <wwliew@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 15W50 Mobil 1 for summer: anyone use this? >From: ChuckBrazeau@aol.com >Subject: Re: [E36M3] 15W50 Mobil 1 for summer: anyone use this? > > >Just curious what everyones thoughts are on Mobil 1's 0W40 oil that is >their >"European Car Formula"? I was using Mobil 1 0W-40 since 10/01 before recently switching to 15W-50. My car has 108,000k and a self-lubricating turbo. I don't track the car but redlines it quite often. With the 0W-40, it would burn about half a quart between 5k oil changes. This is much better than using 0W-30 without a turbo which burnt more than a quart between changes. We'll see what the burn rate is with 15W-50. Wen _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
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#6. Re:Re: hi flow cats? - from Roger Baker
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Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 17:02:10 -0700 From: Roger Baker <RogerBkr@netscape.net> Subject: Re:Re: hi flow cats? Didn't Jim C look at the cats a while back & found the stock BMW cats (when in normal good condition) are not very restrictive compared to many of the high flow models you see advertised? IIRC, the gain was minimal at best and you risk worse emissions performance to boot. Also, I just left the Bay Area in September 2002, but during the previous 7.5 years I lived there I drove by 2 roadside smog checks. One in SJ by my house and another farther north (maybe Mountain view?). I just about sh*t a brick the 1st time it happened, as I was in my track car with big cats & everything all modified to hell, and the smog tester was positioned on the freeway on ramp 1 mile from my house! Car not even warm, accelerating hard to get on the freeway, not a good combination... -- Roger Baker Jake McClean <sin@mail.value.net> wrote: >Hmm. Has anyone ever looked into some of the "high flow" cats available >out there? They tend to come with larger inlets/outlets and most boast >significantly higher flow rates than typical cats. Anyone know if they're >worth the time/money? > >Also, FWIW, I've driven in the bay area, CA for the last 10 years or so, >and I've never seen a roadside dyno-spot check. I heard rumors of them a >couple years back, but only briefly down in the south bay where >uber-modded honda racers were zipping around without cats. The big issue >there was really noise more than it was pollution. Those little 4 bangers >are LOUD without cats in place. > >Jake >95 M3 > >
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#7. RE: [E36M3] 15W50 Mobil 1 for summer: anyone use this? - from Dames, Mark
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:14:46 -0700 From: "Dames, Mark" <Mark.Dames@PDO.Co.Santa-Clara.CA.US> Subject: RE: [E36M3] 15W50 Mobil 1 for summer: anyone use this? Robert wrote: "Costco in Hackensack had . . . " Hey wasn't this the place from Superman 1 that Lex Luther pointed the ballistic missile at? This oil discussion may be approximating a snake oil infomercial but I've learned some geography from it! I heretofore didn't know Hackensack really existed. mark.
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Headlamp switch light is out: didn't someone here replace this? - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:14:14 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Headlamp switch light is out: didn't someone here replace this? Go to Brett Anderson's web site: <A HREF="http://www.koalamotorsport.com/">http://www.koalamotorsport.com/</A> Click on complimentary repairs, then E36, then light switch. He has some very good tech tips. Lowell Seaton '95 M3 BMW CCA #131505
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Re: hi flow cats? - from DocWyte
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:43:24 -0700 (PDT) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: hi flow cats? In my experience the "hi flow" cats are no better than properly working stock cats. -josh --- Jake McClean <sin@mail.value.net> wrote: > Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:30:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: Jake McClean <sin@mail.value.net> > Subject: Re: hi flow cats? > > Hmm. Has anyone ever looked into some of the "high > flow" cats available > out there? They tend to come with larger > inlets/outlets and most boast > significantly higher flow rates than typical cats. > Anyone know if they're > worth the time/money? > > Also, FWIW, I've driven in the bay area, CA for the > last 10 years or so, > and I've never seen a roadside dyno-spot check. I > heard rumors of them a > couple years back, but only briefly down in the > south bay where > uber-modded honda racers were zipping around without > cats. The big issue > there was really noise more than it was pollution. > Those little 4 bangers > are LOUD without cats in place. > > Jake > 95 M3 > > > Kit Wrote: > > The track pipe does significantly increase the > area under the > > curve. However, with a stock exhaust, it really > doesn't make a whole > > lot more power. The cats are a significant power > bottleneck, though. > > > > Just remember, especially those of you in Smog > Check II areas, in the > > people's republic of CA... it's legal to have > roadside dynos on which > > they do spot checking of emissions. Not having > cats is a $1500 > > fine. And, on a load based dyno emissions test, > it's REALLY obvious > > that you don't have cats. > > > > I'm probably going to risk it, new cats are a lot > more expensive than > > the crack pipe, so I figure if I can keep the > crack pipe on the car and > > save the stock cats, all will be good. Also, it > allows you to get much > > more accurate a/f ratios for tuning, without > welding a bung onto the > > exhaust pre-cats. > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com
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#10. Airbag light - from Paul Smith
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 21:36:32 -0500 From: Paul Smith <pauls@ontario.com> Subject: Airbag light Okay, I am on the road . . . again and my airbag light on the dash comes on. Re-start goes off and then on again. Drove 4 hours (through the north east Ohio roads - great torque and fun) and no issue. I need to drive that home again. Any issues before I hit the road again? My 'tool' is at home and no readout when I hit the check on the computer. thanks Paul Smith 98 M3/4/5 with the guy blowing the bubble light on.