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#1. Snip Extraneous Info - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:14:01 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: Snip Extraneous Info I am only posting this since it seems to have gotten particularly bad lately but some of you can start to snip out extraneous information from your posts, particularly the digest footer which is being repeated ten times in the last digest. I know we are trying to promote certain supporting vendors, but I think once per digest is adequate. Regards, Rich
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#2. Re: [E36M3] Short shift kit? - from Kit Wetzler
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:15:11 -0700 From: "Kit Wetzler" <kitwetzler@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Short shift kit? > I have noticed the shifting to be notchy and not really accurate./specially shifting to first gear/.. Definitely replace the selector rod bushings, preferably with a urethane replacement. (ie. UUC) -Kit Wetzler VP Sales MPact Motorsports kit@mpactmotorsports.com
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Short shift kit? - from e36m3digest@jedinite.com
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:42:13 -0500 From: "e36m3digest@jedinite.com" <e36m3digest@jedinite.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Short shift kit? > I have a SSK from a MZ3... > [snip] > Is it time to switch to UUC? Short answer, yes. The MZ3 lever is really not a good solution for our cars. For one, you are putting in another stock shifter with many plastic parts. Plastic which wears and develops slop just like your first stock shifter. Thus, two to three years later, you've got the slop again necessitating a replacement. Second, the alignment is off. UUC puts it well on their website: "No linkage re-alignment causes increased effort, notchiness, and guibo interference in some models." So yeah, time to switch to the best short shifter on the market ;) http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/html_product/bmw_shifters/shifter_nav.htm Eric M. Foster Performify.com
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#4. RE: Short shift kit? - from Burgess, Kim L
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:51:22 -0700 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: RE: Short shift kit? Jeff wrote: Hi all, I have a SSK from a MZ3... I have noticed the shifting to be notchy and not really accurate./specially shifting to first gear/.. I have tried Redline and Mobil 1 for tranny oil to no avail.. Is it time to switch to UUC?" I believe Ron Stygar has outlined a solution for that condition as well as others. Ron suggests correcting the selector rod geometry. (note: M3 and 328 share components/geometry) In addition to freshening all of the joints (new bushings and shimming with washers) the shifter mailto:RonStygar@aol.com?SUBJECT=<E36>%20Lets%20replace%20a%20shift%20lever the discussion mailto:RonStygar@aol.com?SUBJECT=Lets%20check%20out%20the%20selector%20rod%20joint%20vertical%20off%20axis%20force%20in%20my%2096%20328is the fix http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/drivetrain/e36_rons_short_shifter_install_extra_bend.html I think Rogue has developed a 'weighted' selector rod to 'help' with the notchy feel associated with an SS but I'm not sure if the geometry is correct when using other than their SS product. and these guys have a pretty crude solution though inexpensive http://www.ohiomotorcycle.com/understeer/cheapwsr.shtml KLBurgess
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#5. 1995 M3 Cloth Interior - from Rex Tener
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:49:56 -0700 From: Rex Tener <rex_tener@yahoo.com> Subject: 1995 M3 Cloth Interior I was browsing eBay today for a 1995 M3 and I found a Daytona Violet M3 with a black cloth interior: <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2422925717> more pictures at: <http://www.ecarlink.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?ph_dir=H02808> The seats look pretty damn good for a 90K mile car. If I lived closer to Dallas I would offer to pay the guy to let me swap my leather for his cloth. I found a 1995 M3 with no sunroof in Los Angeles about a week ago, but it had a leather interior. Rex -- Rex Tener rex_tener@yahoo.com
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#6. Re: [E36M3] 1995 M3 Cloth Interior - from Chester Wong
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:54:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 1995 M3 Cloth Interior Heh...if you want to see new seats, take a look at Chris P's '95 M3! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw no wrinkles on his side bolsters and the car has 150k miles or something crazy! We he's not looking, I'm gonna steal his seats and swap them out ;) Chester --- Rex Tener <rex_tener@yahoo.com> wrote: > The seats look pretty damn good for a 90K mile car. If I lived closer to > Dallas I would offer to pay the guy to let me swap my leather for his cloth. =====
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#7. Re: [E36M3] RE: Short shift kit? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:01:26 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RE: Short shift kit? At 12:01 PM 7/14/03, Burgess, Kim L wrote: >I think Rogue has developed a 'weighted' selector rod to 'help' with the >notchy feel associated with an SS but I'm not sure if the geometry is >correct when using other than their SS product. It is. >************************************************* >Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: >Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com I would suggest that anybody looking for a SSK, consider patronizing a list sponsor, and check out the one offered by Rogue Engineering. Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1992 325is #44 JP/A5 - co-sponsored by Rogue Engineering
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#8. Re: [E36M3] 1995 M3 Cloth Interior - from Chris Papademetrious
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:03:28 -0400 From: Chris Papademetrious <chrispy@ieee.org> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 1995 M3 Cloth Interior At 04:01 PM 7/14/2003 -0500, Chester Wong wrote: >Heh...if you want to see new seats, take a look at Chris P's '95 M3! I >couldn't believe my eyes when I saw no wrinkles on his side bolsters and the >car has 150k miles or something crazy! Well, only 136k. :) I'm pretty regular with the leather treatment, and I use a moistened sponge instead of a rag to apply it, since the sponge is less abrasive and frays the stitching less. When getting into or out of the car, I'm careful to lift myself out or maneuver in such a way that I'm not always brushing my portly posterior against the bolsters. Hmm, this is all starting to make me sound pretty anal about my seats... Oh wait - I am! - Chris (whose 95 M3 has also enjoyed a sun-free garage for the last four years)
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#9. Re: [E36M3] RTAB Big Question - from Roger Graves
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:24:29 -0400 From: Roger Graves <RogRacer@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RTAB Big Question On 7/14/03 2:01 PM, "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> wrote: > The existing bushings were the newer type, with >> the flange. (8/95 build-date -- did they switch before the end of the >> model year?) My 95 M3...build date 7/94 had flanges on the RTAB...just like the 96+ units. IMO, it's an internet myth that 95 M3s have flangeless bushings. IIRC, it is only non M-cars with 'em. Roger
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Short shift kit? - from Jeremy Lucas
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:48:43 -0400 From: "Jeremy Lucas" <jlucas@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Short shift kit? I had that as well from the previous owner. I installed a Rogue SSK and am much happier with that set-up. The MZ3 lever requires more force because it's not working at the right angle. Back when Ben was at UUC (before starting up Rogue) he had a graphic that illustrated it. Jeremy Lucas 95 M3 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:41 PM Subject: [E36M3] Short shift kit? > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:32:08 +0200 > From: "Go, Jeffrey" <jeffrey.go@sap.com> > Subject: Short shift kit? > > Hi all, > > I have a SSK from a MZ3... > > I have noticed the shifting to be notchy and not really accurate./specially shifting to first gear/.. >