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#1. Diff Ratios, Euro Airbox FS - from eevans@planetc.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 13:39:28 -0400 From: eevans@planetc.com Subject: Diff Ratios, Euro Airbox FS Brett, Thanks for the info on the diff ratios. I can't imagine going from our stock diff to a 3.91 ;-). That must make it a real stump puller as in tractor. Has anyone out there done that to a non race car? I'd love to hear how it feels. My friend has decided against going to another diff ratio now that I told him what Brett said. BTW, anyone want the larger Euro airbox for their E36? Evan Evans President Smoky Mountain BMW CCA Knoxville, TN Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:45:31 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <brett@koalamotorsport.com> Subject: RE: [uuc] E36 M3 diff ratio ?s E36 M3: 95 5spd, 3.15 95 Auto, 3.23 96-99 5spd, 3.23 96-98 auto, 3.38 E36 325i is the only E36 with a lower ratio, that'd be 3.91 for the auto, while the 5spd got stuck with a 3.15. So, in short, the only diff option that is a direct bolt in, is the 3.91 from an E36 325 Automatic. The housing was not used in any other BMW model, so if you want any other ratio, such as 3.46, 3.64, 3.73, 4.10 or 4.27, it has to be custom built for you. Hope this helps. Brett Anderson KMS
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#2. Re: Sputter and die with Radiator Death - from Brad Ahrens
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 11:00:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Brad Ahrens <txsaggie97@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Sputter and die with Radiator Death The engine died on my car when the neck blew. I was sitting in traffic at idle...when I stepped on the gas to move forward the neck went and she died. No prior overheating and it was not overheated when the neck blew - in fact I was able to pull off the road before it even got into the red after restart. I did have to make a second attempt at starting it back up though before she caught. No problems since then. Don't know the reason for it to die...trauma I guess. Heh. Brad __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Re: HPS or HP Plus? - from alex.fadeev@verizon.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 13:08:55 -0500 From: alex.fadeev@verizon.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: HPS or HP Plus? Same here. Love HPS for street pads. They are not much of a 'dual purpose' pads and I can fade them at our TX autoXs if I'm not careful. But they are great for street use. -- akex f "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> wrote: > > HPS for me. The Plus can make noise (seem to on about 66.66% of > the cars) and when they do it is annoying. Also dust more and wear > rotors faster. This is compared to HPS which have almost no dust > and make no noise and zero rotor wear that I can see. I guess that > would be minimal rotor wear if anyone is really being picky... > > > James Clay
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Diff Ratios, Euro Airbox FS - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:32:32 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Diff Ratios, Euro Airbox FS Evan posted an e-mail from Brett Anderson: > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:45:31 -0400 > From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <brett@koalamotorsport.com> > Subject: RE: [uuc] E36 M3 diff ratio ?s > > E36 M3: > 95 5spd, 3.15 > 95 Auto, 3.23 > > 96-99 5spd, 3.23 > 96-98 auto, 3.38 > I would just add the little bit of detail that the 1995 LTW had a 3.23 differential ratio with the 5 speed manual transmission. Lowell Seaton '95 M3 - not LTW BMW CCA #131505
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:39:09 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s James, What I would like to know is it possible to just swap the ring and pinion gears in the differential. That is put 3.23 or 3.38 gears in my stock 3.15 housing. I would like to get slightly lower gearing since I have slightly taller tires than stock - 235/45 vs 235/40 - but I don't want to pay the $700+ for a used 3.23 diff. I need to rebuild my limited slip diff anyway. It does not "lock up" nearly like it should. So if new ring and pinion gears are fairly cheap, I might as well change the gears at the same time as the rebuild. Thanks. Lowell Seaton '95 m3 Dallas, Texas ---------------------------------------------- james@bimmerworld.com writes: > 3.23, 3.38 and 3.91 are the only stock ratios that are a direct bolt-on. > We can build almost anything, including 3.46, 3.64, 3.73, 4.10, 4.27. > <snip> > > James Clay >
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#6. Bridgestone RE040 tires? - from KLchmn@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:51:41 -0400 From: KLchmn@aol.com Subject: Bridgestone RE040 tires? Gruppe, I just got back from Europe and 2900 miles in my new 330i PP (thanks to extremely favorable lease rates and Monty Sidhu at South Bay BMW). The car came with Bridgestone RE040 tires. I had never heard of this model before. I have to say that I am impressed with the tires. They stuck great on the Nurburgring (long and GP circuits). They do squeal a bit earlier than I'd like (kinda like the Kumho 712s for those that have had them). The stick is right up there with Conti Sport Contact II's and much better than the Pilot Sports. Has anyone else seen the RE040s? Thoughts? As for the 330i, it is a heck of a good car. Sure, it could use a 100 more hp, but it is just fine as it is. I was surprised that it didn't understeer like the E36 M3 and E46 M3 do (yes, I was pushing it a bit...). Cheers, Kirk Lachman Sin City Chapter '95 M3 #21 I-stock
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s - from Andrew - Taylor Autosport
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:06:09 -0400 From: "Andrew - Taylor Autosport" <astaylor@taylorautosport.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s > What I would like to know is it possible to just swap the ring and pinion > gears in the differential. That is put 3.23 or 3.38 gears in my > stock 3.15 > housing. That's how it's done. > I would like to get slightly lower gearing since I have slightly > taller tires > than stock - 235/45 vs 235/40 - but I don't want to pay the $700+ > for a used > 3.23 diff. I need to rebuild my limited slip diff anyway. It > does not "lock > up" nearly like it should. So if new ring and pinion gears are > fairly cheap, > I might as well change the gears at the same time as the rebuild. A diff rebuild with ratio change is going to cost a bit more than $700. Not significantly, but definitely more. Most certainly is cheaper to get a used diff. But if building one, then at the same time you can make the limited slip part better. 'Course you can do this to a used diff too with just the LS part without having the expense of setting the gears' backlash (the laborious part of a stock rebuild or ratio change) R&Ps aren't available new from BMW (for the most part ;), you have to "steal" them from a donor diff which adds to the cost. If you want a ratio change, buy a used diff. If you want to rebuild your LS part, then that's relatively cheap, unless you want to make it wicked. Andrew http://www.taylorautosport.com <--months past an update We do diffs with any ratio and LS mods from stock to 6-pack with asymmetrical accel/decel ramps.
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#8. RE: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s - from James Clay
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:07:14 -0400 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s Not really. When you swap gears, you have to measure and adjust lash and clearances per individual gearset/housing combination. Usually this also results in destroying the bearings and while you are already there, why not do the clutches... James James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com <http://www.bimmerworld.com/> Engineered BMW Performance 540.639.9648 -----Original Message----- From: LoweSeaton@aol.com [mailto:LoweSeaton@aol.com] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 3:39 PM To: james@bimmerworld.com; e36m3@bmw-m.net Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s James, What I would like to know is it possible to just swap the ring and pinion gears in the differential. That is put 3.23 or 3.38 gears in my stock 3.15 housing. I would like to get slightly lower gearing since I have slightly taller tires than stock - 235/45 vs 235/40 - but I don't want to pay the $700+ for a used 3.23 diff. I need to rebuild my limited slip diff anyway. It does not "lock up" nearly like it should. So if new ring and pinion gears are fairly cheap, I might as well change the gears at the same time as the rebuild. Thanks. Lowell Seaton '95 m3 Dallas, Texas ---------------------------------------------- james@bimmerworld.com writes: 3.23, 3.38 and 3.91 are the only stock ratios that are a direct bolt-on. We can build almost anything, including 3.46, 3.64, 3.73, 4.10, 4.27. <snip> James Clay
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#9. Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s - from LoweSeaton@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:20:23 EDT From: LoweSeaton@aol.com Subject: Re: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s Thanks Andrew. You answered my question. So BMW doesn't sell the ring and pinion separately. Are there any aftermarket R&P suppliers? Anything like what you see in the back of "Offroad Trucking"? You can buy any R&P gear for a truck diff from 1:1 to 10:1 ;-) I am hesitant to buy a used diff and just bolt it on. You don't know what you are getting. I know my 60,000 mile diff is no better than an open diff. My luck I would be a "good" used diff and it would slip as bad as mine. By the time I buy a used diff and freshen it up, I might as well buy a brand new one. Lowell Seaton ----------------------------------------------------- astaylor@taylorautosport.com writes: > R&Ps aren't available new from BMW (for the most part ;), you have to > "steal" them from a donor diff which adds to the cost. If you want a ratio > change, buy a used diff. If you want to rebuild your LS part, then that's > relatively cheap, unless you want to make it wicked. > > Andrew > http://www.taylorautosport.com <--months past an update > We do diffs with any ratio and LS mods from stock to 6-pack with > asymmetrical accel/decel ramps. >
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#10. RE: [E36M3] HPS or HP Plus? - from Andrew - Taylor Autosport
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:31:54 -0400 From: "Andrew - Taylor Autosport" <astaylor@taylorautosport.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] HPS or HP Plus? There are always options other than these two flavors when looking at non-race pads. My personal favorite is the Ferodo DS2500 (hence why we are a Master Wholesale Distributor). It's a street pad that makes more friction when it's cold than a Hawk Blue or Porterfield R4 do hot. Yes, I know I'm comparing it to track pads. Granted it doesn't have the ultimate temp range of those pads, but it has better pedal feel and makes more friction than those two from dead cold. It's temp range is that of the HPS and HP+ combined, and makes more friction over a broad range than the Blue's peak. Really, it's everything that the R4S always wanted to be. The caveat is that dusting is moderate (comparable, maybe slightly less, to stock Jurids). It does wash off easy though. I've only had a few customers mention any squeal and they described it as moderate (the last few feet coming to a dead stop). But, they had also just had used them at the track. My autocrossing customers love the the 2500s and those that try them for the first time pretty much crap themselves. As for the topic though, it's not that we don't sell Hawk, we do, but my experience with the HPSs are that I could fade them on my daily commute (a fun mountain twisty) although they are dust free. Of course PBR Deluxes are dust free too. The HPSs last forever. I'd recommend the PF Z-rated from autozone as an alternative to the HPS. Very similar pads. And I think the HP+ has an identity crisis. (Street pad performance and track pad caveats). Andrew http://www.taylorautosport.com/ List special on DS2500s: Front $99 and Rear $69 (Retail $123 and $109, respectively) > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 18:22:50 -0700 (PDT) > From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] HPS or HP Plus? > > Wow, I don't know which batch of HP+'s you got, but > it's certainly not the batch mine came from. > > My HP+'s squeek quite a bit and dust ALOT. Also if > you don't get the dust off the wheels every few days, > it'll start to cement itself to your wheels. > > Not really acceptable for a pad billed as a > street/auto-x pad. I can deal with the noise but not > the cement like dust... > > -josh > > > --- "Lee E. Piccione" <leepic@smart.net> wrote: > > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 17:54:20 -0400 > > From: "Lee E. Piccione" <leepic@smart.net> > > Subject: Re: [E36M3] HPS or HP Plus? > > > > I have the HP+. They squeek, but they don't dust > > very much at all! > > Lee > > '95 M3 Violet > > > > Mel Silva wrote: > > > > > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 14:38:18 -0500 > > > From: "Mel Silva" <melsilva@mindspring.com> > > > Subject: HPS or HP Plus? > > > > > > For those of you running Hawk pads on the street, > > which compound do you > > > prefer, the HPS or HP Plus? My only experience is > > with the Hawk Blues (but > > > not on the M3). > > > > > > TIA, > > > Mel > > > > > > ************************************************* > > > 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 > > > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com > > > > > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > > > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > > > ************************************************* > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************* > > 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 > > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com > > > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > > ************************************************* > > > > > > > ===== > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > ************************************************* > 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 > Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > > >
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#11. RE: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s - from Andrew - Taylor Autosport
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:34:37 -0400 From: "Andrew - Taylor Autosport" <astaylor@taylorautosport.com> Subject: RE: E36 M3 diff ratio ?s >Are there any aftermarket R&P suppliers? Anything like what you see in the >>back of "Offroad Trucking"? You can buy any R&P gear for a truck diff from >1:1 to 10:1 ;-) Don't we all wish ;) A.