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#1. RE: [E36M3] windshield washer jet - from Carey Probst
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:00:03 -0500 From: "Carey Probst" <hcprobst@alum.mit.edu> Subject: RE: [E36M3] windshield washer jet Easiest I've found is to use an airhose and blow in reverse to clear the jets. Just don't use really high pressure. Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. -----Original Message----- From: Walter Jordan [mailto:walter@walterj.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:45 PM To: E36M3 Subject: RE: [E36M3] windshield washer jet Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:36:01 -0500 From: "Walter Jordan" <walter@walterj.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] windshield washer jet Someone please answer this - I have been cleaning mine with a dental pick every time I fill up. -----Original Message----- From: Bruce [mailto:gobuffs93@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:35 PM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] windshield washer jet Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:20:00 -0600 From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> Subject: windshield washer jet Both my windshield washer jets appear to be clogged. Does anybody know if they can be taken apart and cleaned? Or do I need to buy 2 new ones (cost?)? Or maybe there is another culprit? Thanks, Bruce 89 M3 2.5 95 330 CSi ************************************************* 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 Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.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 Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#2. Re: E36 M3 track pad (front and rear) - from dhogg
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:07:52 -0500 From: "dhogg" <dhogg@suscom.net> Subject: Re: E36 M3 track pad (front and rear) Neil's comments on the PF97's are dead on, which is to say it's a very good pad that could use a little more heat resistance for racing, and yes, they're corrosive when wet just like the old Hawk Blues. I'll be interested to learn more about the HT-10's also. BTW, for school use you don't really have to match pads f/r. I know that's controversial, but it's my opinion. The fronts do the lion's share of the work anyway, so if your fronts are good you'll stop straight and well. What you don't want is grippy rears and sloppy fronts, which will make you tail happy in braking zones - a little too entertaining. Now, for more advanced work I'd offer a different opinion. Dave Hogg
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 track pad (front and rear) - from Mark Dadgar
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:14:05 -0800 From: Mark Dadgar <mark@pdc-racing.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 track pad (front and rear) On Feb 10, 2004, at 6:14 PM, dhogg wrote: > I'll be interested to learn more about the HT-10's also. > I just finished off a set on my JP/A5 325is. I loathed them. Super nonlinear, even with the brake ducts completely taped off. You'd get no braking at the start of the braking zone and then it was like you tossed an anchor out by the end. The classic hockey-stick-to-cliff braking action. Nasty. About the only the only good thing I will say for them is that they weren't particularly touchy. And you'd need FAR more horsepower than I have to ever think about fading them. I'm back to Hawk Blues for the time being. I'd love to try the HT-15's, but they don't currently make them in a E36 325 fitment. - Mark E36 325is JP/A5 #117 ----- mark@pdc-racing.net
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#4. quick reality check on Goodyear F1 GS-D3 tires - from alex.fadeev@verizon.com
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:20:21 -0600 From: alex.fadeev@verizon.com Subject: quick reality check on Goodyear F1 GS-D3 tires Folks, I need a quick reality check on the TireRack-praised Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires. Our E36 wife-mobile needs new shoes and the GS-D3's has received high marks from TireRack's user survey. In fact, they scored higher than S03's with significant supporting mileage history. I'm a little suspicious of the Goodyear products, but at $157 a piece I am tempted to do a little experiment on her car. FWIW, she does at least 1 DE and a few autoXs a year. Wet traction is not much of a concern in TX, but I would still like to not have to worry about hydroplaning. Has anyone had GS-D3 tires for any length of time? How do you like them in comparison to S03's or Michelin Pilot Sports? Plan 'A' were the S03's, but TR had recently yanked the price on them back up to $192/piece. -- alex f
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#5. Ordered track pads (was: E36 M3 track pad) - from Fernando Mujica
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:22:44 -0600 From: Fernando Mujica <fmujica@mac.com> Subject: Ordered track pads (was: E36 M3 track pad) Thanks to all. Yes, I was looking for dedicated track pads. Don't ask me how, but I ended up ordering Cobalt SpecVRs front and rear for track use. See info below. So, I guess I'll be the guinea pig :) .. On paper they look pretty good. I went ahead and also got a set of Axxis Ultimates for street/auto-x. So I'll report on both once I get some miles on them. Thanks again, Fernando From Cobalt's page on the SpecVR... Coeff. of Friction: 0.64mu Temp Range: 350-1550F+ Cobalt spec(VR) is a GT-Class road racing compound delivering unparalleled initial bite and braking torque, with excellent modulation and release, a very linear pedal feel for consistence performance, and extreme fade resistance. The spec(VR) has a flat torque curve, with a coefficient of friction of 0.64mu, up to a fade point in excess of 1550F. Additionally, the spec(VR) is surprisingly rotor friendly, and has excellent wear rates. Suitable for all GT-Class vehicles, as well as Formula Cars (Atlantic, Continental, Mazda, et al.), and Sport Racers (Radical, Stohr, WSR, et al.)
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#6. Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 track pad (front and rear) - from alex.fadeev@verizon.com
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:23:19 -0600 From: alex.fadeev@verizon.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 track pad (front and rear) Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> wrote: > > on 2/10/04 3:44 PM, alex.fadeev@verizon.com wrote: > > > What happened to this lists's perennial favorites - PF 90/97 pads? > > I liked the old PF-90s, but moved one to Hawk Blues before trying > > PF-97s > > I liked the old PF90 compound, and went through more than a few sets > over the years. However the PF97 which superseded it acquired the same > toxic/corrosive dust problem as the old Hawk Blue, but without the > Blue's incredible temperature resistance. Neil, Thanks for the update. I also loved PF90s. Then they got replaced by pricier PF-97s and most club racers went to Hawk Blues while the DE crowd swallowed HP-97s. My only complaint against Hawk Blues has been the dusting that becomes one with the wheel when wetted. Regarding the Hawk Blue's dust, a recent trip to a body shop for ding work earned me a free car wash. Imagine my amazement when I came to pick up the car and found previously Hawk Blue dust encrusted stock wheels perfectly clean. It was late in the day and the receptionist did not know what the shop had used on the wheels, but there _is_ hope for the Hawk Blue/PF-97 encrusted wheels! > I've switched to the Hawk HT-10, but don't yet have enough track time > with them to comment. Pricey though. FWIW, a rabid local E36M3 club racers swears by Hawk Blues and does not like HT-10/14 pads. E30M3 crowd adores HT-10s. A vocal majority on this list had long disparaged Hawk Blues for their dust while giddily endorsing HP-97s afflicted by the same malady. Evidently, the hype had worn off. alex f
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 track pad (front and rear) - from Chester Wong
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:43:13 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: E36 M3 track pad (front and rear) All, Interesting how people have different points about pads. Some say they can't get brand XXX to fade, some can. I dunno. Some people have asked what I didn't like about the Performance Friction pads. Well, I had a set of PF90s a long time ago. I used them for about 2 seasons when I first started driver schools and was pretty impressed. I then melted a seal in one of the front calipers and bought a used set of Movit big brakes. I dunno if the problems I experienced were particular to my used set, but it is perhaps the biggest wrong purchase I ever made for the car. The hats don't seem to seat very well with the front hubs. As a result, when you one bolt just a little bit tighther, you can actually feel/hear the rotor catch at that point. This resulted in ungodly shimmy during braking. At one point in 2002, my front wheel almost came off because the lugs backed out (and I checked the torque right before the run session). I attribute this again, to the poor hat/hub interface. The used kit that I bought also came with another set of brand new rotors, but "brand new" was purchased a long time ago...so never used might be a better term. I tried those as well...no dice. Perhaps Movit addressed these issues with later hats...I dunno and I don't care to shell out more money to find out. Anyway, for 2003, I reverted back to stock brakes. I had sold my PF90s when I had the big brakes so I bought a set of used PF90s with very little material on them. They performed well, but since they were old and had little material, performance started going south. So I bought a set of PF01s for the fronts and PF97s for the rear. I never knew what people meant about dust sticking to wheels but goddamn!!! my beautiful forged wheels have a dark band along the whole rim lip :( And that was only after one day of running (where I switched to my track wheels)!!! I have since found that i can remove the crud with the edge of a plastic credit card, but it is painful....lots of scraping for like 1 inch x 1/4 inch strip of clean wheel...and then I'll have to polish the clearcoat...dammit! Anyway, I ran pretty much all year last year on the PF01/PF97 combination and am just not happy. The rotors develop glazing on them (it's like this darker blacker material) coupled with hot spots and the pads just don't stop. I have a set of track rotors that I swap out for each track session that are the brembo OEM ones that just saw the track pads since day one. I had the godawful material transfer issue that resulted in holy crap steering wheel rattle such that the instructor asked, "Is that normal?" People suggested that it was a fluid issue...but the pedal is hard...it's almost as if I could feel the pads squeezing the rotor but the rotors keeps on churning. Of course, people will then tell me that I'm overusing the brakes (which I probably am) and that I should hit them harder, later. Uh huh...if you have no confidence in the brakes, you're not going to try that as you fear you'll run out of road. Here are my stats: - 18 ish schools (most are 2 day events, some 3 day, some one day) - Really been doing this since 2002 - A or B run group - Turn a consistent 2:26 at the Glen with worn Kumho Victoracer V700s (so worn that the tires are like cones...hahahaha...I wonder how new stickies would do) - Koni SA replacement struts/shocks - Stock springs - Eibach swaybars - LTW flywheel - JimC chip So....I do like 1 or 2 warm up laps, then I build up speed where the car feels real good. I can work on my skills...work on smoothness...and then the brakes start to go..and I'm just along for the ride...going thru the motions, but not really learning anything because I'm worrying about the brakes. I know, I know...I think I need ducting.. =( Chester PS...if anyone wants the Movit kits, they are for sale...hahahahaha =====
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#8. windshield washer jet - from Lew Becker
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:37:48 -0800 From: "Lew Becker" <lmbeckercfls@earthlink.net> Subject: windshield washer jet Pick up some piano wire at a hobby shop -- a single, stiff strand of wire that is available in varying diameters. Good for cleaning out clogs -- the wire can go right through the hole in the jet, if the proper diameter; and, you can use it to align the jets so they strike the windshield where you like. Lew Becker -----Original Message----- -------------------- 8 -------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:20:00 -0600 From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> Subject: windshield washer jet Both my windshield washer jets appear to be clogged. Does anybody know if they can be taken apart and cleaned? Or do I need to buy 2 new ones (cost?)? Or maybe there is another culprit? Thanks, Bruce 89 M3 2.5 95 330 CSi
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#9. Mounting question on hybrid GC camber plates... - from DocWyte
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:45:16 -0800 (PST) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Mounting question on hybrid GC camber plates... Have a set of these coming to me and I have a question on how they mount. Do they have studs like the factory bearing plates so you can still run an upper strut brace? On the GC site it looks like they use allen head bolts that bolt from the engine compartment down... Although I suppose I could use bolts up through the bottom of the strut tower up, then through the strut brace... TIA! -josh ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
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#10. Tire choices (again) - from david tow
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:11:39 -0800 From: "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> Subject: Tire choices (again) Hi, all, This question of mine must have been asked hundreds of times. Unlike a lot of questions before me, however, I am shopping for a set of tires that are most durable and comfortable. I have had Kumho ECSTA Supra 712 and MXX3 and am sick and tired of having to replace them so quickly. I am willing to suffer some handling for durability and comfort this time. I've checked a few tires in Tirerack, and come up with three sets that seem to fit my bill on paper: Sumitomo HTR Pirelli P7000 SUPERSPORT Kumho Ecsta ASX What do you think of these? I really want to try AVS Sport, but am afraid that it would be like Kumho ECSTA Supra 712 - cheap and short-lived. Any help from you would be greatly appreciated! David _________________________________________________________________ Click here for a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963