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#1. Re: Fender roller...wa Michelin PS Cup Fitment - from kim.burgess@att.net
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:07:46 +0000 From: kim.burgess@att.net Subject: Re: Fender roller...wa Michelin PS Cup Fitment Also a knock-off < http://tinyurl.com/46w7n > of the Haweka fender roller is available from Eastwood Company www.Eastwood.com KLB DocWyte wrote: "Ouch!! You can rent the fender rolling tool from Tire Rack (although they tend to have a long wait list) or from Brett@Koala Motorsport. It'll cost you $75 including shipping both ways. Then use a heat gun to heat up the paint and the undercoating really well. The undercoating will actually get hot and gooey. Then just use the rolling tool to fold the lip up and under. The undercoating will goosh out of the way and then reseal the folded lip to keep crap out of there. <snip>" -josh
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#2. Re: Cooler Thermostat Question - from Neil Maller
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:32:48 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Cooler Thermostat Question on 8/14/04 12:42 PM, "Riley, Scott" <sriley@cardinalcapital.com> wrote: > Is it possible to install a cooler (<88/92 C) thermostat in an E36 M3? > Who makes it and what temp is it? Sure you can. There are number of interchangeable t'stats in various calibrations used on different BMWs over the years. > I was hoping to find something in the range of an E30 M3, ie. 80 C. Is there > any harm in doing this on a race car in Texas? No harm, but no help either. <soapbox mode> Your stock cooling system's ability to cool the engine under high stress conditions - high ambient, max engine output, etc. - is determined 100% by the physical design and condition of the components and 0% by the t'stat calibration. Installing a lower temp t'stat will initiate cooling sooner, but will not affect the final temperature in the slightest. </soapbox mode> Note that I said 'stock cooling system.' If you have an oversized radiator and probably an oil cooler, such that you truly have an excess of cooling system capacity even under high stress conditions, then a lower temp t'stat could result in lower max coolant temperature. However I suspect that if that were the case you wouldn't be asking the question <g> Neil 96 M3
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#3. Re: [E36M3] Re: Fender roller...wa Michelin PS Cup Fitment - from Mark Dadgar
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 11:34:18 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <mark@pdc-racing.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Fender roller...wa Michelin PS Cup Fitment On Aug 14, 2004, at 11:12 AM, kim.burgess@att.net wrote: > Also a knock-off < http://tinyurl.com/46w7n > of the Haweka fender > roller is available from Eastwood Company www.Eastwood.com If you're in the SF Bay Area, Tony at TC Design and Navid at eXtreme Performance both have fender rollers in-house and will do fenders for $40 per. TC Design www.tcdesignfab.com eXtreme Performance www.xperformance.com Disclaimer: I've spent a lot of money at both these places. - Mark E36 325is JP/A5 #117, rolled fenders ----- mark@pdc-racing.net
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#4. Cooler T-Stat for M3 -- Reply - from Tim Gergen
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:46:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Tim Gergen <tgergen@yahoo.com> Subject: Cooler T-Stat for M3 -- Reply "Is it possible to install a cooler (<88/92 C) thermostat in an E36 M3? Who makes it and what temp is it? I was hoping to find something in the range of an E30 M3, ie. 80 C. Is there any harm in doing this on a race car in Texas?" Bimmerworld, I believe, sells a "fan delete kit" for the E36 M3. It comes with a metal t-stat housing, an 80C thermostat, lower temp fan switch (to switch in aux fan sooner), and the needed gaskets. You may want to inquire with them if you can just get the t-stat. I am sure you can, but you would prolly have to call. Tim --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages!
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#5. Re: Cooler Thermostat Question - from Riley, Scott
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 15:56:03 -0500 From: "Riley, Scott" <sriley@cardinalcapital.com> Subject: Re: Cooler Thermostat Question Neil, thanks for the reply. You hit it right on the button. After overheating slightly during the last lap of my most recent race, I've decided to finally spend the time to install the Fluidyne that has been sitting in the corner of my office for 6 months. At the same time, I am going to ditch my existing euro oil cooler in favor of a serious Mocal oil cooler mounted to the brace left over after removing the A/C condenser right smack dab in the middle of the radiator. Bottom line: I will be increasing (hopefully significantly) the cooling capacity, so I figured a slightly colder thermostat could only help more by giving the cooling system a headstart as well as reducing the overall temp level of the system. Thanks again, Scott Scott S. Riley, CFA Cardinal Capital Partners, Inc. 8214 Westchester Drive, Ninth Floor Dallas, Texas 75225 (214) 696-3600 phone (214) 696-9845 fax sriley@cardinalcapital.com www.cardinalcapital.com -----Original Message----- From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> To: E36M3 <e36m3@bmw-m.net> CC: Riley, Scott <sriley@cardinalcapital.com> Sent: Sat Aug 14 13:32:48 2004 Subject: Re: Cooler Thermostat Question on 8/14/04 12:42 PM, "Riley, Scott" <sriley@cardinalcapital.com> wrote: > Is it possible to install a cooler (<88/92 C) thermostat in an E36 M3? > Who makes it and what temp is it? Sure you can. There are number of interchangeable t'stats in various calibrations used on different BMWs over the years. > I was hoping to find something in the range of an E30 M3, ie. 80 C. Is there > any harm in doing this on a race car in Texas? No harm, but no help either. <soapbox mode> Your stock cooling system's ability to cool the engine under high stress conditions - high ambient, max engine output, etc. - is determined 100% by the physical design and condition of the components and 0% by the t'stat calibration. Installing a lower temp t'stat will initiate cooling sooner, but will not affect the final temperature in the slightest. </soapbox mode> Note that I said 'stock cooling system.' If you have an oversized radiator and probably an oil cooler, such that you truly have an excess of cooling system capacity even under high stress conditions, then a lower temp t'stat could result in lower max coolant temperature. However I suspect that if that were the case you wouldn't be asking the question <g> Neil 96 M3
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#6. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Fitment - from AVUSM3@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:16:03 EDT From: AVUSM3@aol.com Subject: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Fitment Andrew - I wanted to let you know that the 255 Pilot Sport Cups are substantially bigger (wider) than the 255 RA1s. I have seen the cups in person are they are massive. They looks more like a 275 than a 255. John Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:39:36 -0700 From: Andrew Kalman <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Fitment Hi All. Due to operator error I lost all the emails when people were discussing fitment of these tires earlier this week (I think it was on this list :-) ). Can someone email me the relevant conclusion? i want to know if a 255 on an 8.5" is gonna clear in the rear of my LWT -- I have rolled the fenders, but haven't bashed in the stock exhaust. All-stock suspension, save for Koni SA's. Thanks,
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#7. Re: NJ Chapter School at Summit Point this weekend - from dhogg
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 07:05:58 -0400 From: "dhogg" <dhogg@suscom.net> Subject: Re: NJ Chapter School at Summit Point this weekend Well, guys, I hope y'all give me a race report, 'cause I'm back home after turning 2 practice laps and encountering my recurring head gasket failure. Stock 3.0 M3 motors are supposed to be bulletproof. This time it was even put together with studs. I need to take the engine up a notch on the mechanics' food chain. Dave Hogg #20 IS Yellow, Overheating
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#8. RE: [E36M3] Koni cut-n-gut (Continued & Question) - from Mel Silva
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:36:50 -0500 From: "Mel Silva" <melsilva@mindspring.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Koni cut-n-gut (Continued & Question) Day two of my ordeal went without a hitch. I was done with the right side in less than two hours from breaking the lugs loose to retorquing them. If the left had gone this easy, I would have been able to do all 4 in one day. Now, as far as the ride height, the H&R website states that approximate lowering for the springs is 0.75 front and 0.3 rear. After running the car around for a couple of hours to settle the suspension, I measured the ride height the same as I did before changing anything. According to my tape, I got 3/8" in the front an 1/16" in the rear. What gives? Will it settle more? Should I have trimmed the bumpstops? It doesn't appear to be riding on the bumpstops and I'm sure I would have felt it if I was bouncing against them. The car seems to ride smoother and apart from a little tramlining which I attribute to the tires more than anything, overall the ride is less harsh than it was before. Anyone experience this with the H&R OE Sport springs? Chester, what did your car do when you installed these? Any input, even theoretical is appreciated. Mel -----Original Message----- From: Chester Wong [mailto:chester_p_wong@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:52 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: [E36M3] Koni cut-n-gut -long but amusing Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 20:46:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Koni cut-n-gut -long but amusing --- Mel Silva <melsilva@mindspring.com> wrote: > Well I finally started the Koni cut-n-gut procedure along with the Wong Way > rear shock mount reinforcement kit (thanks Chester!) and the install of > Chester's old H&R OE Sport springs. Here is how my day went. Heh...the Wong Way....nope...never heard *that* one before! ;) > the left side and disconnect the swaybar endlink. That's better but I still > can't get the f'ing spring out and keep all my fingers! So I beat and prod > on that for about 30 minutes when it dawns on me that if I disconnect the > left shock from it's mount (again) that I should get the necessary droop. Um...did you have the parking brake engaged? If you released it, it would probably droop a lot more. Or am I thinking about RTAB R&R? I dunno..I get confused... <lots of snippage> Holy cow dude! Just to make you feel better, I'll say that I took a long lunch break this afternoon and mosey'ed on down to Wayne's house to install my TCKline double adjustable suspension. Keep in mind that they didn't have the rear DAs in stock so I just reused my rear SAs. The RSMs were also held in place by the reinforcement plate with the welded studs so removal was a snap. We had the whole done in 2 hours. =) ...o, and right out of the box, I randomly picked number of turns to turn the adjustment collars and I got it pretty close to stock ride height on the first try. =) Note to self, 550# front springs suck if you forget to turn up the rebound! *BOING* *BOING* *BOING* *BOING* *BOING* Eeek. Good luck, Chester ===== ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Koni cut-n-gut (Continued & Question) - from Jay W. Hudson
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:59:39 -0700 From: "Jay W. Hudson" <jwhud@budget.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Koni cut-n-gut (Continued & Question) > > Day two of my ordeal went without a hitch. I was done with the right side > in less than two hours from breaking the lugs loose to retorquing them. If > the left had gone this easy, I would have been able to do all 4 in one day. > > Now, as far as the ride height, the H&R website states that approximate > lowering for the springs is 0.75 front and 0.3 rear. After running the car > around for a couple of hours to settle the suspension, I measured the ride > height the same as I did before changing anything. According to my tape, I > got 3/8" in the front an 1/16" in the rear. What gives? Will it settle > more? Should I have trimmed the bumpstops? It doesn't appear to be riding > on the bumpstops and I'm sure I would have felt it if I was bouncing against > them. The car seems to ride smoother and apart from a little tramlining > which I attribute to the tires more than anything, overall the ride is less > harsh than it was before. > > Anyone experience this with the H&R OE Sport springs? Chester, what did > your car do when you installed these? Any input, even theoretical is > appreciated. > > Mel > My H&R OE Sports only dropped the front about .25" and none in the rear. Less than advertised. Now, with my GC track setup, it's a little lower ;-) Jay
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#10. RE: Cooler Thermostat Question - from James Clay
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 02:02:56 -0400 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: RE: Cooler Thermostat Question We have 88 and 92, plus the typical track thermostat (80) and a few others if I need to dig for something else. No problem running it at all. James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com http://www.bimmerworldracing.com Engineered BMW Performance 540.639.9648