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#1. RE: [E36M3] R compounds advice - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:16:46 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] R compounds advice On Wed, April 6, 2005 12:59 pm, twisty M3 said: > Hmm... A tantalizing choice in size, but that price just kills me. Is the > performance and longevity worth $50 more per tire over an RA-1 in > 255/40-17? > Inquiring minds want to know. No. IMNSHO. YMMV. :-) Jim Bassett
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#2. Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice - from Bruce
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:01:12 -0500 From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice Contrary to what everybody else has been writing I LOVE (repeat LOVE) my Pilot Sport Cups. They stick like nothing else I have used and they wear like iron (well I must admit that they are on an E30 M3 so the car is lighter than an E36- had 2 friends share and E46 M3 at Barber last year and they ate up a set of fronts in the first day, overdriving and the extra weight perhaps?). I got the camber and tire pressure specs from the Michelin reps at the last club race if anybody is interested. Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 2:59 PM Subject: RE: [E36M3] R compounds advice > Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:51:13 -0700 > From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] R compounds advice > > ----Original Message Follows---- > Hmm... A tantalizing choice in size, but that price just kills me. Is the > performance and longevity worth $50 more per tire over an RA-1 in > 255/40-17? Inquiring minds want to know. > > Jonathan > > > From: "Steve Hazard" <SHazard@nhboston.com> > > Ops I meant the 245/40/17 size :-) > > http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Michelin&model=Pilot+Sport+ > Cup > > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > >
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#3. Re: [E36M3] What's wrong with this? - from Kent L. Shephard
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Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 15:23:52 -0700 From: "Kent L. Shephard" <kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] What's wrong with this? I can't comment on how legitimate he is but he's got more than 70 transactions on eBay since 2000. It appears he's not going away. I don't like the sending of cash but, if interested you could always ask if you can send someone to inspect in the city he is in. Kent Jim Bassett wrote: >Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:45:13 -0700 (PDT) >From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] What's wrong with this? > >On Wed, April 6, 2005 7:29 am, Don Eilenberger said: > > >>What do you think the story is? I emailed him to ask about it, >>asking how a euro engine is listed as a '99 and in the US, >> >> > >There are quite a few Euro S52 motors in the US, this isn't all that >uncommon. And based solely on the one picture, it does look like that's >what it is. > >As to the rest of the auction, I have no opinion :-) > >Jim Bassett > > > >************************************************* >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 >Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > >DIGEST INFORMATION: >http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm >************************************************* > > > > > -- "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." 1918, Theodore Roosevelt
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#4. Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice - from twisty M3
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Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:14:27 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice If nothing else, we often get students on the PSCs, so knowing what the Michelin reps have to say about camber and pressure specs would be great. Shoot 'em off to us! As for sticking like nothing else, that begs the question of what other track tires you've run. My experience is limited to RA-1s, Victoracers, A032s and Hoosiers, and then word of mouth regarding others. Jonathan L. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> Contrary to what everybody else has been writing I LOVE (repeat LOVE) my Pilot Sport Cups. They stick like nothing else I have used and they wear like iron (well I must admit that they are on an E30 M3 so the car is lighter than an E36- had 2 friends share and E46 M3 at Barber last year and they ate up a set of fronts in the first day, overdriving and the extra weight perhaps?). I got the camber and tire pressure specs from the Michelin reps at the last club race if anybody is interested. Bruce
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#5. Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice - from Jeremy Lucas
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Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:01:39 -0400 From: Jeremy Lucas <jlucas@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice V710 in 235/40/17 is coming late in the season if you don't want to use the 245/45/17 that currently. 225/40 or 45/17 is coming for next year. The V710 is an big improvement over the Victoracer V700. Friends don't let friends try the Ecsta V700 on anything with more power than a Miata. Jeremy Lucas Kumho Sponsored SCCA Racer Jim Bassett wrote: >To be honest, I'd like to try a set of the V710, if there was a size >available that was appropriate to my application (245/45/17 is *close*). > >
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#6. Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice - from Jay G
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Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:19:55 -1000 From: Jay G <jguzman@hawaii.edu> Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice i also agree with you here bruce...i've had really good luck with the sport cups...at our local autocross, i win b-stock with them and usually finish in the overall top ten...the sport cups were the first r-compound tire i've used so i have nothing to directly compare them to...i liked them so much, i didnt try any other r-compuond tire...my tires do seem to last longer than those of my competition though... also, since the M3 isnt my daily driver, i have them on the car full time...a little spooky when it's wet out, but as long as i drive slower and not like an idiot, they work okay in the rain... also, tire specs would be great! please post them up! i run mine with the stock camber, and for autocross: cold pressures 40psi in front and 35 in the rear; and i bleed down from there...for track days, i tried to keep them at 40/35 hot... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> > Contrary to what everybody else has been writing I LOVE (repeat >LOVE) my > Pilot Sport Cups. They stick like nothing else I have used >and they > >wear like iron <snip> >I got the camber and tire pressure specs from the Michelin reps at the last >club race if anybody is interested.
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#7. Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice - from Bruce
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 19:58:12 -0500 From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice One thing I learned at our last autox is....they need HEAT. They wear MUCH quicker when cold. Obviously that is true of most R compound tires. I figured I had probably 3 DEs weekends, 3 or 4 autox (on a VERY abrasive surface and we have VERY fast 70-80+ mph straights), and probably 4-500 highway miles and they looked fairly new up until the last autox. I can take pics of them in the present condition if anybody is interested- email me off list. OK- for PSC specs....I forget the camber (I thought I had it written down) but I have emailed the guy from JD Motorsports for what Michelin recommended. I will reply once I get a reply from him. For tire temps- recommended front tires: cold 25, hot 32. Rear: cold 28, hot 36. I also have a powerpoint presentation about the PSCs if anybody is interested- again, email me offline if interested. Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay G" <jguzman@hawaii.edu> To: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice > Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:19:55 -1000 > From: Jay G <jguzman@hawaii.edu> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice > > i also agree with you here bruce...i've had really good luck with the > sport cups...at our local autocross, i win b-stock with them and usually > finish in the overall top ten...the sport cups were the first r-compound > tire i've used so i have nothing to directly compare them to...i liked > them so much, i didnt try any other r-compuond tire...my tires do seem to > last longer than those of my competition though... > > also, since the M3 isnt my daily driver, i have them on the car full > time...a little spooky when it's wet out, but as long as i drive slower > and not like an idiot, they work okay in the rain... > > also, tire specs would be great! please post them up! i run mine with > the stock camber, and for autocross: cold pressures 40psi in front and 35 > in the rear; and i bleed down from there...for track days, i tried to keep > them at 40/35 hot... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce" <gobuffs93@comcast.net> > >> Contrary to what everybody else has been writing I LOVE (repeat >LOVE) my >> Pilot Sport Cups. They stick like nothing else I have used >and they >> >wear like iron > <snip> >>I got the camber and tire pressure specs from the Michelin reps at the >>last club race if anybody is interested. > > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > >
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#8. Re: Steering Rack Change on '96 M3 - from Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:41:31 -0400 From: <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: Re: Steering Rack Change on '96 M3 I am changing the steering rack and will review the universal joints in the steering column. So it will be good for another 150K+ miles.... I have the steering rack out, and am in the process of pulling the steering wheel to replace the plastic bearing. I don't see in the Bentley exactly what will be required to remove the steering column (to review the universal joints). Once I remove the snap ring under the steering wheel will I be lucky, and it will all slide out into the engine bay? (I hope). Thanks for all the thoughts so far. Regards, Stan Shaw Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net Phone: (413) 599-0399 Fax: (413) 599-0421 Excell.Net Owner/Operator http://www.Excell.Net/ 928 Owners Club President http://www.928OC.org/ 928Racing.net Team Member http://www.928Racing.net/ "Liberty once lost is lost forever." - John Adams
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#9. Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:57:08 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice On Wed, April 6, 2005 11:29 am, Jim Bassett said: > Long story: Check this thread: > <http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38342&page=1&pp=25&highlight=kumho> > The pix I posted aren't there (I've moved to a new hosting company since > then). If I remember, I'll re-post them tonight. The pictures are re-posted. You can also view them directly here: http://www.jimbassett.com/images/225Kumho4_sm.jpg http://www.jimbassett.com/images/225KumhoBlister1_sm.jpg Cheers, Jim Bassett
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#10. Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice - from Jay W. Hudson
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Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 05:11:49 -0700 From: "Jay W. Hudson" <jwhud@budget.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> To: "Jay W. Hudson" <jwhud@budget.net> Cc: "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [E36M3] R compounds advice > On Wed, April 6, 2005 6:09 am, Jay W. Hudson said: > > I'm running 255/40-17 RA-1s on Kosei 17x8.5s, 40mm offset, GC race c/os > > with > > extra "kick" (provides more tire to c/o clearance). I'm using 10mm > > spacers > > in front. > > Hmm, interesting. Must be a GC coilover issue(?) - MarkD, don't you use a > 10mm spacer as well? > > With the Bilstein coilovers on the front of my race car, I run a similar > tire/wheel combo (255/40/17 Kumho Victoracers on the same Kosei's) with no > spacer. And AP Racing 4-pot brakes. > > Maybe it's just me <g>, since I also have 8.5" stock Contours on the front > of the M3 (stock strut housings) and no spacers. > There's less of a problem with stock struts because the lower spring perch is higher on the strut than with a c/o. Depending on what length springs you use on c/os, the lower adjusting collar/perch or the spring itself is right beside the tire. Not so with stock struts. > > Car is fairly low at approximately 12.5" front and 11.75" > > rear. > > Measured how? Now that we're talking about this, I'm curious as to the > ride height of the race car, so I want to make the same measurement. > Measured from the top of the wheel arch to the center of the wheel. Jim, please note that I haven't had the car corner balanced since making big changes to weight and location of weight. So, these heights aren't necessarily optimum, but they should be close. If I don't see you before then, I'll see you on 5/14 at the CCA race at T-hill. I'll be doing a DE on 5/13 and will stick around for a visit Sat. Assuming it doesn't get cancelled. Jay