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#1. Direct Ignition Coil? - from Robert Manger
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:16:45 -0400 From: Robert Manger <Robert_Manger@Mastercard.com> Subject: Direct Ignition Coil? Hi all Looking to get some spare direct ignition coils for my OBD1 M3 is there any consensus regarding the use of Bosch or Bremi? Thanks, rob ----------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail message and any attachments are only for the use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, distribution or other use of this e-mail message or attachments is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please delete and notify the sender immediately. Thank you.
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#2. Re: Sparco Street Seats? - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:18:23 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Sparco Street Seats? on 6/30/05 5:27 AM, "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm contemplating the move away from my heavy, not-that-comfortable and > non-supportive leather vaders. I like most of the Sparco gear (suits, > gloves, shoes, race seats, etc) I've had experience with, but haven't found > any of their street seats for fit. > > Anyone have experience, good or bad, with their line? I'd go with race > seats, but would still like access to my back seat and don't have a roll bar > or cage. If I were you I'd make every effort to locate some to try out. All of us are different sizes and shapes. Speedware: <http://www.speedwaremotorsports.com/seat/index.asp> sells Sparco, and also has a handy spec sheet showing their dimensions: <http://www.speedwaremotorsports.com/seat/sparco_specs.asp> You might also want to consider now whether you'll ever need the optional sub-strap hole (e.g. Sparco Torino model). I recently bought and installed a pair of the Recaro Speed model (with sub-strap hole) from another list member. These also have a flip-forward back, which I needed for the same reason as you. Neil Fort Wayne, IN 96 M3 - Bastard child 03 525iT - Sterling Grey Metallic 77 MGB - Original owner, need to sell 05 Mini - Cooper S with LSD!
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#3. Attaching the Euro oil cooler - from Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:22:30 -0400 From: Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com Subject: Attaching the Euro oil cooler Gruppe, Any gotchas or been there done thats when it comes to the euro oil cooler. I'm about to place an order for little brackets and o-rings and such so if there's something totally obvious that I should have that's a factory part could you share? From discussions with another E36 M3 owner it seems I'll have to fab up at least a couple of brackets or have someone weld some on to the Zionsville radiator (probably my choice since a friend can weld on aluminum really well). I have the cooler itself and the lines but that's about it, oh and the filter housing (found a used one <g>). -Carlos. future 98 M3 sig line
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Re: Radiator, which one???? - from Don Eilenberger
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:29:54 -0400 From: Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Radiator, which one???? At 10:18 AM 6/30/2005, Carlos wrote: > >But - that's just my opinion. I really feel the aluminum radiators > >are more about bling than performance.. again, my opinion. > >I would say it's not about performance (well sort of) I would say it's >about reliability. I would venture that most of us that bought them was >because >we don't want the neck failures that the stock ones suffer. There's no >bling factor IMO, >they are barely visible if you have all the shrouds and fans and such. > >Carlos. OK, I can accept that. I've done the same sort of thing on cars and bikes. My decision was based on my probable ownership of the M3C (I tend to swap cars every 2 years - I get bored easily..) and the very predictable failure time of the radiator (has anyone heard of an early failure, say less than 50k miles?) I did once own a car for 17 years.. (the 123GT Volvo wagon) - and on that one I did things like this, but of course once I got done improving it I got bored and sold it. Don
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#5. Oil gauges, coolers, temps - from geoff atkinson
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:02:39 -0400 From: "geoff atkinson" <pskalc@hotmail.com> Subject: Oil gauges, coolers, temps Hi All, Well, since my e30 is STILL on my lift (done this week, hopefully) I've decided it's time for oil system upgrades on the 95, since it does see alot of track time now. So, first, what kind of oil temps are you all seeing on track, with/without coolers? Would the 250 deg. gauge be sufficient? Should I go higher? I'm going with Autometer. How about coolers? I was thinking of just getting the Euro cooler set up. Any reason not to, or to go with the -AN, mocal/setrab style set-ups? Finally, does anyone have a used oil cooler kit they'd like to rid themselves of? How about the part number for the Euro oil cooler housing, so maybe I can piece together a Mocal/Setrab set up of my own? Does this euro housing have ports for temp/pressure? Thanks for any and all information. I truly appreciate it. -Geoff Atkinson '95 M3 '89 LSB 2.3 (so close...) etc.
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#6. 245/45/17 Victoracers? Will they fit with no fender modifications? - from Raza Uddin
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:02:02 -0700 From: Raza Uddin <raza.uddin@gmail.com> Subject: 245/45/17 Victoracers? Will they fit with no fender modifications? At Thunderhill on Tuesday, I completely destroyed my right rear 235/40/17 Ecsta V700s. I am still in need of R comps for the rest of my autocross season and have a line on two 245/45/17 Victoracers. My suspension is completely stock and the fenders are not rolled. Will these fit, either in the rear or in the front with my 10mm spacer? Looking at the specs from Tire Racks website, they would seem to be able to fit but was wondering if anyone had any real world experience. Thanks in advance! Drive Safely, Raza
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#7. Re: [E36M3] 245/45/17 Victoracers? Will they fit with no fender - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:16:06 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 245/45/17 Victoracers? Will they fit with no fender modifications? On Thu, June 30, 2005 10:07 am, Raza Uddin said: > At Thunderhill on Tuesday, I completely destroyed my right rear > 235/40/17 Ecsta V700s. Sigh, repeat after me "Ecsta's are dog-sh*t". Don't make me make you write it on the blackboard 100 times :-) (I destroyed a set in *3 days* at THill, and it was the 2nd set I had tried. Similar results on the first set. There was no 3rd set :-)) > My suspension is completely stock and the fenders are not rolled. > Will these fit, either in the rear or in the front with my 10mm > spacer? The stock rear 245/40/17 will fit on the front with no spacer on a stock suspended M3 (despite what the "know-nothings" on Bimmerforums say :-)). The 245/45/17 will be *taller* and so may have a problem at the strut; there may still be room at the fender side <shrug>. At the rear, you may have a fender issue, particularly under compression, again because the tire is taller than the stock 245/40. My 2 cents, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Direct Ignition Coil? - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:23:48 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Direct Ignition Coil? On Thu, June 30, 2005 7:27 am, Robert Manger said: > Looking to get some spare direct ignition coils for my OBD1 M3 is there > any consensus regarding the use of Bosch or Bremi? When I replaced the ones on the race car (troubleshooting a problem, ended up not being the coils), I was told to replace them with the same brand that came out of the car. Apparently there could be a DME issue regarding an incompatibility with the "wrong" coils. I wasn't able to independently verify this, but there wasn't much of a difference in the price, and since I was hunting a problem I didn't want to introduce another problem, so I followed the advice I was given. Was that enough of a disclaimer? :-) Jim Bassett P.S. I have the original Bremi coils from the 325 that can be had for a reasonable price :-)
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Oil gauges, coolers, temps - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:31:53 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Oil gauges, coolers, temps On Thu, June 30, 2005 8:07 am, geoff atkinson said: > Would the 250 deg. gauge be sufficient? Should I go higher? I'm going with > Autometer. You're going to need a 300 deg. gauge. 250 deg with be normal-ish <g>; I see that on a regular basis on the race car, no oil cooler. Jim Bassett
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#10. Re: [E36M3] 245/45/17 Victoracers? Will they fit with no fender modifications? - from Raza Uddin
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:43:53 -0700 From: Raza Uddin <raza.uddin@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] 245/45/17 Victoracers? Will they fit with no fender modifications? On 6/30/05, Jim Bassett <jim@jimbassett.com> wrote: > Sigh, repeat after me "Ecsta's are dog-sh*t". Don't make me make you write > it on the blackboard 100 times :-) > (I destroyed a set in *3 days* at THill, and it was the 2nd set I had > tried. Similar results on the first set. There was no 3rd set :-)) Luckily, I bought them used (and cheap) as my first foray into R-comps for the M3 mainly to keep up with the guys on R-comps in my autocross class. I was warned that they aren't the greatest track tire and I thought I was strictly going to use them for autocrossing, but I couldn't pass up the track day and decided to run on them. However, I have to take some responsibility for the destruction: I'm pretty aggressive with my tires and since the car was working perfectly and I was pushing especially hard. And with the track temps on Tuesday, I'm surprised they actually held up that well. > The stock rear 245/40/17 will fit on the front with no spacer on a stock > suspended M3 (despite what the "know-nothings" on Bimmerforums say :-)). > The 245/45/17 will be *taller* and so may have a problem at the strut; > there may still be room at the fender side <shrug>. > At the rear, you may have a fender issue, particularly under compression, > again because the tire is taller than the stock 245/40. I'll try to get the 2 tires side-by-side and see how much taller are the Victoracers. Considering the amount of room have to the spring seat with the current tires and the 245/40 Ecsta Supra's I once ran, I think I'll be able to do it. Thanks Jim! Drive Safely, Raza