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#1. Re: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! - from Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:18:38 -0400 From: Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! >> 1] Which bolts should I be using locktite on when I reassemble >>everything? >Of the components you mentioned above, I wouldn't use loctite on any. Some >might say to loctite the 2 lower bolts that connect the strut housing to the >steering knuckle, but I don't. I'd recommend loctite there and also on the 3rd upper bolt especially if reusing the nut. I've seen one racer (on this list) with his wheel flopping around because one of these bolts let go. He didn't use loctite. -Carlos.
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#2. Re: Transmission Weight - from Shane Kleinpeter
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:39:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Shane Kleinpeter <sak335@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Transmission Weight >IIRC, it's about 95 lbm. >-Jeremy // // Very heavy..especially when it drops down on you ;) // // Chester // // --- tetice@triad.rr.com wrote: // > Does anyone know the approximate weight of the 5 speed transmission? Actually, it's much closer to 35-40lb. Easy for one person to lift, unless you're lying on your back. Shane K. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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#3. Random Warnings - from Edward N Frank
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:50:44 -0400 From: "Edward N Frank" <enf@iglou.com> Subject: Random Warnings I have been getting random check control warnings conerning either brake lights or Lisence Plate lights. This seems to happen more often in the summer months than the winter (which is strange). All lights are good and usually turning the car off and restarting clears it. Usually, recently the plate light warning comes up a lot. Anyone eperienced this? Ed Frank 97 M3/4 83K
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#4.I have a few cars for sale - looking for a good home - from Will Turner
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:45:48 -0400 From: "Will Turner" <willt@turnermotorsport.com> Subject: <AD> I have a few cars for sale - looking for a good home 2004 330i TMS Motorsport Edition - Here is your chance to own the TMS 330i / EuroTuner project car! This car was featured on the Cover of the June 2004 edition of Euro Tuner Magazine and also appears in the July and August 2005 issues. No expense was spared in building the ultimate 330i sedan that serves as a super fast weekend track car and daily driver as well. This car started as a 2004 330i performance package sedan. Blue with Black Alcantara interior, 6 speed, Xenon, Harmon Kardon and Fold down rear seats. Soon after we took delivery of the car we added: 19 x 8.5" BBS LM wheels with Michelin PS2's , Stoptech Big Brake kit with Turner motorsport logo calipers, H&R Coil over suspension, TMS Sway bars, TMS camber plates, a Limited slip differential with 3.64:1 ratio, all TMS chassis reinforcement parts, Schrick cams and a full Supersprint exhaust including sport headers and sport catalytic converters. This car made 228 rear wheel HP on our dyno. All together there are over $23k in modifications done to this car. We need to make room for our next project cars so this is priced for a quick sale. 16k miles, $38,950 (car is currently in California but will be headed to MA in 2 weeks) See more @ http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/bmw_sale_info.asp?ID=33754 AND 2001 E46M3 Project car - Yup, we are selling the same M3 that was featured in numerous magazines including the January 2004 issue of Roundel, this one of a kind car could be yours! No expense was spared making this a unique car. The car started as a 2001 M3, Imola Red with black leather, 6 speed, sport seats with adjustable width, sunroof delete, Harmon Kardon, xenon, cold weather package (heated seats), fold down rear seats and park distance. Car has 23k miles and is in excellent condition. Interior upgrades include: Carbon fiber interior, built-in Valentine 1 (alerts show through radio display), Alcantara Motorsport steering wheel and tinted windows. Exterior modifications include: Genuine CSL rear deck lid (very rare) and genuine CSL front spoiler with carbon "winglets" (also very rare), 19" BBS RSGT wheels with Toyo T1-S's. and 2005 Style LED tail lights. Suspension / Brake upgrades : Brembo front and rear big brake kit, Bilstein PSS9 Coil over suspension, TMS Sway bars, TMS street camber plates, CSL rear camber arms, TMS rear monoball's, and all TMS reinforcement kits. This car handles like a race car but can still be driven daily. Engine upgrades: European headers and cat converters, Borla muffler, Conforti software and underdrive pulleys. This car makes 295hp at the wheels. Parts and labor add up to over $25k! This car is priced for quick sale $44,500. See more @ http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/bmw_sale_info.asp?ID=33752 -Will **2004 WORLD CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS** **2003 WORLD CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS** Will Turner President, Turner Motorsport Inc 207 Elm St Amesbury, Ma 01913 978-388-7769 x11 978-388-4202 (fax) www.turnermotorsport.com www.tmsracing.com www.allshocks.com
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:04:05 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! On Fri, August 12, 2005 6:18 am, Carlos.F.Lopez@jci.com said: > I'd recommend loctite there and also on the 3rd upper bolt especially if > reusing the nut. Agreed, Red Locktite on those bolts for sure. And properly torqued. The key on a track/race car is taking care of the easy or obvious stuff, because stuff is going to fail no matter what you do, but if you've taken care of the "easy" stuff, those failures (hopefully) will be few and far between. IMO. Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 - mostly big failures <sob>
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - from Alan Leung
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:20:30 -0500 From: "Alan Leung" <alanleung100@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade Raza, I guess here is a real opportunity for me to share my ignorance ;-> >Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:09:41 -0700 >From: Raza Uddin <raza.uddin@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! > >Alan, >I'm glad you've been asking lots of questions lately as I am planning >on following the same route and had many of the same questions. > >1) How did you decide on spring rates? After talking to Dale at GC and James at BW, I chose 500/600 as that seems to be the tolerance limit on the street. Minnesota roads are pretty chewed up by the winter so I want "some" compliance instead of leaping from bump to bump. I'll no doubt sacrifice some on the track but that's just the nature of a track/street car. Also, with Koni SA they don't seem to be able to control much stiffer springs effectively. Others will disagree here, but I guess this is at least a good starting spring rate for me to see if I want anything stiffer later on. It's probably easier for me to sell a pair of 600s if I want to go stiffer intead of trying to unload a pair of 700s if they turn out to be too much. >2) Are you also planning on replacing the front lower control arm >bushings? How about the arms themselves and the tie-rods? > Great questions. Both my front control arm bushings were replaces with stock ones not too long ago so I'll keep them for now. I can inspect the conditions of my arms and tie-rods more closely once I get into the suspension work. I don't believe they need to come off when swapping the front struts so if they are ok I prefer to leave them in. Or if my tie rods turn out to be frozen then I'll be forced to change them. Depending on the mileage of your car and how much your track it, changing the arms is always a good idea with the infamous ball joint failure. I figured I've spent enough in one day though ;-| >My biggest problem is deciding whether to go to solid bushings >(metal). I have a very high tolerance for NVH and am willing to >sacrifice comfort. As long as they are streetable (read: don't >require too much attention for minimal street use), I'd be very >interested in trying them. > My top reason for not going to solid bushings is that I want to stay within Prepared rules "in case" I want to do it later on. Once you go solid bushings you'll be in Modified which I'm sure I won't be able to afford or be competitive. But if CR is not on your horizon of course you can go as stiff as you're willing to tolerate. But as Jamie pointed out before, once you go solid you want to change everything to solid fairly quickly as they will put extra stress on other rubber bushings causing accelerated failure. I hope this helps. It may be 2 or 3 weeks before Matthew and I get to put everything on the car. I'll let the list know of my impression on the suspension. Alan 95 M3 - rolling on 10 yr old shocks
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#7. RE: Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! - from Burgess, Kim L
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:16:18 -0700 From: "Burgess, Kim L" <kim.l.burgess@boeing.com> Subject: RE: Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! I'm not sure realoem.com/bmw/ is 'open' for business just yet. I've had good luck fax/e-mail/phone to Pacific BMW for about 1/3 - 1/2 less than locally, realoem/CD (convex washer or spacer 31 32 1 129 977) for part numbers. KLBurgess 99M3/2 -------------------- 9 -------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 17:55:31 -0500 From: "Alan Leung" <alanleung100@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! James at BW is having some touring car fun at Denver so I spoke with Rob and I finally settled on: GC Race SA Coilover (500F/600R) w/ Hybrid plates and Spherical RSM GC Adjustable Rear Lower Control Arm & Weight Jack Powerflex RTAB X-brace & UUC Transmission Mount Enforcer <snip > I plan on ordering them through realOEM. Any better choices out there? - Alan
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#8. Suspension Q's (short) - from Foley, Brian
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:42:09 -0500 From: "Foley, Brian" <bfoley@cmpd.org> Subject: Suspension Q's (short) <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7226.0"> <TITLE>[E36M3] E36M3 #4429</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV id=idOWAReplyText94786 dir=ltr>Guys,</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>I'm finally biting the bullet on replacing the stock suspension in my '97 sedan (54K miles). </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>I've ordered my SA Konis front/rear. The question is now springs and RSMs.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>My two choices would be an H&R front/rear setup OR H&R front w/ Euro rear springs.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>The other Q is regarding RSMs. My choices are the Rogue units that allow bottom mounting or the JTD units that don't. Do either of these require the Z3 reinforcement plates?</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>I would like opinions on these issues.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>Also, when replacing the RSMs I'd read in the digest that it's best to replace the RSM gasket on both sides (PN 33-52-1-128-734).</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>The front struts require replacing the nylon nuts in the front suspension (2 strut to steering knuckle lower retaining bolts; the locknut for the strut to steering knuckle upper bolt; the sway bar link locknuts; the 3 strut upper mounting nuts; the strut shaft large upper locknut), correct?</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>Thanks in advance,</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr>Brian Foley</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> </DIV> </BODY> </HTML>
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#9. RE: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Harbor Freight $5 front sway open wrench - from Alan Leung
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:43:05 -0500 From: "Alan Leung" <alanleung100@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Harbor Freight $5 front sway open wrench One of you mentioned that he got a $5 thin open end 16 mm wrench from HF for the front sway nut. I spent some time on their website but didn't seem to be able to locate that. Can anyone send me a link so that I know what I'm looking for? Thanks. Alan
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#10. Re: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! - from Alan Leung
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:50:39 -0500 From: "Alan Leung" <alanleung100@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Coilover Upgrade - Order Placed! > > 5] For parts like the convex washers on the front strut and outer ball >joint > > on the rear lower control arms I plan on ordering them through realOEM. >Any > > better choices out there? > >Not sure what you're talking about. The GC struts should be complete. I >use the race plates, but I don't think you need anything extra to install >them with the hybrid plates either. As far as the rear LCAs, the only >thing >you use from the stock setup are the bolts/nuts from the inner and outer >ends. > I was referring to part 11 below ... not needed? http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=31_0420&hg=31&fg=10 and I'd like to upgrade part 3 with part 2 below: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BF93&mospid=47486&btnr=33_1004&hg=33&fg=30 while the rear lower control arms are off. Sounds like Pacific is a good source. Any other places I should call? > > > > > >You're going to love your new setup. > Thanks a lot, Jay Alan