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#1. e36 headlamp asmbly - from Reed Nicholson
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 15:54:14 -0700 From: "Reed Nicholson" <reedthis@comcast.net> Subject: e36 headlamp asmbly Does anyone have a passenger side headlamp asssembly for my 98 m3 they'd like to sell, that's in good shape, no scratched-up lens? Or know a good (cheap) place to order one from? Reed/Seattle
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#2. Radiator w/ integrated oil cooler - internal - from RFKoby@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:28:02 EDT From: RFKoby@aol.com Subject: Radiator w/ integrated oil cooler - internal Kevin, been there, sort of done that. I had a custom radiator built by Howe Racing. _http://www. howeracing.com/Radiators/_ (http://www.howeracing.com/Radiators/) But I sold the setup to a club racer. He just had to have it..... You can custom specify that size, location of ports, size of ports, etc. This is expensive, but it may come close to the price of the OE replacement AL radiators. The advantage is that you can easily double capacity and specify to place the oil cooler in the RETURN SIDE of the radiator. This is the HOT side of the radiator. This has several advantages. First, it can warm the cold oil, since the water reaches operating temperature much faster than the oil. On the HOT SIDE of the radiator, the water enters at roughly 180-200 degrees. You really do not want to over cool the oil, this can be very hard on the bearings. Also, the oil cooler thermostat would barely be open if you use the cold side of the radiator where the water returns to the engine at 80-100 degrees, or close to ambient temperature. The thermal heat transfer is much better with an oil to water cooler. The only disadvantage is the package size. The double row radiator is very thick. You have to be very careful about specifying the inlet and outlet sizes, length, and location. The clearance to the AC compressor is very tight. HTH bob Lots of projects - 4 E36's In a message dated 10/3/05 12:05:09 PM US Eastern Standard Time, e36m3@bmw-m.net writes: Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:04:20 -0700 (PDT) From: kevin ogrodnik <kwogrodnik@yahoo.com> Subject: oil cooler / radiator combo Anyone know if anyone sells a radiator with a integrated oil cooler? Similar to how a rad from an automatic would have a separate location for a tranny cooler. Speaking of which, could an auto rad be used for this? ie. hook up the oil cooler to the where the tranny cooler would normally be? Thanks in advance. Kevin 95
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#3. FW: Big Brakes... - from Jeff Bjerke
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:31:59 -0500 From: "Jeff Bjerke" <jbjerke@charter.net> Subject: FW: Big Brakes... Our racecar has, what I feel, is the ideal brake setup. The fronts calipers are 840 4-pot (which I'm guessing is sourced by Brembo) clamping E46 M3 rotors. The rears are 996 C2 calipers with 740i rotors. The result is awesome brakes with quick change pads, very cheap one piece rotors and excellent bias hooked directly to the stock master cylinder, ABS etc. We bought the car with these brakes, but I've been wondering if it's still an option today. The front calipers are powder coated with "Turner" on them. Will, is this setup still available? Jeff Bjerke > Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:09:59 -0700 (PDT) > From: jeffrey Lin <jeffreywlin@yahoo.com> > Subject: Big Brakes... > > Carlos and James Clay have it totally right when it > comes to matching piston sizes and hence brake torque > to the master cylinder and the rear brake setup. > > On my E36 M3 race car, I installed 6pot APs, with 13" > rotors. This is the KVR setup. It looks awesome, has > all the awesome specs, but in practice it never worked > right. WAY too much brake bias up front. With ABS > off, it would flat spot front tires down to the cords. > > I finally fixed this by going to dual tilton master > cylinders to get the proper bias. Pedal feel is > incredible w/o the booster, althought i'd say the > effort is too high for street use. > > If I were to do it all over again, I'd probably stay > with stock brakes because if you lighten the car up > they're pretty darn good and rotors are CHEAP. Yeah, > the BBKs are better, but for the money stock is pretty > darn good. > > Next step I'd do dual masters to get the "pedal feel" > after that than a BBK. If I could not use dual > masters because it was a street car or if my race > class did not allow BBK, I'd probably go Stoptech. > > Hope that helps. > > Jeff
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Clicking from right rear... - from Dave Swingle
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:53:35 -0500 From: "Dave Swingle" <swingle@dmcnews.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Clicking from right rear... It's a pretty rare failure but check the CV joints too. Especially any you find with a torn boot. If open to weather they will pick up grit, wear a lot and the clearances get big. Dave Swingle Crystal Lake IL ======== Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:52:39 -0500 From: Jamie Howton <jhowton@gmail.com> Subject: Clicking from right rear... I noticed a rhythmic clicking sound coming from the right rear of my M3 (106K miles, lots of track time) . It increases in frequency with road speed and goes away when I apply the brakes. Does this sound like a wheel bearing? Thanks -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL
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#5. GGC School at Infineon Raceway, Nov 5-6 - from Mark Dadgar
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 17:05:51 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <mark@pdc-racing.net> Subject: GGC School at Infineon Raceway, Nov 5-6 Golden Gate Chapter has opened registration for our annual fall driving school at Infineon Raceway in beautiful Sonoma, CA. The cost is $499 for club members and $539 for non-members (includes a 1- year BMW CCA membership) and it will take place the weekend of November 5-6. If you have no previous high performance driving experience, a Car Control Clinic is required prior to the Infineon school. Conveniently, we have one of those scheduled for October 22. The CCC cost is $80 and includes lunch. More info for these events can be found at: http://www.ggcbmwcca.org If you've never been to a track school, I *highly* encourage it. The skills you learn there will serve you well on the street. Plus, it's just a TON of fun and Sears Point ... uhh ... Infineon is an INCREDIBLE track! All makes are allowed, but BMWs are given priority. However, it has been several years since this has been an issue, so don't hesitate to alert your friends. Most convertibles and targas are not allowed at the Infineon School (see the event docs for more info), but they are more than welcome at the Car Control Clinic. Don't hesitate to get in touch with any questions. See you there! - Mark Driving Events Coordinator, GGC BMW CCA ----- mark@pdc-racing.net Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar
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#6. RE: oil cooler / radiator combo - from James Clay
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 20:39:07 -0400 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: RE: oil cooler / radiator combo You can do the premium piece on the market Fluidyne and a Euro cooler (that is what the piece in question uses) for $1350 and save money. If you were referring to a heat exchanger in the original post, I would steer clear. In this setup the oil flows through the water. Good in some cases, but not a BMW. Your water temps should be about 30-40 deg cooler than your oil temps. If they are kept the same, the water temp will creep. James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com <http://www.bimmerworld.com/> http://www.bimmerworldracing.com <http://www.bimmerworldracing.com/> Engineered BMW Performance 540.639.9648
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#7. Rogue Engineering E36 M3 Exhaust - from Rich Dorffer
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 23:04:18 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <e36m3digest@ameritech.net> Subject: Rogue Engineering E36 M3 Exhaust > From: Roy Kao <royckao@gmail.com> > > Gruppe, > I'm sure this subject has been discussed ad nauseum, but it's tough to > search the digest archives so if you would please indulge me this > time, I'd > like some input from owner who have or had the RE DMS for the E36 M3. > Suggested alternatives are also welcome...the car is becoming a more > dedicated track car so can finally install a new exhaust on it for more > noise. But I still want to avoid droning or other unpleasant harmonic > distortions and would sacrifice some volume for a bearable noise > throughout the rev range. There is one solution that I know of to your entire request: http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/RSC36/ UUC RSC36 is the only one I am aware of without droning or other unpleasant harmonic distortions due to the Corsa design. Regards, Rich
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#8. intake OD - from marco
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 22:14:53 -0700 From: "marco" <m3driver@iname.com> Subject: intake OD any one know what the OD of the intake is? I want to order some hoses and the car is in the shop, otherwise I'd go measure it myself. thanks Marco
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#9. Re: Clicking from right rear... - from Jamie Howton
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 09:00:19 -0500 From: Jamie Howton <jhowton@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Clicking from right rear... I had 20 minutes to spare last night and jacked the rear end up and pulled the wheels off. I cannot reproduce the clicking noise with the wheels off the ground although it does seem like there is some binding in at least one spot during the revolution of the wheel. I didn't have enough time to delve in too deeply but I will take another look later this week. I am thinking either: Brakes dragging Parking brakes dragging CV joint(s) (although the rubber boots are not torn) Something else... Thanks for all the ideas guys, I will post about what I find. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL
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#10. RE: [E36M3] Re: Clicking from right rear... - from Patrick Goss - PA
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 09:13:25 -0500 From: "Patrick Goss - PA" <Patrick_Goss@GMACM.COM> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Re: Clicking from right rear... Nail in tire? -----Original Message----- From: Jamie Howton [mailto:jhowton@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:04 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] Re: Clicking from right rear... Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 09:00:19 -0500 From: Jamie Howton <jhowton@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Clicking from right rear... I had 20 minutes to spare last night and jacked the rear end up and pulled the wheels off. I cannot reproduce the clicking noise with the wheels off the ground although it does seem like there is some binding in at least one spot during the revolution of the wheel. I didn't have enough time to delve in too deeply but I will take another look later this week. I am thinking either: Brakes dragging Parking brakes dragging CV joint(s) (although the rubber boots are not torn) Something else... Thanks for all the ideas guys, I will post about what I find. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL ************************************************* 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 Elephant Motorsports Inc. http://www.elephantmotorsports.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************