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#1. Re: Tire Fun - from Shane Kleinpeter
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 06:39:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Shane Kleinpeter <sak335@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Tire Fun I ran Yoko AVS 100's (or whatever they're called) on the rears with Pilots on the front for about a year and a half. I did notice a small difference in the handling from when I had 4 Pilots, but it wasn't a big enough difference to bother me. Like others, I was not a fan of the tires. My biggest beef was the incredible noise. I've never been happier to get short life out of a set of tires. I'm running Avon M500's on all four corners now and love them. I would also suggest looking at the rear trailing arm bushings, the symptons described point to a failure there. >Correct... >Money and all.... >The fronts just last a lot longer so I decided to >diverge. I would >match make/model if they were available but they >never are. Shane Kleinpeter http://www.justracing.com/homepage/sak335 '96 M3 '94 325i #76 ITS / #335 JP __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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#2. Re: Tire fun... - from Rich Dorffer
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:50:11 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <E36M3Digest@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Tire fun... > > What do you think of FM901's? Not much, nor do the people at Tire Rack for that matter. The AVS100's are in the rear.... so if nothing else I can do an hour > long burnout to wear them prematurely ;) > > ANY MORE VOTES AGAINST THESE TIRES? I still have a chance to get rid of > them! Yes, they suck, it has been reported here and many other places for a while. Get some Michelin PS2s (even PE2) or Toyo T1R or Goodyear Eagle F1. Put the exact same tire front and rear on the car. Regards, Rich
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#3. RE: FW: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] Something is probably not working - from Marco
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 09:16:29 -0700 From: "Marco" <m3driver@iname.com> Subject: RE: FW: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] Something is probably not working I do like the idea of an electric water pump to run after the car is shut down post race. They are just damn pricey.... Marco -----Original Message----- From: Mark D [mailto:mdlkml@atari-source.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:25 PM To: E36M3 Subject: Re: FW: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] Something is probably not working Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 01:24:40 -0400 From: Mark D <mdlkml@atari-source.com> Subject: Re: FW: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] Something is probably not working right, huh? Well that's what I mean. After he comes to a stop after running, a fan should probably be spinning to help cool down the head and manifolds. If the radiator is just THAT good I suppose you could get by with ambient wind. I'm not sure how much of a turbo oil choking effect is present in the cooling system of these cars. i.e. run a hard run and then just shut it off, rather than letting it idle a little... Bad idea? Thanks, Mark On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 00:05 -0500, Marco wrote: > Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 21:55:16 -0700 > From: "Marco" <m3driver@iname.com> > Subject: FW: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] Something is probably not working right, huh? > > > at speed at the track your fan isn't doing much besides windmilling. I > don't have a mechanical fan and only run my electric fan while sitting on > grid once the temp hits 180F, as soon as I'm on the track the fan is off. > > Marco > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark D [mailto:mdlkml@atari-source.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:55 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: [e36m3] Re: [E36M3] Something is probably not working right, > huh? > > > > > > No, I have been running without a fan for almost a month now. I even ran > > the car without the fan at Willow Springs 3 weeks ago -- no leaking > problems > > noticed. > > > > You made it sound as though you drove the car home with several fan > blades missing on the fan. This would be why your water pump is > trashed, so which is it... fan or no. and even so, why no fan? tsk > tsk. I don't know how good it is to give a car track duty without a > radiator fan. Mine runs fairly often in this summer heat. > > > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* > > ************************************************* 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 *************************************************
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#4. Anyone do a complete OBDI to OBDII swap? - from Kirk Lachman
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 09:30:23 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Kirk Lachman <admranger@earthlink.net> Subject: Anyone do a complete OBDI to OBDII swap? Ok, this is probably backwards of what has usually been done, but I'll ask anyway: Has anyone swapped an OBDI engine, computer, exhaust, diff, etc. for an OBDII? Any idea on what would be involved other than a straight swap (i.e., harness does/does not plug into fuse box?)? Just thinking of making the car a '97 instead of a '95 (I really need to *closely* look at the rules for this). Cheers, Kirk Lachman Sin City Chapter '95 M3 #21 I-stock
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#5. Re: [E36M3] Tire fun... - from Kent Shephard
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 09:42:14 -0700 From: Kent Shephard <Kents@kls-consulting.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Tire fun... Hi, I have to say I agree. I ran AVS100's on my E30 and they didn't track straight and about 25% into the tread they go noisy. So noisy in fact I replaced them before they wore out. I'm now partial to Falken's. I've used them on my E30 and now my E36. Not another Yoko for me. Kent Shephard kents@kshephard.com On May 30, 2006, at 9:45 PM, Alexander Fadeev wrote: > Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 00:40:01 -0400 > From: "Alexander Fadeev" <afadeev@smu.edu> > Subject: RE: [E36M3] Tire fun... > > Mark D [mailto:mdlkml@atari-source.com] wrote: >> >> [...] I ran over something... [...] rear passenger tire flat. >> [...] so I am the new owner of 2 new Yoko AVS100 (I think that's >> the model, nice looking tire), for the rears. > > Mark, > Don't let the looks deceive you. AVS100's tread does resemble > Michelin Pilots. > Unfortunately, the looks is all they have in common with decent tires. > > I don't know how to put this other than to say that AVS100's were > the _only_ > tires I had ever dismounted off my M3 and thrown away before they > wore off. > They were _that_ bad.
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#6. Dealer parts - from scrowl@austin.rr.com
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 12:07:13 -0500 From: scrowl@austin.rr.com Subject: Dealer parts Sorry gang. I googled the digests but cannot find the emails about preferred dealers for mail order. I need new wheel-well liners. I'd appreciate the search incantations you've used or the digest thread. Thanks, Steve
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#7. RE: [E36M3] Tire fun... - from Mark D.
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 13:16:35 -0400 From: "Mark D." <mdlkml@atari-source.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Tire fun... Yeah, But matched front and rears. It never made it like that when I mismatched before. Guess I should stop that :-/ Thanks, Mark On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 06:08 -0500, Paul L Fisher wrote: > Do you have two different brand/model tires on the car? That will make it > rather squirrelly. > > > Paul L Fisher > > 2000 540i 6 E39 M62 TU Titanium Silver Metallic > 2000 M Roadster E36/7 S52 Cosmos Black Metallic > 1989 325ix E30 M20 Cinnabar Red > > Elkhorn, WI. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark D [mailto:mdlkml@atari-source.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 11:05 PM > To: E36M3 > Subject: [E36M3] Tire fun... > > Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 23:56:31 -0400 > From: Mark D <mdlkml@atari-source.com> > Subject: Tire fun... > > Hey guys, > > One problem after another. Climate control blew up (for the umpteenth > time), fixed that, then I finally shut my clutch pedal squeak up with > some liquidy lube from walmart and now this: > > I was driving to work yesterday and of course some **#hole decided to > merge into me forcing me into the shoulder a bit. Before I could make > it back out of the shoulder I hear "thump-thump". I ran over > something... The car was still tracking straight so I proceeded to > work. > > Get out of work at 3am to find rear passenger tire flat. I always do a > once around and right now glad I do, probably could have broken the rim > driving on it. Great. So I put the spare tire on and that was getting > seriously low by the time I got home from my 25 mile commute. > > Long story short the bolt that penetrated the tire was SO large that the > tire was unpatchable, so I am the new owner of 2 new Yoko AVS100 (I > think that's the model, nice looking tire), for the rears. > > Suddenly now the car behaves very strangely. If I brake lightly the car > will pull strongly in one direction. If I let up and brake again it > will pull strongly in the other direction. If I brake hard, the car > tracks straight. The car seems to change from tracking straight and > behaving perfectly to almost oscillating left and right. > > The car has new control arms, I'm thinking possibly a bubble/air loss on > the front passenger tire which also hit the bolt, perhaps my tie rods > simultaneously went bad, or perhaps NTB screwed up the installation - > but I saw them hand torquing it - which shows at least some concern for > correctness. Since the spare was going flat when I got home I put the > car up on the bmw jack for the night. It was not straight but up > slightly higher on the jacked side. Maybe I destroyed a suspension > component? The car has recent control arm bushings that have been fine. > Suspects include tie rods, front tires, brakes maybe, ball joints... > Also there's front end vibration at 90mph now which is definitely new. > I'm thinking it's likely I'll be putting my pirelli's back on the front > and seeing how things are from there. > > So to recap, > Do these symptoms stand out to anyone? > and, check the pressure on your spare tire if you still carry one! > > Thanks, > Mark > > > > > ************************************************* > 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 > ************************************************* > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.4/351 - Release Date: 5/29/2006 > >
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Re: Tire fun... - from Dave Thomas
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:49:35 -0700 From: Dave Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: Tire fun... On Wednesday 31 May 2006 7:55 am, Rich Dorffer wrote: > > > What do you think of FM901's? They suck. One of the worst 'high performance' tires I have ever had. I have a set on the M3 right now. They have zero redeeming qualities. Crap on dry roads and hardly even usable in the rain. I am cool with tires that are great on dry roads at the expense of wet performance, but these tires are equally crappy at both, really awful rubber. > > Not much, nor do the people at Tire Rack for that matter. > > The AVS100's are in the rear.... so if nothing else I can do an hour > > > long burnout to wear them prematurely ;) > > > > ANY MORE VOTES AGAINST THESE TIRES? I still have a chance to get rid of > > them! > > Yes, they suck, it has been reported here and many other places for a > while. I have had a few sets of ES100's on the E30 and they were OK for it, but in sizes wider than 205 they turn really ugly. Even on the E30 they are just OK at best. I would say they suck. OK if you are in a pinch and need something cheap..but your M3 deserves better.. Dave
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#9. CD43 head unit part number? - from Steve Sharp
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:53:03 -0700 From: "Steve Sharp" <steve.sharp@xilinx.com> Subject: CD43 head unit part number? Does anyone know the part number(s) for a CD43 head unit as sold in the late 90's Z3/M-Roadsters? I've seen some on eBay and one had an external amp module that looked like a flat box with a mounting bracket. Most of the CD43's are just the head unit. I am looking for one that will just plug into my '97 M3 standard audio system with CD changer. Thanks! Steve
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#10. RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] Tire fun... - from Jim Bassett
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 11:28:28 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jim Bassett" <jim@jimbassett.com> Subject: RE: [e36m3] [E36M3] Tire fun... On Tue, May 30, 2006 10:25 pm, Mark D said: > They > do have 175,000 miles on them after all. It's worth a peek. No, it's worth replacing them, they're done. It's just a coincidence that you noticed it with the new tires - I know I'm always more aware of my car after getting any work done. I always end up noticing something ELSE, and spending more money. Argh :-) FWIW, I'm a fan of the Michelin Pilot Sports for the M3. On my second set, will most likely replace 'em with a third later this year (maybe the PS2s). Intially expensive? Yeah, but then I regularly get ~40,000 miles out of 'em - current set mileage is right about 39,000 :-) They are a more comfortable ride than the SO-3s and are better in the wet that the AVS Sports, IME. As usual, YMMV, PDCC, for external use only, batteries not included, blah^3 :-) Cheers, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 1993 325is #44 JP
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#11. RE: [E36M3] CD43 head unit part number? - from Steve W. Brewer
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 14:29:51 -0400 From: "Steve W. Brewer" <steve@take5.org> Subject: RE: [E36M3] CD43 head unit part number? > Does anyone know the part number(s) for a CD43 head unit? I think there are several. The one I bought on eBay two years ago was: 65 12 6 909 884 At the time, the various part numbers were confusing to me, too, so I did some research in the ETK. I came up with a diagram of the part succession, as indicated by the ETK: http://www.take5.org/BMW-CD43-Radio-Succession.pdf Each circle has a part number, the ETK's description of that part number, and the models the ETK says that part was used in. The arrows between them illustrate the links between the parts in the ETK. For example, the circle at the bottom right (65 12 6 909 885) is a remanufactured head unit. The "new" (non-remanufactured) version of this head unit is to the left (65 12 6 909 884), and the old version is above (65 12 6 902 821). The old version expired on July 7, 2000. Short answer: You probably want either the 65 12 6 909 884 or the 65 12 9 415 433. The 884 is the newer of the two. Steve W. Brewer steve@take5.org