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#1. New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit - from Lawrence Barbieri
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:34:41 -0400 From: "Lawrence Barbieri" <larry@logicalconclusions.com> Subject: New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit Haven't seen any chatter about this yet. Anyone looking into this, considering buying it or already have it? Price is right and specs look good. Any opinions on why you would or would not get this kit? Any comparisons to Stoptech or others? Basically, why would I want to spend to twice as much for a Stoptech kit? Larry -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006
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#2. Coolant Flush - from Bill Sharp
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:57:59 -0500 From: Bill Sharp <M3@cueframe.us> Subject: Coolant Flush The car we just got has no record of a cooling system flush ever having been done so . . . With the rear exhaust manifold and all the exhaust tubing out of the way I figure I'll make less of a mess when I open the block "plug," so now's the time to do it. Should I use some sort of flush/cleaner/neutralizer in addition to draining and filling with plain water a couple of times, or will it not make a difference? The plan is to use distilled water when I add the BMW coolant at the end and seal it up. Thanks for your advice. Bill Arlington e36, 38, 39
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#3. Re: [E36M3] New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit - from Jeff Conner
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:32:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Conner <jeff.conner@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit Larry, I actually bought the previous version of the UUC/Wilwood kit - for my 04 325iT (before I sold it and got the M). The good. The performance was great. The initial bite was about the same, but the word "fade" just did not exist. The car stopped in shorter distances, no matter how fast I was going, and it didn't have any more or less of a tendency to make the ABS kick in. The street pads in the kit were nice and quiet and EXTREMELY low dust. I can only imagine what the performance would have been like with some really hardy track pads. On top of that, the workmanship of the custom parts is quite lovely... The bad. (This is just one man's experience, but, you asked....) The company that UUC used to build the kits was completely annoying. The UUC website advertised a turn around time that was "up to two weeks" depending on custom orders, blah, blah, blah. My kit took over 5 weeks to arrive. And this was after repeated phone calls to Rob and the distributor "you have my money, where are my parts?" Their organization is not very good, at best, and their idea of customer service is "we're really trying to get the parts in." So, back to the brakes - After over 5 weeks of waiting, a huge (heavy) box arrives on a Friday night. Upon through inspection of the parts - to see if everything is there - it's painfully clear that their QC is not good either. Two wilwood calipers. Check. One Black. Check. One Red. Check. WTF??? At this point, I'm laughing about the whole thing, and, since their open on Saturday, I figure I'll just call them up and see what they do. "We'll overnight the right one to you" Good. Well, "overnight" turned into Second-day, which turned into a UPS foul-up so I didn't get the box (that I should have had that Tuesday) until Thursday. To top it off, I inquire about the parts needed for a conversion to fit the kit to my 98 M3. What is required is a different hat - they could actually turn the existing hat to fit my application - and new mounting brackets and hardware. Well, the brackets are a "proprietary" part. A part they want $600 for. I have since put the kit up for sale, it's on various forums, will fit any E46 3 series (non - M) and E36 (323,325,328)... Good luck -jeff Lawrence Barbieri <larry@logicalconclusions.com> wrote: Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:34:41 -0400 From: "Lawrence Barbieri" Subject: New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit Haven't seen any chatter about this yet. Anyone looking into this, considering buying it or already have it? Price is right and specs look good. Any opinions on why you would or would not get this kit? Any comparisons to Stoptech or others? Basically, why would I want to spend to twice as much for a Stoptech kit? Larry -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006 ************************************************* 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 ************************************************* --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Coolant Flush - from Jay Hudson
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:18:12 -0700 From: "Jay Hudson" <jwhud@budget.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Coolant Flush If you're going to flush with water, I'd use distilled for that too. It's not too expensive. Persoanlly, I wouldn't go to that extreme. Just drain and refill. Jay > Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:57:59 -0500 > From: Bill Sharp <M3@cueframe.us> > Subject: Coolant Flush > > The car we just got has no record of a cooling system flush ever having > been done so . . . > > With the rear exhaust manifold and all the exhaust tubing out of the way > I figure I'll make less of a mess when I open the block "plug," so now's > the time to do it. > > Should I use some sort of flush/cleaner/neutralizer in addition to > draining and filling with plain water a couple of times, or will it not > make a difference? > > The plan is to use distilled water when I add the BMW coolant at the end > and seal it up. > > Thanks for your advice. > > > > Bill > Arlington > e36, 38, 39
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#5. Re: [E36M3] New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit - from twisty M3
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Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:57:41 -0700 From: "twisty M3" <twistym3@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit << I actually bought the previous version of the UUC/Wilwood kit - for my 04 325iT (before I sold it and got the M). >> I think it's only fair to note, of course, that the previous brake kits sold through UUC were not UUC/Wilwood. I think it was SBBC, or something like that, but the new kits don't appear to be anything like the old, and Wilwood seems to have easily replaceable and serviceable parts. At least from what I see. <shrug> Jonathan L.
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#6. Carpet swap - from Rex Tener
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Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 11:43:16 -0700 From: Rex Tener <rex_tener@yahoo.com> Subject: Carpet swap I have found an M3 that is candidate for purchase. However, the interior color is not one of my favorite colors. I know how to swap seats and door panels, but I have never swapped carpet before. It looks like the center console has to come out and some of the trim around the perimeter has to come off. Any advice from people that have done this before or have built E36 race cars on how easy or difficult it is. Thanks, Rex
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#7. RE: [E36M3] New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit - from Lawrence Barbieri
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 17:40:00 -0400 From: "Lawrence Barbieri" <larry@logicalconclusions.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] New UUC Wilwood Brake Kit > Two words of caution - if you purchase the kit, make sure to > secure the bleeders before pressurizing the system. Ask me how I > know. :). Also, the calipers are painted and not powdercoated; > you should check with them, but I think that is true with any > color other than black. > Good advice! Will do. It is more likely they are painted. Powder coating is fine for street applications, but you must remember powder coating takes place at about 400 degrees F. Brake parts on a track car will easily exceed that temperature. If they were powder coated red it will turn a lovely shade of brown. Now, I don't know of anyone that chooses brown for the color of their calipers. High temperature paints stand up much better to track abuse. > I think these brakes are a tremendous deal. I can't see any real > reason, unless you have a very generous budget, to pay more than > twice as much for Stoptechs. I alaso like the fact that I can > always pick up a set of rotors from the local dealer in a pinch. > Yep. That sounds like the right answer to me. I think these are in my future. Thanks, Larry -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006
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#8. Re: [E36M3] Coolant Flush - from Dave Thomas
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 14:48:28 -0700 From: Dave Thomas <dave@sasdatalink.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Coolant Flush On Sunday 01 October 2006 9:26 am, Jay Hudson wrote: > If you're going to flush with water, I'd use distilled for that too. It's > not too expensive. Persoanlly, I wouldn't go to that extreme. Just drain > and refill. > > Jay I agree with Jay. If your going to flush it, just use distilled water and run it for a bit, then drain it. Unless you had oil in your cooling system you really don't need to use the harsh chemical flushes. Dave
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Carpet swap - from Jamie Howton
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 17:51:09 -0500 From: "Jamie Howton" <jhowton@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Carpet swap > Any advice from people that have done this before or have built E36 > race cars on how easy or difficult it is. I am in the process of tearing what's left of my interior out. I mus say, I wouldn't want to put it all back again. There are lots of little clips that look like they'd need replacing for a clean job. I do have a complete interior from my 95 that is soon to be available, Black with manual heated Vaders and folding rear seats. -- Jamie Howton 2006 M Roadster 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL
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#10. Subject: RE: ALPINE HU ...WAS CD deck - from Grant Fairweather
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Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:06:44 -0500 From: "Grant Fairweather" <grant_f1@comcast.net> Subject: Subject: RE: ALPINE HU ...WAS CD deck From: "Reed Nicholson" <reedthis@comcast.net> >Does anyone have a fairly new Alpine deck in their car? Does it get >decent AM radio reception? The AM tuner in my stock unit has apparently >had a meltdown. I get constant static and interference from power lines >as I drive. I have heard some car systems where the FM sounds great but >the AM is almost unlistenable, even just for talk. I hear Pioneer has >great tuners but I don't much like the looks of them and would prefer >the Alpine. >Any suggestions? TIA, Reed I recently replaced my OEM stock tuner (mfg by Alpine) with an Alpine 9856. I'm pleased with the unit as far as FM and iPOD sound goes, but AM is very poor. I usually listen to the Roe Conn (WLS 890 AM) show on the drive home from work, but it's not possible now with the amount of static. I've heard similar complaints before, but being close to Chicago, I didn't think I'd have too much of a problem...wrong! Many times, poor reception with after-market tuners is due to the antenna not being properly wired to the amp. I verified that connection and moved on. I even hooked-up an aftermarket amplified AM/FM antenna, but it only made reception worse. Since the stock tuner takes advantage of a nice set of antennas in the rear glass (one being a diversity) for AM and FM, and the new Alpine (nor any other after-market unit) only utilizes on of the antennas, I think I'm stuck with poor AM reception. The Alpine unit I have, is HD ready, but I am not familiar enough with HD broadcasts, to know if the addition of an HD unit would lead to improved AM reception. Grant 98 M3/4